Artificial intelligence continues to emerge as a powerful tool for education. Purdue is committed to being at the forefront of translating research to practice and extending the frontiers of excellence in teaching and learning. To that end, Purdue’s Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning has issued draft guidance for instructors on the use of AI in Purdue courses and learning environments for spring 2024, with input since summer from University Senate leadership, the Ad Hoc Committee on AI, the Center for Instructional Excellence, and the Innovation Hub.
To celebrate our faculty’s excellence in scholarship, Purdue Today’s weekly book series highlights faculty expertise across a diversity of subjects and disciplines. Today’s feature focuses on Michael G. Smith, professor of history, and his book, “The Rocket Lab: Maurice Zucrow, Purdue University, and America’s Race to Space.” Related: A list of recently published Purdue authors is also available online.
Professor Briony Horgan gives an inside look on whether life really did exist on Mars in her recent Associated Press video. As part of the Mars Perseverance rover mission, scientists are studying deposits from the planet that could indicate the presence of “microbialites,” which are one of the best pieces of evidence for life on Earth that dates back billions of years.
Seungjin Kim, the Capt. James F. McCarthy Jr. and Cheryl E. McCarthy Head of the School of Nuclear Engineering, has received the 2023 Technical Achievement Award from the American Nuclear Society Thermal Hydraulics Division. This annual lifetime achievement award recognizes past or current technical achievements by members of ANS and is the highest award bestowed by THD.
As appreciation for their unwavering commitment and dedication to Purdue, university leaders and the Office of the First Lady are offering all faculty and staff complimentary tickets to the Dec. 20 women’s basketball game. The Boilermakers are set to tip off at 11 a.m. against the Indiana State Sycamores at Mackey Arena. Each faculty and staff member can secure up to six tickets for an opportunity to enjoy the game with friends and family.
Darrell Smith has many special memories from nearly three decades of caring for the Christmas trees at Purdue Memorial Union’s Great Hall. But his most treasured recollections involve how much his late wife, Tina, enjoyed the beautiful fruits of his labor. Related: See photos of the Christmas tree’s arrival of the Christmas tree’s arrival and lighting at PMU and find out about this weekend’s
Breakfast with Santa.
Thank you, Alex South, for all your efforts above and beyond the call to preserve the history of the Department of History by reviewing decades of files and transferring them to Purdue Archives. History’s past is secure thanks to you! — Fritz Davis (History)
