Purdue Today.

January 20, 2023

Current web edition

Persistent Pursuit

Faculty and Staff News

Longtime Purdue benefactor Bruce White dies at 70

Purdue University, along with White Lodging, is mourning the passing of Bruce White on Jan. 19, 2023. White, 70, was founder and chairman of White Lodging, a former member of the Purdue Board of Trustees, a Purdue alumnus and longtime benefactor of the university.

Things to Know

Purdue University, Purdue Global discontinue university accounts on TikTok and review further steps
University Senate meeting set for Monday

Things to Do

Faculty teaching and learning reading groups focus on student-faculty partnerships
Experiential Education to host ‘Chat With the ExEd Champions’ event
Spring workshops and mini-courses offered for online instructors
Ismail Center offering free trial period Jan. 17-31

In the Spotlight

microfluidic devices

Using cancer cells as logic gates to determine what makes them move

Cancer cells migrate through the body for multiple reasons; some are simply following the flow of a fluid, while others are actively following specific chemical trails. So how do you determine which cells are moving and why? Purdue University researchers have reverse-engineered a cellular signal processing system and used it like a logic gate – a simple computer – to better understand what causes specific cells to migrate.

Additional News

Parker Halls dedication

Commemorative installation tells story of courageous Parker sisters

The Purdue community will begin its celebration of Black History Month with the unveiling of the permanent commemorative installation honoring Winifred and Frieda Parker, the sisters who broke down barriers of segregation and paved the way for integrated student housing at Purdue. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

acqueline Linnes and Sayeh Dowlatshahi

Affordable cervical cancer test holds life-preserving promise

Cervical cancer killed 342,000 women around the world in 2020. Purdue researchers Jacqueline Linnes and Sulma Mohammed are determined to save lives by developing a low-cost, point-of-care paper test that could revolutionize cervical cancer detection worldwide. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Research

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

General

M.D. Steer Audiology Clinic to offer free dizziness and balance screenings

Events

Purdue Bands & Orchestras hosting 33rd annual Purdue Jazz Festival
Purdue University Events Calendar

Bringing Our Best

Purdue Table Tennis ping-pongs to a championship

Under faculty advisor Karthik Ramani, the Purdue Table Tennis club has had a surprise resurgence, winning a recent tournament and looking forward to a bright future for Boilermaker ping-pong.

Table tennis

* Submit a "Thumbs Up" or send a story idea for "Bringing Our Best" to PurdueToday@purdue.edu to share how Purdue University is a community that is persistent in its pursuit to build a better world together.

Purdue in the News

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

Solar Builder: Purdue engineers create 'molecular glue' that improves perovskite solar cell stability
Oncology News: Imaging agent illuminates lung cancer tumors
WXIN, WMGI (Terre Haute), WTVW (Evansville): Purdue researchers win $1 million for inclusive vehicle design
Inside INdiana Business: Purdue startup named to most fundable list
Purdue Today is the official Purdue University communication for faculty and staff