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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University will award degrees during spring commencement ceremonies at its campuses between May 12 and May 26. In West Lafayette, commencement ceremonies will take place at the Elliott Hall of Music on May 14, 15 and 16. The colleges of Agriculture; Consumer and Family Sciences; and Pharmacy, Nursing and Health [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The lineup is set for the fourth annual Purdue University Elevator Pitch Competition, slated for 2-5 p.m. Friday (April 2) at Discovery Park’s Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121. The competition, themed Stand Up, Stand Out, Go Up, is open to Purdue students and faculty, as well as entrepreneurs [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 29th annual Greater Lafayette Holocaust Remembrance Conference will take place April 11-15 at Purdue University’s Stewart Center and other locations in West Lafayette and Lafayette. Planned by the Greater Lafayette Holocaust Remembrance Conference Committee, the overarching theme of this year’s conference is “Complicity: Our Role in Genocide.” Featured speakers will [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University police have released a photo captured by surveillance video of individuals they want to question in relation to an attack of two people on CityBus around 3:05 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 21). The bus was at the intersection of Third Street and Martin Jischke Drive when a man allegedly physically [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue continues to offer H1N1 vaccinations to all of the university’s faculty, staff, retirees, students and their spouses/domestic partners. “Despite the fact that the incidence of H1N1 has declined recently, both locally and nationally, the Centers for Disease Control states that the flu is expected to continue for months,” said James [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue men’s and women’s track and field teams posted a banner day at the Boilermaker Invitational, posting several NCAA qualifying marks, including senior Brianna Neumann’s outstanding effort in the women’s pole vault. Neumann tied the school and fieldhouse record on Saturday, clearing the NCAA automatic standard of 4.25 meters (13-11.25). [...] Read the full story