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Purdue Today
January 10, 2024
| TOP NEWS
Lilly Endowment
Photo gallery: Lilly Endowment commits $100 million to Purdue
Lilly Endowment Inc. on Tuesday (Jan. 9) awarded Purdue its largest gift in university history — $100 million in support of the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business and Purdue Computes. Browse our gallery of this historic moment.
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| SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE
David Nolte
In Print: ‘Interference: The History of Optical Interferometry and the Scientists Who Tamed Light’
To celebrate our faculty’s excellence in scholarship, Purdue Today’s weekly book series highlights faculty expertise across a diversity of subjects and disciplines. Today’s feature focuses on David Nolte, the Edward M. Purcell Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and his book, “Interference: The History of Optical Interferometry and the Scientists Who Tamed Light.” Related: A list of recently published Purdue authors is also available online.
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| EVENTS
Westwood
Registration open for Jan. 24 Westwood Lecture on combating online child exploitation
Registration is open for faculty to attend the Westwood Lecture Series with Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar on Jan. 24. Seigfried-Spellar, an associate professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology’s cyber forensics program, will present “Who Are Your Kids Talking To? An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Online Child Sexual Exploitation Offenders” from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Westwood.
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Dance Theatre of Harlem
Purdue’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative event to feature free performance of Dance Theatre of Harlem
The world-renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem will be the featured performers during Purdue University’s 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative event at 6 p.m. Tuesday (Jan. 16) in Elliott Hall of Music.
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FACULTY AND STAFF
  • Research mentors, programs can recruit students at virtual Undergraduate Research Roundtable
  • Register for Jan. 11 TLCoP town hall discussion regarding spring 2024 guidance on AI use in teaching and learning
  • Reminder to plan ahead for on-street snow removal: Purdue, city of West Lafayette snow routes and process
  • This week’s ‘Thumbs Up’ recipients
CAMPUS
  • PUPD offering verbal de-escalation training via Microsoft Teams
  • Students, faculty and staff invited to participate in Love Data Week
PURDUE IN THE NEWS
  • NASA.gov: NASA telescope chases down ‘Green Monster’ in star’s debris
  • Fast Company: How streaming services copied the cable TV formula – much to its users' expense
  • Inside Indiana Business (subscription required): Lilly Endowment awards $100M to Purdue University
  • WFYI: Indiana will mandate the science of reading. Here's how one school is changing.
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