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Purdue highlights cloud computing tools at supercomputing conference

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Facebook for scientists -- but built to facilitate serious research rather than socializing -- and an award-winning method for putting idle computers to work on scientific breakthroughs are Purdue-developed technologies in the spotlight at the SC09, the world's largest high-performance computing conference. [caption id="attachment_4330" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Purdue\'s ...

Purdue advises students to prepare for winter weather

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- As winter weather approaches, Purdue University is advising students to prepare. “Many of our students come from areas with a much different climate, so we especially want to urge them to take steps now so they are prepared when winter arrives,” said L. Tony Hawkins, dean of ...

Purdue receives 400 doses of H1N1 vaccine

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue Student Health Center has received 400 doses of H1N1 vaccine through the Tippecanoe County Health Department. The Health Center also reported that the supply of seasonal flu vaccine has been exhausted and that no additional supplies are expected to be available this year. H1N1 vaccines will ...

Home Hospital, St. Clare Home Health among top 500 home health providers in 2009

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Home Hospital Home Health and St. Clare Home Health Care – both divisions of St. Elizabeth Regional Health – have been named to 2009 HomeCare Elite’s Top 500 Agency listing, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States. This annual ...

Lafayette Christmas Parade registration ends Nov 16

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The entry deadline for the December 6th Lafayette Christmas Parade is approaching quickly. Monday, November 16th marks the deadline for all entries. The entry fee is $10 for nonprofits and $25 for corporate entries. To register for the parade, groups and bands must complete the applicable entry ...

Free leadership workshop to be held in Indianapolis

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- 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, management teams and executives, and CEOs. The two-hour event will ...

Lady Gaga coming to Purdue in January

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Pop superstar Lady Gaga will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 in Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music. The show (which thankfully will not include Kanye West) also features special guests Kid Cudi and Jason DeRulo. [caption id="attachment_4658" align="alignleft" width="231" caption="Tickets are $36.50 for the general public; ...

Tippecanoe Sheriff asks public to help find credit card thief

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Tippecanoe County Sheriff's detectives are asking the public to help find a woman suspected of using a credit card stolen from a college student to buy gift cards worth $600 from Lafayette area merchants. [caption id="attachment_4655" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Surveillance image from Meijer on September 17, 2009"][/caption] On September ...

Purdue administers flu vaccine allotment, awaits next shipment

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue Student Health Center administered 347 doses of H1N1 vaccine Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 27 and 28) and is now awaiting new shipments, which are expected next Wednesday (Nov. 4). The university is providing vaccinations for students, faculty, staff and spouses of employees. Because of the ...

Signals to provide early academic intervention at Purdue

MALVERN, Pa., and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Signals, an innovative early intervention system that warns students that are at-risk of underperforming in a course and facilitates faculty interventions, will be enhanced and brought to higher education institutions through a joint effort by SunGard Higher Education, Purdue University and the Purdue ...