PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF JAN. 8-12 This digest contains summaries of the following stories from Purdue News Service and Agricultural Communication Service. All these stories, and more, are available on the World Wide Web at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/3month.html (Instructions for retrieving stories and photographs via the Internet are at the end of this document.) 1. Purdue researchers work hard to save hardwood 2. New genetic science offers economic opportunity for Indiana 3. Model aims to help recyclers curb high-tech trash 4. Iowa State's Mukerjea joins Purdue as strategic planning director 5. Purdue clarifies non-discrimination policy 6. Purdue provost candidates to visit campus 7. Purdue, West Lafayette study community problems, solutions 8. International trade: It's not all about barriers, tariffs and taxes 9. Dietetics serves up healthy career opportunities 10. Former Olympic chief headlines Purdue leadership conference 11. Beering Drive to be closed, relocated 12. Corn fungus a deadly threat to crop and man 13. Think spring planting at crop management workshops 14. Horticultural meetings outline changes in organic food rules 15. Purdue Jazz Festival broadens its musical offerings in 2001 16. Purdue calendar 17. Best Bets for Journalists 18. Biotechnology Issues Experts 19. Inside Purdue and Perspective ------------------------------------- RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS ------------------------------------- 1. PURDUE RESEARCHERS WORK HARD TO SAVE HARDWOOD Purdue University researchers are using genetic research to save some of the most valuable trees in the world, and they are found in Indiana. ''The mixed hardwood forest - located in the Midwest - is the number one forest sustainability issue right now facing our country,'' says Jeanne Romero-Severson, assistant professor of quantitative genetics in forestry and natural resources. Purdue researchers are using genomics, or the study of the trees¹ genetic makeup, to learn more about their qualities. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010112.Severson.hardwood.html 2. NEW GENETIC SCIENCE OFFERS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIANA The Hoosier State is widely known for basketball and the Indianapolis 500, but those on Wall Street know Indiana for its strong pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. The state's industrial might places Indiana in a unique position to become a leader in the expected merging of some medical and agricultural businesses, says Randy Woodson, director of Purdue's Office of Agricultural Research Programs. This merger is happening because of a new genetic science called genomics. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/0101.Woodson.Indiana.html 3. MODEL AIMS TO HELP RECYCLERS CURB HIGH-TECH TRASH An industrial engineer has developed a computer model to help recyclers more economically process raw materials from the millions of computers and other electronic trash landing in the waste stream every year. Currently, recycling computers and television sets is not required in most places. But if new requirements are instituted in the future, recyclers will face a significant challenge trying to manage the surging flow of high-tech junk, said Julie Ann Stuart, an assistant professor of industrial engineering at Purdue University. Stuart came to Purdue in August but developed the computer model while she was a faculty member at The Ohio State University. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010112.Stuart.ecycling.html ------------------------ GENERAL INTEREST NEWS ------------------------ 4. IOWA STATE'S MUKERJEA JOINS PURDUE AS STRATEGIC PLANNING DIRECTOR Rabindra Narayan Mukerjea, assistant to the president for budget planning and analysis at Iowa State University, will become Purdue's director of strategic planning and assessment March 1. As director of strategic planning and assessment, Mukerjea will help establish the priorities and plans that guide the university's academic and financial operations and budgeting, Purdue President Martin C. Jischke said. Mukerjea will help shape a strategic plan for Purdue as chair of a new university planning council and will participate in several campus strategic planning committees. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010111.Mukerjea.strategic.html 5. PURDUE CLARIFIES NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY Purdue University on Tuesday (1/9) clarified its non-discrimination policy to specify that it includes marital status, parental status and sexual orientation. ''Purdue consistently has prohibited discrimination toward any group, but this clarification is designed to make it absolutely clear that these categories are covered,'' said university President Martin C. Jischke. ''Some people have suggested erroneously that failing to include these groups in our policy statement means Purdue permits or condones discrimination against them. Such is not the case. Purdue is dedicated to fostering diversity and providing a welcoming atmosphere for all people. I hope this clarification makes that position unmistakable to everyone.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/01010109.Jischke.discrim.html 6. PURDUE PROVOST CANDIDATES TO VISIT CAMPUS Four finalists for the provost position will visit Purdue during the next several weeks for additional interviews as well as meetings with groups of faculty, staff, students and the public. The finalists were recommended by a search committee of faculty, staff and students. Applicants and nominees from across the country, as well as from within the university, were considered for the position. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010109.Provost.search.html 7. PURDUE, WEST LAFAYETTE STUDY COMMUNITY PROBLEMS, SOLUTIONS West Lafayette and Purdue have combined forces to improve the dialogue between ''town and gown'' on a variety of public concerns. The first meeting of the Community Issues Advisory Board, formed by the city and university, will convene Tuesday (1/16) at Hillenbrand Hall. The meeting begins with a dinner at 6 p.m. Purdue President Martin C. Jischke and West Lafayette Mayor Sonya Margerum appointed the committee to study and identify problems - and to explore solutions - regarding three major areas of concern: housing, neighborhood life and communication. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010112.Margerum.committee.html 8. INTERNATIONAL TRADE: IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT BARRIERS, TARIFFS AND TAXES As inevitable as globalism seems to be, the shift toward intangible, high-technology products has made reaching international trade agreements more difficult than ever before, according to a Purdue economist. ''Viewing world trade through the narrow focus of tariffs and taxes misses the point,'' says David Hummels, a Krannert School assistant professor of economics. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010112.Hummels.trade.html 9. DIETETICS SERVES UP HEALTHY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Registered dietitians can select from a smorgasbord of career options as an aging U.S. population becomes more health conscious, say Purdue experts. Currently, about 13 percent of the U.S. population is over age 65. In 2030, this demographic group will be 20 percent of the population, said Olivia B. Wood, associate professor of foods, director of the dietetics didactic program and a registered dietitian. Labor experts predict that an aging population will increase the demand for nutritional counseling and diet supervision. As public interest in nutrition grows, more emphasis on health education and healthy lifestyles will further feed demand for dietitians and nutritionists, especially in management areas. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/0012.Wood.dietetics.html 10. FORMER OLYMPIC CHIEF HEADLINES PURDUE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Former CEO and secretary-general of the U.S. Olympic Committee, Norman P. Blake Jr., will be the keynote speaker at a Purdue undergraduate management leadership conference at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20. The theme of the second annual Barbara G. Doster Leadership Forum at the University Place Center in downtown Indianapolis is ''Piecing Together a Leader.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010112.Doster.forum.html 11. BEERING DRIVE TO BE CLOSED, RELOCATED The south portion of Beering Drive adjacent to Ross-Ade Stadium will be closed starting Feb. 12. The road, which runs along the west edge of the football stadium, will be moved in preparation for the Ross-Ade renovation that is scheduled to begin in November 2001. The Beering Drive relocation project should be completed by the time classes start in August. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010112.Schmenk.roadclosed.html -------------------- AGRICULTURAL NEWS -------------------- 12. CORN FUNGUS A DEADLY THREAT TO CROP AND MAN A fungus that attacks corn threatens more than just the crop itself. Diplodia ear rot can create dangerous working conditions for farmers trying to remove infected corn from storage facilities. Farmers can be injured or killed attempting to break up clumps of moldy grain blocking unloading equipment in grain bins, says Doug Kingman, Purdue Cooperative Extension Service farm safety specialist. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010112.Kingman.entrapment.html 13. THINK SPRING PLANTING AT CROP MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS Spring planting is still months away, but it's not too soon to be thinking about the upcoming crop season. To get the mental juices flowing, the Purdue Pest Management Program is sponsoring the 2001 Crop Management Workshop series. The workshops are scheduled at five locations across Indiana. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010112.Obermeyer.crop.html.html 14. HORTICULTURAL MEETINGS OUTLINE CHANGES IN ORGANIC FOOD RULES Organically produced foods are commanding larger spaces on supermarket shelves and in meat and dairy cases. Farmers hoping to cash in on the organic trend must carefully follow changing federal and state regulations, says Liz Maynard, Purdue Cooperative Extension Service vegetable specialist. Hoosier farmers who want to know more about the organic food industry can attend organic workshops at the 2001 Indiana Horticultural Congress and Trade Show, Jan. 29-31 at Adam's Mark Hotel in Indianapolis. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010112.Maynard.hort.html ------------------------------- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ITEMS ------------------------------- 15. PURDUE JAZZ FESTIVAL BROADENS ITS MUSICAL OFFERINGS IN 2001 Running a jazzy gamut from the rich traditions of Louis Armstrong to the contemporary stylings of top women in today's jazz scene, the 2001 Purdue Jazz Festival broadens its scope, Jan. 19-21, to offer a variety of entertainment opportunities. Two evening concerts, two showcase days featuring middle school and high school jazz bands and high school vocal groups, and open clinics with jazz stars are at the heart of the event. New this year are jazz and blues for night owls at various clubs and restaurants around Lafayette, a Sunday jazz brunch and a jazz church service. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010112.Matter.jazzfest.html 16. PURDUE CALENDAR http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010112.Calendar.html This calendar lists entertainment events, lectures and meetings involving Purdue people during the next month. An online calendar of Purdue events is at http://www.purdue.edu/calendar/ 17. BEST BETS FOR JOURNALISTS -- Day of service begins two-week recognition of Martin Luther King -- Purdue, West Lafayette study community problems, solutions -- Middle and high school students jazz it up http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010112.Best.bets.html 18. BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES EXPERTS http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/expertlists/Ag.Biotechissues00.experts.html 19. 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