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April 15, 2022

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Faculty and Staff News

Purdue community invited to learn more about Transformative Education 2.0

Members of the Purdue community are invited to attend one of three sessions that will provide updates on the current work of the Transformative Education 2.0 initiative. The sessions, which are set for today (April 15), April 21 and April 22, will include strategic updates on work streams and project areas as well as work planned for 2022.

Things to Know

University Senate meeting set for Monday

Things to Do

Teaching and Learning Community of Practice offering session on transforming Purdue WL syllabi
'Maximize Your Impact' symposium to offer insights into intersection of technology and policy
Ask Fidelity session to focus on saving through Roth IRAs for retirement
Virtual ‘HealthKick’ program to focus on physical activity, nutrition, more; register by Monday
Healthy Boiler physical activity program to focus on fitness; register by Monday
CSSAC accepting applications for education grants for employees, dependents through Monday

In the Spotlight

Purdue Day of Giving

'This Is Purdue': Purdue Day of Giving celebrates Boilermaker spirit and community

The new episode of "This Is Purdue” is diving into Purdue Day of Giving, an annual event to support Purdue's giant leap as one of the world's leading academic institutions. Every year on Purdue Day of Giving, thousands of alumni, donors and friends pay it forward – and show just how much the university has meant to them. Amber Turner and Kate Pottschmidt with Purdue for Life Foundation discuss how Day of Giving got started in 2014 and how it’s grown since then to raise a total of $241.5 million.

Additional News

Tarun Prakash

Sophomore excels in research at Zucrow Labs, lands Tesla internship

A common thread of persistence and innovation ties all Boilermakers together. Sophomore Tarun Prakash launches rockets with the Purdue Space Program and assists on aerospace research projects at Zucrow Labs. His latest giant leap? A summer internship at Tesla. Discover Prakash’s career journey as a mechanical engineering major at the school with the eighth-most employable graduates among public U.S. universities.

Purdue President Mitch Daniels and Duke Energy Indiana President Stan Pinegar

Duke Energy, Purdue collaborate on new, efficient energy source

A new, efficient source of power for Duke Energy’s Indiana customers and Purdue is now operating. The Duke Energy Combined Heat and Power Plant at Purdue is a 16-megawatt natural gas-powered plant on the southern edge of the West Lafayette campus. The plant produces electricity for Duke Energy customers and is a new source of thermal energy in the form of steam for Purdue’s heating and hot water needs.

Research

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

General

Purdue University Global, CHI Health St. Elizabeth to celebrate shared state-of-the-art simulation center with ribbon-cutting ceremony
$14 million gift to Purdue School of Nursing to elevate student learning, resources

Campus

Campus community invited to participate in Earth Week events April 17-23
New copyright resource for Purdue faculty, staff and students
Purdue community invited to ‘Health and Kinesiology Week’ activities

Sports

Purdue launches Boilermaker Marketplace exchange with INFLCR

Events

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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.

National Defense Online: Purdue funds new propulsion lab with hypersonic testing capabilities
Los Angeles Times: It’s not only human lives being upturned by the Russian invasion
The Conversation, Bozeman (Mont.) Daily Chronicle: Archaeological site along the Nile opens a window on the Nubian civilization that flourished in ancient Sudan
Optics & Photonics News: Combating counterfeit medications with edible fluorescent tags
Inside INdiana Business: Purdue launches diversity, inclusion division
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