December 11, 2017

Faculty and Staff News

Changes coming to Blackboard's inline grading tool in 2018

An upgrade to Blackboard's inline grading tool means users now can upload more than 100 different file types; however, some features -- like freehand drawing on submitted work -- no longer will be available.

In the Spotlight

Purdue research: What's in it for you?

If you've ever wondered what you have to gain from the research happening at Purdue, wonder no more. A quick glimpse of a few studies underway shows work aimed at faster computer speeds, replacing injections for medicine and preventing air pollution.

Additional News

General

• Another warm winter? State climatologists say it depends on La Niña

• You better watch out: Vishing phones scams are on the rise with the holidays

People

• Appointments, honors and activities

Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

• Big Ten Network, Greensburg Daily News: How these Boilermakers are blazing the trail for manned missions to Mars: BTN LiveBIG

• Daily Mirror (U.K.): Meet 'Little Foot': The oldest and most complete skeleton of our human ancestors ever discovered

• Baseline: Purdue uses IoT to reinvent farming, boost output

• Fort Wayne News-Sentinel: Purdue University student from Fort Wayne earns prestigious Marshall Scholarship to study in United Kingdom

• WLFI: Purdue celebrates 100th startup since 2013

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