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Daniels taps Chiang, Bertoline for strategic leadership roles Note to journalists: Journalists visiting campus should follow visitor health guidelines. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue President Mitch Daniels on Friday (April 23) announced two senior leadership appointments as the university continues to position itself to achieve strategic initiatives, advance in Purdue’s core areas of strength and respond to national and international need. “Having carefully selected targets for Purdue’s...

Trustees: Purdue to add civics literacy requirement for incoming class, option for all students Note to journalists: Journalists visiting campus should follow visitor health guidelines. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Monday (April 19) announced its plan to adopt a civics literacy graduation requirement for undergraduates, beginning with students who enter Purdue in fall 2021. The board will vote on the requirement at its June 11 public meeting. The civics li...

Dr. Geoffrey Lossie, avian diagnostician and clinical assistant professor, is a pathologist involved in receiving samples sent to the ADDL. The primary transport containers are disinfected and the samples are prepared to be taken to the Molecular Diagnostic Section of the facility for testing. (Purdue University photo/John Underwood) Innovators at Purdue’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) have used their expertise to make the on-campus testing facility one of the only labs in Indi...

Equity Task Force update provided to Purdue Board of Trustees Note to journalists: Journalists visiting campus should follow visitor health guidelines. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue trustees on Friday (Feb. 5) heard an update from Don Thompson, chair of the universitys Equity Task Force, as trustees move to evaluate findings and consider implementation plans. Mike Berghoff, chair of the board of trustees, said board members will now examine the findings of the task force then direct its recom...

Washington Free Beacon Purdue University / YouTube screenshot February 9, 2021 5:00 AM Purdue University is walking back a policy that mandated members of a student choir group first complete a series of "diversity, equity, and inclusion" training sessions grounded in critical race theory. The Purdue Musical Organizations, which oversees "six choral ensembles and a handbell choir," announced late last month it would require members to enroll in six antiracist training modules, according ...

Purdue Student Death Investigation The West Lafayette Police Department is investigating the death of Katie Cruz, a Purdue University student who died earlier this week. Posted: Jan 27, 2021 10:54 PM Posted By: Staff Reporters WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind (WLFI) - The West Lafayette Police Department (WLPD) is investigating the death of Purdue University student Katie Cruz, who passed away earlier this week.  According to Tim Doty of Purdue University, Cruz was a junior student studying Biochemistry...

Todays Top 5 From Purdue University Note to journalists: Journalists visiting campus should follow visitor health guidelines. You will want to read these good stories that you may have missed.           About Purdue University Purdue University is a top public research institution developing practical solutions to today’s toughest challenges. Ranked the No. 5 Most Innovative University in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, Purdue delivers world-changing research and out-of-th...

Posted on 552 Purdue University is partnering with a Colorado company led by a Purdue alum to offer rapid antigen COVID-19 testing for undergraduate, graduate and professional students taking classes on the West Lafayette campus who will be living off campus (not in the residence halls or in Fraternity, Sorority and Cooperative Life housing) during the spring 2021 semester. The Protect Purdue Health Center, as part of its comprehensi...