Three Purdue faculty members, including two from the College of Engineering and one from the College of Veterinary Medicine, have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the organization announced Tuesday (Dec. 12).
Today’s Westwood Lecture Series event will feature Preeti Sivasankar, professor and head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, discussing “Can You Protect Your Voice? Physiological Investigations From Rats to Humans.” The lecture will be held at 4:30-5:30 p.m., and there is limited availability remaining for faculty who register online.
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 Swati Srivastava, associate professor of political science, and her book, “Hybrid Sovereignty in World Politics.” Related: A list of recently published Purdue authors is also available online.
State and municipal housing authorities, housing developers, HVAC vendors and utility providers can strengthen their energy-efficiency programs in residential community service areas with a patent-pending, Internet of Things system developed by Purdue researchers that uses gaming to incentivize users.
The Purdue Board of Trustees on Friday (Dec. 8) ratified faculty and staff appointments, awarded a posthumous degree, and approved new degree programs and resolutions of appreciation. President Mung Chiang also acknowledged faculty who received prestigious awards from August through November in his report to trustees.
Brian Kocher (Campus Living and Compliance) was awarded the Great Lakes Association of College and University Housing Officers’ Outstanding Project Award at the 2023 Annual Conference. It is an acknowledgment of the significant work that was achieved through the Red Zone training held this fall on campus. Red Zone was a collaboration with the Center for Advocacy, Response and Education at Purdue. The event helped educate the community on consent, responsible alcohol use and bystander intervention. Over 1,600 students attended the event. — Lee Morrison (Campus Living and Compliance)
