WEST LAFAYETTE — Charles Ellis, a Purdue University civil engineering professor long overlooked for his role in the Golden Gate Bridge project, was honored with a plaque on Nov. 21. Paul Giroux, a nationally recognized construction engineering expert, will present the plaque to Purdue and the School of Civil Engineering during an 11:30 a.m. luncheon […]

Glenn Sparks, professor of communication, studies the effects of frightening images on children, and he can talk about violence in films and how that affects people of all ages. He has studied how violence in movies appeals to moviegoers. Sparks’ research also focuses on how and whether people enjoy violence in films as well as

WEST LAFAYETTE — Peter Kissinger, a professor of chemistry, is the recipient of the Outstanding Commercialization Award for Purdue University Faculty. The award is given annually to a faculty member in recognition of outstanding contributions to, and success with, commercializing Purdue research discoveries. It was established with an endowment gift from the Central Indiana Corporate

While most organizations advocate a pay-for-performance culture, economic realities, reduced pay increase budgets, shareholder activism and emerging government regulations are making this difficult to achieve. According to Mercer’s 2013 Pay for Performance Survey, more than half (55%) of participating organizations report they strive to a great extent to create a pay-for-performance culture for their executives,

Martin Binder Jeweler will host the collections of renowned Greek jewelry designer, Konstantino, during the day of Wednesday, December 18th, and end the show with a Ladies Night celebration that evening. The theme of this year’s Ladies Night is ‘Ice, Ice, Baby,’ featuring Konstantino’s icy Aura jewelry designs, a collection with mother-of-pearl and white quartz