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Free leadership workshop to be held in Indianapolis (source: Purdue) Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:40:00 EST Purdue University's Manufacturing Extension Partnership will offer a workshop on Nov. 20 in Indianapolis that will focus on leadership. The workshop, "Leadership Is an Attitude," is free and open to the public. It will especially benefit business owners, ... (source: Purdue)
Purdue kicks off national center to visualize homeland security data (source: Purdue) Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:47:00 EST Purdue University on Monday (Nov. 9) will kick off a national center to develop specialized software to help homeland security and emergency personnel respond to and manage a variety of calamities, from disease outbreaks to economic crises. The new center... (source: Purdue)
Renowned physicist highlights Purdue Discovery Lecture on Nov. 17 (source: Purdue) Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:37:00 EST Physicist Sir John Pendry, known globally for his research into refractive indexes and creation of the first practical Harry Potter-like "invisibility cloak," will deliver the keynote address as part of Purdue's Discovery Lecture Series on Nov. 17. Pendry... (source: Purdue)
Krannert students compete in FBI, Honda marketing competitions (source: Purdue) Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:45:00 EST Two marketing classes in Purdue University's Krannert School of Management are testing their skills in contests aimed at promoting two familiar brands. Priya Chari Francisco, who teaches Management 425: Marketing Planning and Research, said one class is w... (source: Purdue)
New theory on fairness in economics targets CEO pay (source: Purdue) Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:31:00 EST Chief executives in 35 of the top Fortune 500 companies were overpaid by about 129 times their "ideal salaries" in 2008, according to a new type of theoretical analysis proposed by a Purdue University researcher to determine fair CEO compensation. "One of ... (source: Purdue)
Film puts spotlight on virtual artifact restoration process developed at Purdue (source: Purdue) Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:57:00 EST A technique developed at Purdue University that virtually restores artifacts will be featured in a mini-documentary to be released this month. The 90-second segment summarizes how projecting millions of tiny lights onto deteriorated artifacts makes them lo... (source: Purdue)
Birds' selective fall hearing may hold lessons for humans, researchers say (source: Purdue) Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:08:00 EST It appears that some birds have found a simple solution when they are not looking for a mate in the fall - they just ignore love's call by muting their hearing. Purdue University biologists studying how both birds and humans adapt to noise have found that ... (source: Purdue)
The Beef Center, a new Web site, contains all things beef (source: Purdue) Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:01:00 EST The Purdue University Beef Team has launched a new Web site designed to be an information source for beef producers from Indiana and throughout the Midwest. The Beef Center, http://www.thebeefcenter.com, hosts a wide range of production beef information i... (source: Purdue)
Study gives clearer picture of how land-use changes affect U.S. climate (source: Purdue) Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:50:00 EST Researchers say regional surface temperatures can be affected by land use, suggesting that local and regional strategies, such as creating green spaces and buffer zones in and around urban areas, could be a tool in addressing climate change. A study by re... (source: Purdue)
Hotseat lets students Facebook, Tweet in class to improve learning (source: Purdue) Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST College students have always talked about their classes, and lately the conversations have moved to Facebook, Twitter and text messages, often during the class lecture itself. Now, in a clever bit of educational jujitsu, an application developed at Purdue... (source: Purdue)
Purdue Libraries celebrate new interactive classroom, start second of three-phase renovation (source: Purdue) Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST Purdue University Libraries isn't just about books and resource materials anymore. A new 40-seat interactive classroom aimed at engaging students in participatory activities has been completed in the Management and Economics Library on campus. It is the fi... (source: Purdue)
Forbes named head of Department of Ag Communication (source: Purdue) Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:57:00 EST Beth Forbes, a 21-year communications and public relations specialist at Purdue University, has been named the head of the College of Agriculture's Department of Agricultural Communication. Jay Akridge, Purdue's Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, announc... (source: Purdue)
Purdue experts hold session to help farmers manage the 2009 harvest (source: Purdue) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:33:00 EDT Wet weather and moldy corn make grain harvest, storage and marketing a bit tricky this year, but Purdue University Extension specialists will hold a session Nov. 9 to help Hoosier farmers better manage the 2009 corn crop. "We haven't seen a harvest like th... (source: Purdue)
Purdue U.S.-Canada border conference to feature trade, security and mobility experts (source: Purdue) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:54:00 EDT The NEXTRANS Center, with the assistance of the government of Canada (avec l'appui du gouvernement du Canada) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), will host a Nov. 16 conference on U.S.-Canada border trade, security and mobility challenges. ... (source: Purdue)
Economist: Renewable fuel talk turning to cellulosic gas, diesel (source: Purdue) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:25:00 EDT A Purdue University agricultural economist and energy policy analyst has changed his tune on renewable fuels. "We don't just talk about ethanol. We talk about biofuels," said Wally Tyner. (source: Purdue)
Veterans, military service members honored in Indiana libraries (source: Purdue) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:26:00 EDT More than 70 Indiana libraries are honoring veterans and members of U.S. armed forces by participating in the Veterans Day Our Heroes' Tree program. The program, sponsored by the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University, is a way to recogni... (source: Purdue)
Online tool helps students plan transfer credits to Purdue (source: Purdue) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:39:00 EDT Students interested in transferring to Purdue University can use a new online tool to help them evaluate any credits that might transfer. "In addition to the transfer credit database that will help prospective students determine if credit from other insti... (source: Purdue)
Speaker to discuss the effects of war and political conflict on youth (source: Purdue) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:09:00 EDT Brian Barber will speak Nov. 5 on the impact of war and political conflict on adolescent development as part of Purdue University's Eva Goble Lecture Series. The talk, "Making Sense and No Sense of War: Issues of Meaning and Identity in Youths' Experience... (source: Purdue)
8 finalists selected for $100,000 Purdue life sciences competition (source: Purdue) Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:49:00 EDT Eight finalists have been selected to compete for $100,000 on Nov. 10 at the sixth Purdue University Life Sciences Business Plan Competition, which highlights promising entrepreneurship efforts in the life sciences arena. The companies chosen to make form... (source: Purdue)
Colleges, universities focus on education of veterans, student service members (source: Purdue) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:49:00 EDT Higher education administrators from across Indiana will explore ways to address the educational needs of student service members and veterans at a conference hosted by the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University and its Operation Diploma i... (source: Purdue) |
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