Purdue Today.

November 19, 2021

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Faculty and Staff News

Reminder: Free Pfizer booster shots available to those living, working on WL campus

Faculty, staff and students living or working on campus are among those eligible to receive a free Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot at the campus vaccine clinic. It must be at least two months since receiving the J&J vaccine or at least six months since receiving the second dose of any other approved vaccine. Appointments may be made online.

Things to Know

Revised systemwide policies and standards effective in November
Purdue Today schedule for Thanksgiving break

Things to Do

Applications invited for Provost Fellow

In the Spotlight

Purdue engineers

Electric vehicles could fully recharge in under 5 minutes with new charging station cable design

Purdue University engineers have invented a new, patent-pending charging station cable that would fully recharge certain electric vehicles in under five minutes – about the same amount of time it takes to fill up a gas tank.

Additional News

Majid Kazemian

Researchers study the link between vitamin D and inflammation

Scientists recently gained insights into how vitamin D functions to reduce inflammation caused by immune cells that might be relevant to the responses during severe COVID-19. In a study jointly published by Purdue University and the National Institutes of Health, scientists do just that.

Stovetop Stuffing

A Purdue alumna invented this popular Thanksgiving side dish

If Stove Top stuffing makes an appearance at your Thanksgiving dinner, you can thank a Purdue alumna. The late Ruth Siems, a 1953 home economics graduate, is credited with the invention of Stove Top stuffing. The product hit shelves in 1971 as a dish appropriate for Thanksgiving but also for everyday meals.

Research

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

People

Akdere, Tort receive Purdue’s Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Award

Campus

Honors College's Happiness and Well-Being Learning Collaborative to host philanthropy master class

Sports

Purdue soccer faces Notre Dame in NCAA second round today

Bringing Our Best

Innovation matters: Briony Horgan discusses role in Perseverance Mars rover

Briony Horgan, associate professor of planetary science, is a shining example of the innovation Boilermakers are famous for -- one of the reasons Purdue is a Brand That Matters. Listen to Horgan's full story as co-investigator for the NASA Perseverance Mars rover camera system, Mastcam-Z.

Briony Horgan

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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.

Popular Science: Nifty new tech could cut EV charging times from hours to minutes
Chronicle of Higher Education: Why the core matters for a new generation (subscription required)
University Business: Cluster hiring: 8 smart strategies that can help universities be more diverse
Omaha World-Herald, Press of Atlantic City, Money: Meat prices are seriously out of hand
Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue hiring 40 full-time professors as part of a $75 million effort
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