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Faculty and Staff NewsPurdue professor the latest to be honored with NAE membershipKathleen Howell, the Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and associate dean for engineering, was announced as one of more than 100 new national and international members elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Other Stories• New Center for Healthy Living programming to focus on managing a healthy lifestyle • University Senate meeting set for Monday • Fidelity Investor Center to be closed Monday
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System automatically detects cracks in nuclear power plantsA new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has been shown to be more accurate than other automated systems. “Periodic inspection of the components of nuclear power plants is important to avoid accidents and ensure safe operation,” said Mohammad R. Jahanshahi, assistant professor in Lyles School of Civil Engineering. “However, current inspection practices are time consuming, tedious and subjective because they involve an operator manually locating cracks in metallic surfaces.”
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General• Purdue announces temporary home for its Indy STEM-focused high school • AgrAbility to host national training workshop on disabilities in agriculture People• Purdue’s McCuskey takes office as ACUHO-I president
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Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world. • WLFI: Purdue faculty, staff learn to better serve veteran and military students • Spoon University: The 5 best places to get your sugar rush near Purdue • Washington Post: Woman claims flesh-eating screwworms ate her ‘from the inside out’ • Coach Magazine (UK): A cracking healthy breakfast recipe: Eggs Florentine
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• Purdue student teams to square off for 2017 Rube Goldberg contest
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