At their fingertips
Melanie Morgan and Jennifer Hall frequently offer a simple instruction to those teaching courses in speech and communication. “Don’t tell them, show them.” In “Presentations That Matter” – co-written with Lindsey Anderson, who in 2014 completed a doctorate in organizational communication at Purdue – the Purdue faculty members applied that mantra in textbook form. Rather than simply […]
Printing with a purpose
The average traditional prosthetic can range from $5,000 to $50,000, and for many, taking on that financial burden isn’t an option. A group of Purdue students wants to provide them for free. Students taking COM 114 are required to propose a group project that could benefit the community. Mrigank Sharma inspired his group to propose creating […]
Just say no to straws
Did you know that the Purdue community blows through an average of 1.6 plastic drinking straws per person, per day? Extrapolate that average across a global population and it makes sense that trillions of discarded, non-biodegradable straws are having a negative effect on the environment as they collect in landfills and in the ocean. Aryan […]