Purdue Today.

February 14, 2023

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Persistent Pursuit

Faculty and Staff News

Listening session for Purdue staff at capacity; available on livestream

The Town Hall for Purdue staff on Thursday (Feb. 16) – featuring President Mung Chiang, Treasurer Chris Ruhl and Vice President for Human Resources Bill Bell – has reached capacity in the Carole and Gordon Mallett Theatre in Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts. The listening session, to be held from 2:30-3:30 p.m., may be viewed by livestream, and questions may be submitted in advance.

Things to Do

Healthy Boiler workshop focuses on winter blues, seasonal affective disorder
Discovery Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship program seeking summer session proposals

In the Spotlight

Indianapolis

The next giant leap is coming: Purdue University in Indianapolis

Engineering the opportunities of tomorrow, this brand-new campus will focus on the fields in which the biggest changes are happening: cybersecurity, data analytics, advanced manufacturing, microelectronics and artificial intelligence. Related video: Envisioning Purdue University in Indianapolis. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Additional News

Aniket Bera

Purdue research: Helping AI comprehend human emotions

Aniket Bera, an associate professor of computer science in Purdue’s College of Science, is working to make sure the future is a little more “Big Hero 6” and a little less Skynet. From therapy chatbots to intuitive assistant robots to smart search and rescue drones to computer modeling and graphics, his lab works to optimize computers for a human world. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Courtney Brinkman

Success coaches to help Purdue Global students with life challenges

Purdue Global’s first cohort of six student success coaches is providing more-intensive support to the school’s adult learner population. Coaches complete a four-week training that covers Purdue Global policies, as well as how to address a variety of situations that students could reach out about when seeking assistance. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Research

Digital revolution inspires new research direction in ecosystem structural diversity

Sports

Photo gallery: Baseball’s Fanfest

Events

Boilermaker Ball takes guests beyond the sea on March 4
Purdue University Events Calendar

Bringing Our Best

David MacMillan joins President Chiang for Presidential Lecture Series

Renowned Princeton University professor and entrepreneur David W.C. MacMillan, who shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work on catalysis, joined Purdue University President Mung Chiang for a conversation at the first Presidential Lecture Series event of 2023 on Monday (Feb. 13). Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

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Purdue in the News

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

Tech Explorist: Scientists made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of thermal radiation
BuzzFeed: Bird flu has taken out millions of chickens and turkeys. What that means for humans.
MSN, The Atlantic: Attachment style isn't destiny
WTHR: Purdue students hold fundraiser to help earthquake victims
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