Purdue Today.

May 21, 2021

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In the Spotlight

Dexter-Wiens family working and child tending at home

Purdue is rethinking the future of work

By reimagining the future of work, Purdue joins companies like Microsoft, Twitter, Salesforce and Spotify in embracing more flexible work arrangements. Purdue employees Johnna and Josh Dexter-Wiens (above) have found the flexibility invaluable as parents of two young daughters. Find out more about Purdue’s evolution and the mutual benefits for both the University and its employees.

Additional News

Kazemian in lab

COVID-19 virus may not insert genetic material into human DNA

The virus that causes COVID-19, which scientists refer to as SARS-CoV-2, likely does not integrate its genetic material into the genes of humans, according to a study published in the Journal of Virology. Although throughout human history there have been viruses capable of integrating their genetic material into human genes, the study found that the COVID-19 virus lacks the molecular machinery to integrate its RNA into human DNA.

Michael Berghoff, trustees chair, speaking with PPHS student

WL incoming class will include first graduates of Purdue Polytechnic HS

The pipeline of qualified students flowing from Indianapolis to West Lafayette is now open. Purdue’s latest enrollment data shows that the University is reaching students and families in the state’s capital as never before. Forty students from the first graduating class of Purdue Polytechnic High School Schweitzer Center at Englewood in Indianapolis are among the more than 10,000 incoming freshmen expected to arrive on campus this fall.

Research

Watch your step: Study finds that sex, medications and physical activity affect fall frequency
Researchers in various studies looking for participants

GENERAL

Purdue to hold public hearing for tuition and fees proposals

Campus

AAPI Heritage Month: West Coast senior found home at Purdue through student organization, Purdue cultural center
International Friendship Program needs new hosts in July and August
Verbal De-escalation training available online in June

People

Umulis named head of Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering

Sports

Bradley crowned individual champion at men's golf NCAA regional; Weiler finishes 10th
Purdue softball's Becker, Bassett, Brannstrom named All-Big Ten

Bringing Our Best

Inspiring students to pursue a more equal world

Nothing could be more noble than the pursuit of a more equal world. And Megha Anwer, clinical assistant professor in the Honors College, sees her classroom as the very space that empowers Purdue students to imagine and collaborate toward that. Full story | Video

Megha Anwer

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Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

CNBC: Americans losing sense of risk-taking, says Purdue University president Mitch Daniels
Wall Street Journal - Poets & Quants for Undergrads: Favorite business professors of the Class of 2021
Diverse Issues in Education: Pandemic brings increased interest to nursing profession
The Ali Damron Show: Ginger Cameron on the state of the pandemic, the COVID vaccine and COVID-19
WIBC: Purdue working to boost workforce in quantum technology
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