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September 8, 2021

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Faculty and Staff News

Healthy Boiler workshop to focus on developing resilience as many return to campus

As some faculty and staff members adjust to being back on campus, Amanda Hathcock, behavioral health counselor at the Center for Healthy Living, will present a Healthy Boiler workshop focused on resilience. The workshop, titled “How to Continue Building Resilience,” will take place virtually from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 15.

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Things to Know

Cost comparison no longer required for travel booked outside of Concur, Anthony Travel
This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

Things to Do

WL instructors invited to explore teaching, learning through fall 2021 reading groups; sign-up due by Friday
Steps to Leaps Discussions and Dialogues series continues this September
Save the date: Virtual Road to Retirement conference to take place Sept. 22-24

In the Spotlight

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Fall Presidential Lecture Series to feature champions of climate science, democracy

Garry Kasparov, former chess world champion and founder of the Renew Democracy Initiative, and climate scientist Steven E. Koonin will headline Purdue’s Presidential Lecture Series events this fall. Kasparov (above) will join Purdue President Mitch Daniels at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 14) in Loeb Playhouse for an hourlong discussion on democracy in the 21st century.

Additional News

person working with engine in lab

The Data Mine, Cummins driving progress through a data-fluent generation

Purdue University and engine manufacturing powerhouse Cummins Inc. share a lot in common. Dan Hirleman, executive director for international advancement and professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue, puts it this way: “Purdue and Cummins have the same philosophy, I think — the same ethos. And so, when Cummins professionals, engineers, staff and Purdue’s students and faculty get together, there’s some magic.”

Evan Austin celebrating in pool

Big time drop helps Austin win Paralympic gold in 50 fly

Evan Austin completed his journey from world champion to Paralympic Games champion, emerging victorious with an American-record time to win gold for Team USA in the 50-meter butterfly (S7). Austin was the top finisher in the prelims (29.71) and final (28.98) of the event, but it took a time drop of 0.73 seconds in the final to win over Ukraine's Andrii Trusov (29.03) by 0.05 seconds and claim the gold medal.

Campus

CoE to host Trailblazers in Engineering workshop; applications being accepted
Grants available to students for community service projects

People

Former Purdue executive vice president, treasurer Frederick Ford dies

Sports

Fans return to Ross-Ade: Photographers' choice gallery

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Other Events

Black alumni to host virtual panel on ‘The State of Black Purdue’
Purdue Musical Organizations to present free Purduette Premiere Concert
PURCE presentation to focus on 'Interlinked Contests & Decision Making'

Purdue in the News

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

Washington Post: 5 ways to tell if that post you just shared is misinformation
World Economic Forum: Tiny robots could deliver drugs directly to our central nervous system
Grist: 3 ways to prevent the next power outage
WIBC: Daniels remembers 9/11 and assignments for Bush White House
Indianapolis Business Journal: Purdue’s Aerospace District is hyper about hypersonics
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