BLOCKS Tutorials

↥ Q: How do I add dynamic news?

What do I need?

An event manager reference with one or more event documents with "-web" images.

What do I do?

Add the following code to the ... section of your index_html page.

<tal:NEWS_DYNAMIC
  define="DATA python: REQUEST.set('DATA', {
    'PUBLISHED' : True,
    'SORTS'     : [ 'show_date' ],
    'SOURCE'    : container.getRoot().Engr.AboutUs.News.Spotlights['2018'](),
    'TEMPLATE'  : MASTER.ptNews});"
  content="structure MASTER/ptWrap" />

Replace container.getRoot().Engr.AboutUs.News.Spotlights['2018'] with the reference.

What should I see?
In this example, the most recently published event documents with "-web" images in container.getRoot().Engr.AboutUs.News.Spotlights['2018'] are displayed.

Engineering’s Undergraduate Research Office to Open in January

Living on Mars: Purdue team to lead simulation facility mission

College names winners in Staff Awards of Excellence

Engineering alumna, retired Air Force major general guides graduates on how to "move the world forward"

Celebrating Faculty Awards

Future wildfires: Stronger buildings could delay, but not stop, destruction alone

↥ Q: How do I add tagged news?

What do I need?

One or more event documents with "-web" images that have been tagged with a specific tag.

What do I do?

Add the following code to the ... section of your index_html page.

<tal:NEWS_TAGGED
  define="DATA python: REQUEST.set('DATA', {
    'PUBLISHED' : True,
    'SORTS'     : [ 'show_date' ],
    'SOURCE'   : MASTER.pyTagSearch('Research'),
    'TEMPLATE' : MASTER.ptNews});"
  content="structure MASTER/ptWrap" />

Replace Research with the tag.

What should I see?
In this example, the most recently published event documents tagged as "Research" and with "-web" images are displayed.

Engineering Excellence: Purdue Shines at GEM National Consortium Conference

Purdue’s Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories announces new Indianapolis presence

CE's Lu startup invention wins Edison Award

CHE's Wang helping return rare earth element production to the United States

Purdue launches world’s first center pioneering use of AI to innovate tomorrow’s modes of autonomous aviation transportation

SK hynix announces semiconductor advanced packaging investment in Purdue Research Park

↥ Q: How do I add "manual" wide news?

What do I need?

The URL for an event document with a "-web" image.

What do I do?

Add the following code to the ... section of your index_html page.

<tal:NEWS_WIDE
  define="DATA python: REQUEST.set('DATA', {
    'AMOUNT'   : 1,
    'MAX_TEXT' : { 'TOP' : 1000, 'BOTTOM' : 1200 },
    'SOURCE'   : 'https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/News/Spotlights/2018/bringing-space-trash-safely-back-to-earth'});"
  content="structure MASTER/ptWrap_Wide" />

Replace https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/News/Spotlights/2018/bringing-space-trash-safely-back-to-earth with the URL.

What should I see?
In this example, a URL of 'https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/News/Spotlights/2018/first-lillian-gilbreth-postdoctoral-fellows-honored' has been manually entered. The story will show no more than 1000 characters from the body.

Bringing 'space trash' safely back to Earth

Talk about space junk. Orbital debris from spacecraft, the defunct satellites and fragments of spent rockets left suspended in Earth’s atmosphere, are slowly making their way back to Earth. Objects usually return after a few years, but debris trapped in higher orbits can remain for more than a century.

Purdue University’s David Spencer, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics, aims to develop a system that in the future would deorbit spacecraft launched by companies like SpaceX, OneWeb, and Boeing, as the spacecraft complete their missions. A space junk animation is available here.

Why is this important?

↥ Q: How do I add curated wide news?

What do I need?

The plCurated_News persistent list in your "lists" folder must contain one or more URLs for event documents with "-web" images.

What do I do?

Add the following code to the ... section of your index_html page.

<tal:NEWS_WIDE_CURATED
  define="DATA python: REQUEST.set('DATA', {
    'AMOUNT'   : 2,
    'FLIP'     : False,
    'MAX_TEXT' : { 'TOP' : 1200, 'BOTTOM' : 1000 },
    'SOURCE'   : LISTS.plCurated_News()});"
  content="structure MASTER/ptWrap_Wide" />

What should I see?
In this example, the first two URLs in our plCurated_News persistent list are displayed. The top story will show no more than 1200 characters from the body. The bottom story will show no more than 1000 characters from the body.

Bringing 'space trash' safely back to Earth

Why is this important?

“There are a number of high-value orbits that have become so populated with defunct satellites and debris spacecraft that they’re approaching a tipping point,” Spencer said. “Once that tipping point is reached, a cascade of uncontrolled collisions can occur, rendering the orbit unusable. And into the mix the thousands of satellites that companies plan to launch into orbit in the next several years, and the problem becomes much worse.”

First Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellows Honored

Five of the world’s most promising young engineering scholars have been honored by Purdue Engineering as inaugural recipients of the prestigious Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowship in recognition of their outstanding scholarly achievements and proposed innovative interdisciplinary research and its potential for broad impact on industry and society.

More than 100 applicants with recently awarded PhDs from top institutions around the world were considered for these awards.

The men and women come from the mechanical; chemical; environmental and ecological; materials; electrical; and biomedical engineering disciplines and were installed as Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellows at an event celebrating Dr. Gilbreth’s distinguished career on November 9, 2018. Rikky Muller, assistant professor at the University of California at Berkeley and 2017 National Academy of Engineering Gilbreth Lecturer, was the keynote speaker.

Read more: First Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellows Honored

↥ Q: How do I add dynamic wide news?

What do I need?

An event manager reference with one or more event documents with "-web" images.

What do I do?

Add the following code to the ... section of your index_html page.

<tal:NEWS_WIDE_DYNAMIC
  define="DATA python: REQUEST.set('DATA', {
    'AMOUNT'    : 2,
    'MAX_TEXT'  : { 'TOP' : 1200, 'BOTTOM' : 1200 },
    'PUBLISHED' : True,
    'SORTS'     : [ 'show_date' ],
    'SOURCE'    : container.getRoot().Engr.AboutUs.News.Spotlights['2018']()});"
  content="structure MASTER/ptWrap_Wide" />

Replace container.getRoot().Engr.AboutUs.News.Spotlights['2018'] with the reference.

What should I see?
In this example, the most recently published event documents with "-web" images in container.getRoot().Engr.AboutUs.News.Spotlights['2018'] are displayed.

Engineering’s Undergraduate Research Office to Open in January

An increasing demand from incoming Purdue Engineering undergraduates for research experience and a societal trend towards students seeking technological solutions for global challenges has led to the creation of the College of Engineering’s new Office for Undergraduate Research. The office opens in January and will centralize opportunities for student research experiences.

The office will expand on the College’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF) launched in 2003. It will offer a portfolio of research opportunities for students of all levels throughout the academic year, and will be directed by Dean’s Fellow John Howarter, an associate professor of Materials Engineering and of Environmental and Ecological Engineering.

“In the last five years, many students have come in with significant research experience as high school students, and some want to get into research in their second year,” says Melba Crawford, associate dean for Research, professor of Civil Engineering, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and professor of Agronomy. Crawford spearheaded the new office with Eckhard Groll, associate dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Education and the Reilly Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

Living on Mars: Purdue team to lead simulation facility mission

The air may be breathable and the location is on planet Earth, but for two weeks a multidisciplinary team of Purdue students and alumni will eat, sleep, work and live like they’re on Mars.

For the second consecutive year, a Purdue team will undergo a mission at the Mars Desert Research Station facility in Utah, conducting a number of experiments and living life as though stationed on the fourth planet from the sun.

Cesare Guariniello, crew geologist on last year’s Boilers2Mars team, is team commander this year and an aspiring astronaut. He said improving technical expertise and knowledge is only part of the preparation to travel one day to the red planet.

“It is much more difficult to test oneself in the psychological and social aspects,” said Guariniello, a 2016 School of Aeronautics and Astronautics doctoral program alumnus and current research associate. “Participation in at the Mars Desert Research Station gives the team a chance to get as close as possible to an actual mission in space, with a good amount of realism.”

The six-member team was selected by Purdue MARS (Mars Activities and Research Society) to take part in the simulation mission. The team, called MartianMakers, will take over control of the research station on the evening of Dec. 30 and pass it on to the next team on Jan. 12.

↥ Q: How do I add tagged wide news?

What do I need?

One or more event documents with "-web" images that have been tagged with a specific tag.

What do I do?

Add the following code to the ... section of your index_html page.

<tal:NEWS_WIDE_TAGGED
  define="DATA python: REQUEST.set('DATA', {
    'AMOUNT'    : 2,
    'MAX_TEXT'  : { 'TOP' : 1200, 'BOTTOM' : 1200 },
    'PUBLISHED' : True,
    'SORTS'     : [ 'show_date' ],
    'SOURCE'    : MASTER.pyTagSearch('Research')});"
  content="structure MASTER/ptWrap_Wide" />

Replace Research with the tag.

What should I see?
In this example, the most recently published event documents tagged as "Research" and with "-web" images are displayed.

Engineering Excellence: Purdue Shines at GEM National Consortium Conference

Purdue University made a significant impact at the 2024 GEM National Consortium Annual Conference and Board Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, from September 26-28. The event focused on promoting opportunities for underrepresented individuals in engineering and science.

The GEM Fellowship Program is a powerful collaboration between industry, national laboratories, and universities, designed to broaden participation in STEM fields at the graduate level. This partnership brings together more than 120 universities and 75 major corporations and national laboratories, all dedicated to promoting scientific impact. This program aligns perfectly with Purdue's mission to prepare students for high-level technical careers in industry and academia.

Purdue’s Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories announces new Indianapolis presence

In an effort to accelerate physical, digital and sustainable manufacturing efforts across Indiana, Purdue University’s Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories will establish a presence in Indianapolis at 16 Tech Innovation District.

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↥ Q: How do I add curated news?

↥ Q: How do I add dynamic news?

↥ Q: How do I add tagged news?

↥ Q: How do I add "manual" wide news?

Bringing 'space trash' safely back to Earth

↥ Q: How do I add curated wide news?

Bringing 'space trash' safely back to Earth

First Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellows Honored

↥ Q: How do I add dynamic wide news?

Engineering’s Undergraduate Research Office to Open in January

Living on Mars: Purdue team to lead simulation facility mission

↥ Q: How do I add tagged wide news?

Engineering Excellence: Purdue Shines at GEM National Consortium Conference

Purdue’s Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories announces new Indianapolis presence