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Cordova. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/111004SvenssonNIPTE.html Tue, 4 Oct 2011 14:57:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/111004SvenssonNIPTE.html Purdue University is part of a national institute that received a grant of up to $35 million over the next five years from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/111004TynerCongress.html Tue, 4 Oct 2011 11:50:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/111004TynerCongress.html The biofuel industry will not be able to meet the cellulosic production requirements of the Renewable Fuel Standard without significant advancements in technology or investment, according to a National Academy of Sciences study prepared for Congress. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/111004RebarBirckShakouri.html Tue, 4 Oct 2011 09:50:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/111004RebarBirckShakouri.html A leading researcher advancing efforts in thermoelectric energy conversion at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been selected as the new Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue University's Discovery Park. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/111003LechtenbergPCRD.html Mon, 3 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/111003LechtenbergPCRD.html Purdue's Center for Regional Development has been awarded nearly $1 million over the next five years to foster innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/111003CordovaChemE.html Mon, 3 Oct 2011 11:29:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/111003CordovaChemE.html Purdue University's School of Chemical Engineering is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Oct. 7 and 8 with a series of talks and presentations by alumni, researchers, industry experts and entrepreneurs and posters presented by undergraduate and graduate students. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/111001INHomeFinals.html Sat, 1 Oct 2011 16:10:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/111001INHomeFinals.html Purdue University finished second in the Solar Decathlon 2011, a solar house competition in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2011/110930BOTBudgetHealthcare.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:22:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2011/110930BOTBudgetHealthcare.html Purdue trustees on Thursday (Sept. 29) heard a report on the university's system-wide budget for fiscal year 2011-2012, and on Friday (Sept. 30) the board approved the employee health-care plan for calendar year 2012. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110930BOTAlexander.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:32:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110930BOTAlexander.html Purdue's Board of Trustees on Friday (Sept. 30) approved naming the university's new baseball facility Alexander Field in honor of the late John Alexander and Anna Margaret Ross Alexander. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110930BOTCorec.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:31:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110930BOTCorec.html Purdue University's Board of Trustees on Friday (Sept. 30) approved the addition of several enhancements to the Student Fitness and Wellness Center renovation project. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2011/110929EvangelouPresidential.html Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:58:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2011/110929EvangelouPresidential.html A Purdue University researcher will receive a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110929ReamerCelebrate.html Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:19:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110929ReamerCelebrate.html The Purdue Reamer Club will officially celebrate the dedication of the renovated Boilermaker Special at a luncheon ceremony Saturday (Oct. 1) prior to the Purdue-Notre Dame football game. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110929HibberdJoern.html Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:43:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110929HibberdJoern.html Agronomy professor Brad Joern, who has made a name worldwide as an expert on nutrient management, has been selected to receive Purdue University's 2011 Spirit of the Land Grant Mission Award. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110928VolenecGrant.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:54:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110928VolenecGrant.html Purdue University researchers will use a portion of a $25 million grant to determine the potential of grasses as environmentally responsible bioenergy crops and to educate farmers and others about the findings. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110928CordovaDecadal.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:12:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110928CordovaDecadal.html A new emphasis on extracting more economic value from sponsored research and intellectual property at Purdue University will help move more Purdue research to the marketplace faster and reduce the university's reliance on tuition and tax dollars. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110928BlatchleyMicrobes.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:45:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110928BlatchleyMicrobes.html A team of Purdue University researchers has invented a prototype water-disinfection system that could help the world's 800 million people who lack safe drinking water. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110928MauerCaking.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:08:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110928MauerCaking.html Anti-caking agents in powdered products may hasten degradation of vitamin C instead of doing what they are supposed to do: protect the nutrient from moisture. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110927AgrawalPresidential.html Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:23:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110927AgrawalPresidential.html Rakesh Agrawal, a distinguished professor of chemical engineering at Purdue University, will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110927SharpBus.html Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:58:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110927SharpBus.html The C-SPAN 2012 Bus on the Road to the White House tour will visit Purdue University on Thursday (Sept. 29) as part of the celebration for the new Brian Lamb School of Communication. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110927PurefoyZipcar.html Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:39:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110927PurefoyZipcar.html Purdue University will launch a partnership Wednesday (Sept. 28) with Zipcar Inc., the world's leading car-sharing network, to offer a Zipcar car-sharing program on campus. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110926BrezinskiNanshan.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:14:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110926BrezinskiNanshan.html A leading aluminum company based in China is giving $10 million to Purdue University's international programs and for research, training and scholarships. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110926BrownStanddown.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:50:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110926BrownStanddown.html Volunteers, services and donations are sought to assist with the homeless, almost homeless and unemployed veterans and their families. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110926LiuPten.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:27:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110926LiuPten.html Purdue University scientists believe they have found an effective target for killing late-stage, metastatic prostate cancer cells. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110926BuckiusNYC.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:35:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110926BuckiusNYC.html Purdue University officials have decided not to submit a proposal for establishing a campus and applied sciences facility in New York City. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110923ReedSamaritan.html Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:23:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110923ReedSamaritan.html Pets in financially struggling households in the Indianapolis area will be able to receive basic veterinary care thanks to a new program announced Friday (Sept. 23) by the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110923WartellIPFW.html Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:29:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110923WartellIPFW.html Purdue University is announcing the formation of a search committee to identify the next chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, succeeding Michael Wartell as chancellor effective July 1, 2012. Wartell has been the longest-serving leader of IPFW in the institution's 48-year history. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110923CordovaGatewood.html Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:32:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110923CordovaGatewood.html Purdue University's new Roger B. Gatewood Wing of Mechanical Engineering has earned LEED Gold certification as a green building. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110922ReganInhome.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:32:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110922ReganInhome.html After being built, then rebuilt twice, it's showtime for Purdue University's INhome solar house. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110922SchellhaseResidency.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:18:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110922SchellhaseResidency.html Through Purdue University's new global health residency program, pharmacy graduates are improving health care in Kenya, a country faced with scarce medical resources and a surplus of need from widespread disease including AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and diabetes. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110922NielsenFreeze.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:32:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110922NielsenFreeze.html With unseasonably cool weather in Indiana lately, a question farmers and home gardeners might be asking is when they will get their first freeze or frost. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110922GulichGreenWeek.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:19:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110922GulichGreenWeek.html Purdue University's annual Green Week kicks off Monday (Sept. 26) with an international sustainability symposium and a lecture by actor and eco-living advocate Ed Begley Jr. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110921GothamElectricity.html Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:21:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110921GothamElectricity.html Indiana electricity rates are projected to increase 20 percent over the next six years, according to a report prepared by analysts at Purdue University. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2011/110921CordovaPLC.html Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:16:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2011/110921CordovaPLC.html Dining with the university president, discussing the university's most pressing issues with campus leaders and working with some of the brightest students at Purdue to tackle global issues is how 33 new Purdue students will spend their first year as part of the President's Leadership Class. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110921KirkpatrickFishFry.html Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:25:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110921KirkpatrickFishFry.html The 2012 Purdue University Agricultural Alumni Association Fish Fry has been scheduled for Feb. 4 in Indianapolis, with Howard G. Buffett as featured speaker. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110921MatterBands125th.html Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:11:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110921MatterBands125th.html An archives exhibit and a book chronicling its history are part of the celebration for the 125th anniversary of the Purdue University Bands. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110921KritesFACForum.html Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:43:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110921KritesFACForum.html Purdue President France A. Córdova will participate in an Oct. 4 forum hosted by Purdue Student Government and the Purdue Graduate Student Government. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110920RobinsonScienceOnTap.html Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:37:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110920RobinsonScienceOnTap.html A leading international researcher at Purdue University working to create a low-cost tool for diagnosing AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and other Third World countries is the featured speaker at the next Science on Tap on Thursday (Sept. 22) in downtown Lafayette. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110920BowmanSkyscrapers.html Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:10:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110920BowmanSkyscrapers.html Researchers are perfecting a new technique that could speed construction of skyscrapers while also providing enough stiffness and strength to withstand earthquakes and forces from high winds. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110919CordovaSmithsonian.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:09:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110919CordovaSmithsonian.html The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday (Sept. 19) elected Purdue University President France A. Córdova as its chair, effective January 2012. Córdova has been a member of the Smithsonian board since 2009. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110919HittSVO.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:49:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110919HittSVO.html The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University awarded more than $10,000 to six Indiana student veterans' organizations that are helping student service members and veterans successfully transition to higher education settings. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110919LehmanRancic.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:37:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110919LehmanRancic.html Bill Rancic, winner of the first "Apprentice" and co-star of the reality TV show "Giuliana and Bill," will speak Oct. 2 at the Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/health_safety/2011/110919WrightPreparednessDay.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:35:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/health_safety/2011/110919WrightPreparednessDay.html Purdue University police, fire and emergency preparedness officials will take up the Purdue Memorial Mall on Thursday (Sept. 22) to promote safety awareness. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110919ScottImprelis.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:26:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110919ScottImprelis.html The Office of Indiana State Chemist has banned the sale, distribution and use of Imprelis in the state after investigating hundreds of complaints and finding that the herbicide was responsible for damage to trees and ornamental plants. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110918LowSurgery.html Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:34:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110918LowSurgery.html The first fluorescence-guided surgery on an ovarian cancer patient was performed using a cancer cell "homing device" and imaging agent created by a Purdue University researcher. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110916BickhamEcoPartner.html Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:19:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110916BickhamEcoPartner.html Nearly 150 U.S. and Chinese researchers will tackle the challenge of fueling two of the world's largest economies while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions as part of an inaugural conference this month on the Purdue University campus. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110914BeckLecture.html Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:18:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110914BeckLecture.html The author of "Love is the Best Medicine" and "Tell Me Where it Hurts" is coming to Purdue University on Sept. 20 to give a public talk in conjunction with a veterinary conference. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/rankings/2011/110913EngelRanking.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:41:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/rankings/2011/110913EngelRanking.html U.S. News & World Report's selection of Purdue University's agricultural and biological engineering program as the best such undergraduate specialty in the country follows the graduate program's top ranking earlier this year. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110913LadischTapioca.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:31:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110913LadischTapioca.html Purdue University researchers have found an alternative environmentally friendly and energy-efficient way to dry corn ethanol, and their proof is in the pudding. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110913NaumanFootball.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:59:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110913NaumanFootball.html As football teams take to fields across the nation, Purdue University researchers continue work to uncover how repeated head impacts affect high school athletes. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110913AndersonMoon.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:37:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110913AndersonMoon.html Purdue University students are designing and building a rocket engine that might be used in a vehicle to land on the moon. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/rankings/2011/110913CordovaUSNews.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:54:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/rankings/2011/110913CordovaUSNews.html Purdue University ranked 23rd among the nation's public universities and 62nd among all universities, according to U.S.News & World Report. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110912VanFossenConstitution.html Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:18:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110912VanFossenConstitution.html Purdue University's celebration of Constitution Day on Monday (Sept. 19) will feature videos, exhibits and quiz shows aimed at educating American citizens about the freedoms they enjoy. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110912FultonWorkshop.html Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:08:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/outreach/2011/110912FultonWorkshop.html A Purdue Extension workshop on Sept. 23 will help small business owners looking to improve marketing and sales skills and entrepreneurs who are ready to put a product on the market. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110912HorneEnrollment.html Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:05:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110912HorneEnrollment.html Purdue first-year students are breaking academic records this year and the university is reporting its best retention rates, according to enrollment figures released Monday (Sept. 12). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110911FreedomSquare.html Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:53:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110911FreedomSquare.html Purdue University and Iron Key dedicated the new Freedom Square at 2 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 11). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110909MeloshGRAIL.html Fri, 9 Sep 2011 13:28:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110909MeloshGRAIL.html Forty-two years after alumnus Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the moon's surface, a Purdue University professor is part of a NASA lunar mission set to reveal what lies beneath from crust to core. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110908CordovaRice.html Thu, 8 Sep 2011 13:31:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110908CordovaRice.html President France A. Cordova on Friday (Sept. 9) will provide a keynote address as part of a daylong workshop to celebrate Rice University's 50th anniversary of collaboration with the Johnson Space Center and NASA http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110908BoutinMenutranslate.html Thu, 8 Sep 2011 12:14:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110908BoutinMenutranslate.html Researchers have created an application that enables cell phones and other portable devices to translate foreign-language food menus for English speakers and could be used for people who must follow restricted diets for medical reasons. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110908JonesAgrAbility.html Thu, 8 Sep 2011 10:35:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110908JonesAgrAbility.html The message that the National AgrAbility Project wants to get out to farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture who have suffered a disabling injury or illness is one of hope. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110907ReganHomemove.html Wed, 7 Sep 2011 13:28:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110907ReganHomemove.html Purdue University's INhome solar house will leave campus by truck early Monday (Sept. 12) for Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon 2011 competition. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/health_safety/2011/110907WrightVideo.html Wed, 7 Sep 2011 10:09:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/health_safety/2011/110907WrightVideo.html Purdue University emergency preparedness officials are having a little fun with a serious matter: campus safety. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110907TarkoConference.html Wed, 7 Sep 2011 09:55:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110907TarkoConference.html Transportation experts from around the world will meet during an international conference next week in Indianapolis to discuss issues ranging from alcohol-impaired driving to the performance of motorists with Parkinson's disease and traffic fatalities in China. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110907Robyne911.html Wed, 7 Sep 2011 09:51:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110907Robyne911.html Purdue's University Religious Leaders and religious student organizations are commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11 by building bridges among diverse faiths. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110907NewtonLeadershipSpeaker.html Wed, 7 Sep 2011 08:20:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110907NewtonLeadershipSpeaker.html Doris Kearns Goodwin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian and TV commentator, will give the keynote address Oct. 20 at the Purdue University Krannert School of Management's 11th annual Leadership Speakers Series. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/rankings/2011/110906SandsQSWorldRank.html Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:31:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/rankings/2011/110906SandsQSWorldRank.html Purdue University rose in the QS World University Rankings, released Monday (Sept. 5). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110906NordlandCompetition.html Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:21:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110906NordlandCompetition.html Purdue University students again have the opportunity to put their heads together to create new products using corn and soybeans. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110906RichmondFungi.html Tue, 6 Sep 2011 12:14:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110906RichmondFungi.html The right combination of compounds produced by a beneficial fungus could lead to grasses that require fewer pesticides and are safer for wildlife and grazing animals, according to Purdue University scientists. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110906AppenzellerGraphene.html Tue, 6 Sep 2011 11:16:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110906AppenzellerGraphene.html Researchers are making progress in creating digital transistors using a material called graphene, potentially sidestepping an obstacle thought to dramatically limit the material's use in computers and consumer electronics. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110906AlexanderFood.html Tue, 6 Sep 2011 10:52:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110906AlexanderFood.html Food prices will continue to rise for the remainder of this year and well into 2012 because processors now are beginning to pass along higher costs of commodities to consumers, a Purdue University agricultural economist says. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110906BuhrmesterBookbuddies.html Tue, 6 Sep 2011 10:32:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110906BuhrmesterBookbuddies.html Book Buddies, an early literacy program by Early Childhood Alliance that serves six Indiana counties, is the recipient of the 10th annual Purdue University Inspiring Families and Building Communities Award. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110906BurkeFridays.html Tue, 6 Sep 2011 09:39:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110906BurkeFridays.html To help Purdue alumni and fans gear up for the fall weekends and show support for their favorite Boilermaker teams, the university is promoting "Boilermaker Fridays" and encouraging fans to wear their gold and black apparel and to attend activities that are being planned for Fridays http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110902Castle911.html Fri, 2 Sep 2011 14:14:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110902Castle911.html Purdue University Student Government has organized "9/11/11 Never Forget" to begin at 3 p.m. Sept. 11 on the Purdue Mall. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110901CordovaGifts.html Thu, 1 Sep 2011 14:26:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110901CordovaGifts.html Purdue University has announced gifts of goods and services worth nearly $74 million to benefit students and researchers in the colleges of Engineering, Science and Technology. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110901Varma911.html Thu, 1 Sep 2011 14:23:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110901Varma911.html Ten years after 9/11, researchers at Purdue University are continuing work that could lead to safer steel structures such as buildings and bridges and also an emerging type of nuclear power plant design. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110901HurtIncomes.html Thu, 1 Sep 2011 13:28:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110901HurtIncomes.html High worldwide grain demand coupled with lower-than-expected yields means U.S. farmers can look forward to a record-high farm income total from the 2011 crop, according to a new U.S. Department of Agriculture report. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110901LoudonHHMI.html Thu, 1 Sep 2011 11:25:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110901LoudonHHMI.html Purdue University is part of a team of four universities chosen to participate in a $1.8 million Howard Hughes Medical Institute project to create and share effective models for teaching interdisciplinary science, with Purdue faculty focusing on transforming the chemistry curriculum. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110901BickhamBegley.html Thu, 1 Sep 2011 10:41:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110901BickhamBegley.html Actor, author and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. is the keynote speaker on Sept. 26 for a sustainability conference at Purdue University focused on research in advancing biology-based energy alternatives for a global economy. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2011/110901GreenMakers.html Thu, 1 Sep 2011 09:38:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2011/110901GreenMakers.html Purdue is featuring five students who are taking steps to improve the environment. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110831WhittakerFoundations.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:39:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110831WhittakerFoundations.html In an ongoing effort to ensure student success, Purdue will participate in a national program that aims to help institutions develop a consistent, campus-wide strategy for working with first-year students. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110831LadischSwitchgrass.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:39:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110831LadischSwitchgrass.html Adding a pretreatment step would allow producers to get more ethanol from switchgrass harvested in the fall, according to a Purdue University study. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110831T-SolomonVoice.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:27:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110831T-SolomonVoice.html Teachers and professors returning to the classroom this fall may be struggling with voice issues now, but a Purdue University speech expert says these instructors should have a plan for preserving their voice year-round. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110830ZiaieOxygen.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:37:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110830ZiaieOxygen.html Researchers have created and tested miniature devices that are implanted in tumors to generate oxygen, boosting the killing power of radiation and chemotherapy. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110830HorneHeritage.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:04:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110830HorneHeritage.html Purdue University has announced a new scholarship fund that can be used to honor Purdue faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110830ConardSalvoOWL.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:47:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110830ConardSalvoOWL.html One of the world's most popular online writing reference and resource sites continues to grow with something for writers of all ages. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110829WeaverSJL.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:04:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110829WeaverSJL.html The public is invited to talk with leading science writers on Nov. 10 during Purdue University's three-day Science Journalism Laureates program http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110829HutchesonDevelopment.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:14:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110829HutchesonDevelopment.html Two multicounty regions in Indiana will create economic development plans under a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that Purdue Extension will support. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/health_safety/2011/110829GordonConsortium.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:05:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/health_safety/2011/110829GordonConsortium.html Purdue University has formed a campus team of 18 faculty, staff and students to suggest and spearhead new ways to reduce high-risk drinking. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110829ConvosBryan.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:55:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110829ConvosBryan.html CMT on Tour: Luke Bryan Tailgates & Tanlines - with special guests Lee Brice, Josh Thompson and Matt Mason - will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 21 at Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music. This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations and the Purdue Student Concert Committee. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110826AlvaradoLatinoMonth.html Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:53:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110826AlvaradoLatinoMonth.html Purdue University's Latino Cultural Center will observe Latino Heritage Month from Sept. 15 through Oct. 12 with several events surrounding the theme of 'The African Presence in the Americas.' http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110826EbertGaines.html Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:40:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110826EbertGaines.html Acting U.S. Fire Administrator Glenn Gaines will deliver the keynote address next month as part of the annual meeting of a Purdue University center providing visualization, analytical and technological tools that support homeland security efforts. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110825GhoshNIHmerit.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:17:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110825GhoshNIHmerit.html A Purdue University professor's research into treatments for drug-resistant HIV has earned him a prestigious National Institutes of Health award given to fewer than 5 percent of NIH-funded researchers. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110825SickafooseApp.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:57:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110825SickafooseApp.html Purdue University has updated its app for Apple iPhone and iPads to make it easier for students to view dining court menus or catch a bus. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110825T-SparksSchool.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:01:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110825T-SparksSchool.html While it is tempting for new college students to stay connected with high school friends through Facebook or email, a communication expert encourages them to take time to mute their phones, close their laptops and meet people the old-fashioned way: face to face. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110825AllainFusion.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:31:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110825AllainFusion.html A new tool developed by nuclear engineers at Purdue University will be hitched to an experimental fusion reactor at Princeton University to learn precisely what happens when extremely hot plasmas touch and interact with the inner surface of the reactor. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110825CernyBoilerBall.html Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:04:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110825CernyBoilerBall.html The fifth annual Boilermaker Ball, the signature event of the Purdue Alumni Association, is set for Feb. 24 in Indianapolis. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110823LawtonConference.html Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:39:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110823LawtonConference.html Approximately 100 scholars from around the world will gather at Purdue Sept. 8-10 to share insights on the perception and representation of terrorism over the centuries in literature, art, theater, and most recently, in the audio-visual media, in the hope of arriving at a better understanding of this phenomenon. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110823BigelowGreens.html Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:14:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110823BigelowGreens.html Below par looks great on the leaderboard but never when it describes the appearance and playability of golf course putting greens. Purdue University researchers are working to help course managers produce winning greens at lower cost and with less labor. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2011/110823BoltassevaAward.html Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:31:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/faculty/2011/110823BoltassevaAward.html Alexandra Boltasseva, a Purdue University assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been named one of the world's top young innovators by Technology Review magazine. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110822BandsStPatricks.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:25:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110822BandsStPatricks.html Purdue University's "All-American" Marching Band will participate in the 2013 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland, director Jay Gephart announced. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110822T-ServatySeibGrief.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:40:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110822T-ServatySeibGrief.html College students deal with the death of family members more often than realized, and that is why formal bereavement policies are essential to help students if a family member dies during the school year, says a Purdue University expert.