Purdue Digest 4/20
PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF APRIL 16-20 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. Sex lives of wild fish: genetic techniques provide new insights 2. Findings may boost efforts to destroy pollutants with ultrasound 3. Student leaders encourage Boilermakers to make the right choice 4. Jischke grateful for governor''s education support 5. Fountains'' flow to be limited while Purdue explores safety options 6. Purdue president to discuss university rankings on WBAA 7. Krannert joins other top business schools with MBA designation 8. Seed of doubt: Out-of-state soybeans raise planting issues 9. Research team winners develop nematode-resistant soybean 10. Ag research award winner to speak about high-tech crops 11. Purdue Schools of Engineering honor 10 distinguished alumni 12. Award honoring efforts to aid women to be given April 23 13. Galleries to host reception for area educators 14. Purdue Theatre announces 2001-2002 playbill 15. Spring dance concert features six new works 16. BCC offers drum and dance workshop with Irene Chigamba 17. Purdue Varsity Glee Club presents season''s last concert 18. Purdue String and Wind quintets featured in spring recital 19. Purdue police arrest student after hit-and-run accidents 20. Purdue discipline update: 6 expulsions, 1 suspension, 10 ''serious'' cases pending 21. Purdue calendar 22. Best Bets for Journalists 23. National Lifestyles, Education Careers Package 24. Inside Purdue and Perspective - RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS - 1. SEX LIVES OF WILD FISH: GENETIC TECHNIQUES PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS New insights into the reproductive behaviors of freshwater fish - a process more bizarre and interesting than commonly realized - have been discovered by scientists who used genetic tools first developed for use in humans. By using genetic fingerprinting techniques such as those used to identify criminals, Andrew DeWoody, assistant professor of forestry and natural resources at Purdue, and his colleagues, have been able to glean new knowledge about an underwater world of peculiar liaisons. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010413.DeWoody.nests.html 2. FINDINGS MAY BOOST EFFORTS TO DESTROY POLLUTANTS WITH ULTRASOUND Engineers at Purdue, in efforts to develop an effective system that uses ultrasound to clean polluted water, have pinpointed the frequency that degrades certain kinds of pollutants most efficiently. The findings could be used to design better ultrasonic systems for destroying pollutants in water, said Inez Hua, an associate professor of civil engineering. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010420.Hua.ultrasound.html GENERAL INTEREST NEWS 3. STUDENT LEADERS ENCOURAGE BOILERMAKERS TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE A coalition of student leaders on Monday (4/16) launched a campaign to help all Purdue students make the right choices about how to have fun. The "Champions Make Choices" campaign is an outgrowth of the disturbances that followed the NCAA women''s basketball game April 1. Coming as the week counts down to the Grand Prix Race Saturday (4/21), the campaign complements more than 35 non-alcohol-related events offered to students this month. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010416.Students.champions.html 4. JISCHKE GRATEFUL FOR GOVERNOR''S EDUCATION SUPPORT Purdue University President Martin C. Jischke on Wednesday (4/18) expressed deep appreciation for Gov. Frank O''Bannon''s efforts to find additional revenue support for Indiana education. "The governor has made a very important statement," Jischke said. "He has told the people of Indiana that we must give our K-through-12 schools and our colleges and universities the highest priority, even in a very difficult budget year." http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010418.Jischke.gov.html 5. FOUNTAINS'' FLOW TO BE LIMITED WHILE PURDUE EXPLORES SAFETY OPTIONS Purdue will operate two campus fountains only for special events and under close supervision while it looks for a solution to public safety and liability problems. Kenneth P. Burns, executive vice president and treasurer, told the University Senate Monday (4/16) that he has accepted the recommendation of the Senate''s 11-member Architecture and Landscape Design and Planning Committee concerning the water sculpture on the Purdue Mall and Loeb Fountain in Founders Park. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010416.Burns.fountains.html 6. PURDUE PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS UNIVERSITY RANKINGS ON WBAA University President Martin C. Jischke will discuss university rankings on Wednesday, May 2, du
Fountains' Flow To Be Limited While Purdue Explores Safety Options
NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: A publication-quality photograph is available at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/images/collier.fence2.jpeg or at ftp://ftp.purdue.edu/pub/uns/collier.fence2. It is called Collier.fence2. April 16, 2001 FOUNTAINS' FLOW TO BE LIMITED WHILE PURDUE EXPLORES SAFETY OPTIONS Source: Kenneth P. Burns, (765) 494-9705; [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University will operate two campus fountains only for special events and under close supervision while it looks for a solution to public safety and liability problems. Kenneth P. Burns, executive vice president and treasurer, told the University Senate today (Monday, 4/16) that he has accepted the recommendation of the Senate's 11-member Architecture and Landscape Design and Planning Committee concerning the water sculpture on the Purdue Mall and Loeb Fountain in Founders Park. Burns said the committee, which met last week, acknowledged there are safety concerns with the fountain and promised to work with administrators and representatives of the campus and community to explore the issue. ''They will select a group of faculty, staff, students and community members to consider the issues of safety, aesthetics and interaction with the fountains,'' Burns said. ''In the meantime, we will not put up railings. We will follow the committee's recommendation that we keep the water turned off except for special events, such as commencement, and monitor the fountains for safety while the water is flowing.'' No timetable has been established yet for a final decision. He added: ''I hope we can find a solution that resolves the safety and liability concerns while allowing maximum enjoyment of the fountains. However, it's important that everyone understand there will be changes. We cannot go back to the practice of operating the fountains without any safety measures. For the time being, limited operation seems to be the best compromise.'' Last week, Purdue announced plans to use railings to discourage people from playing in the fountains. Burns said the 42-inch-high safety railing remains a possibility, but the university is open to other ideas that would provide adequate protection. The Purdue Mall water sculpture, a gift of the class of 1939, was dedicated in 1989 and jets upward 588 gallons of recycled water per minute. The Loeb Fountain was dedicated in 1994 and uses 2,200 gallons of recycled water per minute. Writer: Jeanne V. Norberg; (765) 494-2084; [EMAIL PROTECTED] PHOTO CAPTION: A rendering of a design by John Collier, Purdue University landscape architect, for Purdue's Class of '39 water sculpture on the Purdue Mall. The ornamental railing was designed to prevent possible injuries to children. Construction on railings at both the water sculpture and the Loeb Fountain at Founder's Park have been postponed pending recommendations from a committee. (Illustration by John Collier) -- Jeanne Norberg, director Purdue University News Service 1132 Engineering Admin. Bldg. West Lafayette, IN 47907-1132 Phone: 765-494-2096 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Purdue Digest 4/13
PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF APRIL 9-13 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. Ag genomics may bring benefits faster than human genomics 2. Designer molecules link together to make nanotubes a snap 3. Purdue Rube Goldberg team shows national 'a-peel' 4. Spring Fest, Bug Bowl draws record crowd of more than 20,000 5. Purdue School of Education students make the grade 6. Fence construction around campus fountains to begin 7. Boys needed for this summer's Camp Calcium 8. Federal grant will support gerontology research 9. Reamers Club sing-along ceremony rededicates Lions' fountain 10. Biotechnology seminar to explore GMO safety 11. Second year of Biblical Hebrew to be offered this fall 12. Student team wins $6,000 in Internet Olympiad 13. Dogs needed for behavior modification course 14. Purdue experts propose ideas to deal with foot-and-mouth disease 15. Early soybean planting means risk, not better yields 16. Ideal weather could put soybean prices back 30 years, expert says 17. Purdue Agriculture to honor eight distinguished alums 18. Seminar slated to discuss germplasm as natural resource 19. Plaque to recognize Purdue's contributions to grain aeration 20. Purdue honors nine as Distinguished Science Alumni 21. Purdue students to perform with SNL comic Darrell Hammond 22. Musical treats abound in debut of Purdue Bands Showcase 23. Easy listening jazz fills traditional outdoor event Jazz on the Hill 24. Chalmers man arrested for setting fires, Purdue expels 1, suspends another 25. Purdue calendar 26. Agriculture calendar 27. Best Bets for Journalists 28. Corporate Finance Experts 29. National Agriculture Package 30. Inside Purdue and Perspective - RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS - 1. AG GENOMICS MAY BRING BENEFITS FASTER THAN HUMAN GENOMICS Although the Human Genome Project grabs headlines, perhaps the bigger story in biology will be in plant and animal genomics: the first benefits to society are likely to come from these areas, where it is generally easier and less controversial to utilize genetic information. ''Agricultural genomics is well behind human genomics,'' says Randy Woodson, director of Purdue's Office of Agricultural Research Programs. ''But we can adapt the tools used in the Human Genome Project to find solutions for problems in food much faster than drugs for human problems can be brought to the market.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/0104.Woodson.genomicsrdp.html 2. DESIGNER MOLECULES LINK TOGETHER TO MAKE NANOTUBES A SNAP Inspired by nature's own building blocks, Purdue researchers are using the same principle that makes DNA strands link together to create tiny structures that may someday be used to manufacture molecular wires and other components for use in nanometer-sized electronic devices. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010413.Fenniri.naotube.html GENERAL INTEREST NEWS 3. PURDUE RUBE GOLDBERG TEAM SHOWS NATIONAL 'A-PEEL' Despite one restart and one human intervention, the Purdue student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers won the 13th annual National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Saturday (4/7). ''We all feel an indescribable sense of accomplishment,'' said Eric Gossman, member of the winning team and a senior mechanical engineering technology major from Elkhart, Ind. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010407.RubeNational.2001.html 4. SPRING FEST, BUG BOWL DRAWS RECORD CROWD OF MORE THAN 20,000 More than an estimated 20,000 people on Saturday (4/7) visited Purdue's Spring Fest, featuring the crowd-pleasing Bug Bowl. Activities, the most ever offered during the annual Spring Fest, attracted a record-setting crowd. In past years the largest number of people visiting the campus during the two-day event was 15,000. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010407.BugBowl.2001.html 5. PURDUE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION STUDENTS MAKE THE GRADE Purdue's School of Education announced Monday (4/9) that 430 of 444 teacher education students passed the Indiana-required teaching proficiency exams last school year. ''When you consider the number of students who complete our teacher education programs each year, we are very pleased,'' said Marilyn Haring, dean of the School of Education. ''Each student must pass each section of the tests, and our students always are prepared very well for these exams.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010409.Haring.titleII.html 6. FENCE CONSTRUCTION AROUND CAMPUS FOUNTAINS TO BEGIN Purdue officials announced Monday (4/9) that fencing will be installed around the Class of '39 water sculpture
Purdue Digest 3/30
PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF MARCH 26-30 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. Board of Trustees agenda 2. Purdue engineer goes back to class to put Einstein to the test 3. U.S. News ranks Krannert School MBA among nation's best 4. U.S. News ranks Purdue engineering among top grad programs 5. Purdue speech, audiology programs rank nationally 6. Purdue team fires up with soy-based oil 7. Purdue Calumet professor helping forge the 'Dragonslayer' 8. Graduate school receives $1.9 million to encourage minorities 9. Engineering team has designs on competition 'three-peat' 10. Black caucus to recognize student achievements, service 11. Foot and mouth disease education part of Purdue Spring Fest 12. Purdue Vet School opens its doors for April 7 event 13. In weed wars, some unwanted vegetation never says die 14. Read between the lines of contract farming bill, economist says 15. Purdue banks on Iowa State exec for its new advancement office 16. Jischke names research foundation interim vice president 17. Students celebrate Grand Prix week substance free 18. Convocations presents lively family musical 19. Story of jazz and family takes stage at Purdue Theatre 20. Union Board sponsors third annual arts and crafts show 21. New Directional Players perform 'The Mojo and the Sayso' 22. Jahari spring revue "Versa-Stylity" set for April 7 23. Percussion rules change when 'In-Pulse!' takes the stage 24. Purdue police investigating possible rape, battery incidents 25. Police seek information on 26 stolen license plates 26. Purdue calendar 27. Agriculture calendar 28. Best Bets for Journalists 29. News tips sent the week of March 26-30 30. Livestock Disease Experts 31. National Business, Finance Technology Package 32. Inside Purdue and Perspective 1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AGENDA The board will meet at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 6, in Room 326, Stewart Center. The agenda will be available on the News Service Web site on Monday, April 2. - RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS - 2. PURDUE ENGINEER GOES BACK TO CLASS TO PUT EINSTEIN TO THE TEST An engineering professor who sat in on a physics course to pursue his lifelong dream of understanding the general theory of relativity, not only reached that goal but came up with a new way of testing Einstein's masterwork. "For me, it all started as a dream to understand general relativity," said James Longuski, an aerospace engineer and professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Purdue. "To actually make a contribution to general relativity was beyond my wildest dreams." http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010330.Longuski.relativity.html GENERAL INTEREST NEWS 3. U.S. NEWS RANKS KRANNERT SCHOOL MBA AMONG NATION'S BEST U.S. News and World Report ranks Purdue's Krannert Graduate School of Management's MBA program second nationally in production/operations management and seventh in quantitative analysis. Krannert ranked 23rd overall among the nation's 325 accredited MBA programs in business and management. The rankings, published in the magazine's 2001 guide to the best graduate schools, were released today (Friday, 3/30). http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010330.Cosier.usnews.html 4. U.S. NEWS RANKS PURDUE ENGINEERING AMONG TOP GRAD PROGRAMS Purdue's graduate engineering programs were ranked third in the country by employers and among the best in the nation overall in a U.S. News and World Report survey released today (Friday, 3/30). In a specialty ranking, several of Purdue's individual Schools of Engineering were rated in the top 10 by deans of prominent engineering schools across the nation. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010330.Huggins.usnews.html 5. PURDUE SPEECH, AUDIOLOGY PROGRAMS RANK NATIONALLY For the second consecutive year U.S. News and World Report has ranked two programs in Purdue's Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences among the best in the country. The survey released today (Friday, 3/30) ranks the Purdue master's and doctoral degree programs in speech-language pathology tied for fourth nationally, while the master's and doctoral degree programs in audiology tied for 13th. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010330.Smith.usnews.html 6. PURDUE TEAM FIRES UP WITH SOY-BASED OIL A team of Purdue students devised a home heating fuel oil that is cheaper and burns cleaner than regular fuel oil, earning first place Tuesday (3/27) in the seventh annual New Uses for Soybeans Student Contest. Their soy heating oil mixes 20 percent soybean oil with regular fuel oil and can be used without
Purdue Digest 3/2
PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF FEB. 26-MARCH 2 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. Zebrafish could become genetics 'lab rat' of choice 2. Genetic map of all plants, animals is goal of genomics 3. Engineers will demonstrate new system to prevent power failures 4. Purdue schools share $1.6 million Lilly gift 5. NCAA helps promote responsible alcohol use on Purdue campus 6. Youths experience college through Purdue ag programs 7. Purdue to observe Severe Weather Awareness Week 8. Purdue experts: Preventative efforts keeping mad cow disease out 9. Seminar to help farmers who live next door to the city 10. Alfalfa performance trials deliver more yield to producers 11. Use it and lose it? Nitrogen fertilizers vary in soil activity 12. Corn fungus a deadly threat to crop and man 13. New Web site offers news stories, extension pubs on ag topics 14. Purdue Galleries present faculty exhibit, ceramic exchange 15. Purdue police arrest former student for thefts from Sports Center 16. Purdue calendar 17. Agriculture calendar 18. Best Bets for Journalists 19. Plant Genomics Experts 20. Inside Purdue and Perspective - RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS - 1. ZEBRAFISH COULD BECOME GENETICS 'LAB RAT' OF CHOICE In the post-genomic world, the lowly zebrafish may be king. Scientists at Purdue University have developed a technique that allows zebrafish to pass genetic modifications to its offspring. The discovery will lead to researchers being able to study genes and proteins in a less expensive way. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010302.Collodi.zebrafish.html 2. GENETIC MAP OF ALL PLANTS, ANIMALS IS GOAL OF GENOMICS Just as explorers such as Columbus, Magellan and Cortez brought rapid change to the understanding of the earth, a new field of biology promises to bring great and fast strides into the understanding of living organisms. The new area of study, genomics, focuses on understanding the genes of living organisms: first by mapping out the structure of all of the individual genes of the organisms, and then by figuring out what all of those thousands of genes actually do. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010212.Woodson.genomics.html 3. ENGINEERS WILL DEMONSTRATE NEW SYSTEM TO PREVENT POWER FAILURES A team of engineers led by a Purdue researcher will demonstrate a new system in April that aims to avert power failures by automatically adapting to the daily fluctuations in electricity consumption. The system might be especially helpful in easing problems associated with electricity shortages and utility deregulation. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010302.Tsoukalas.powergrid.html GENERAL INTEREST NEWS 4. PURDUE SCHOOLS SHARE $1.6 MILLION LILLY GIFT Purdue schools will share a five-year $1.6 million gift from Eli Lilly and Company for educational technology, scholarships, diversity, faculty support and buildings. ''Lilly has long been one of Purdue's most valued and generous corporate partners,'' said Purdue President Martin C. Jischke. ''Lilly's continued support of our research and educational efforts represents corporate citizenship and leadership at its highest level. Thousands of students will benefit from Lilly's latest generous contribution.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010226.Lilly.gift.html 5. NCAA HELPS PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL USE ON PURDUE CAMPUS Purdue's Student Wellness Office and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are teaming up with the National Collegiate Athletic Association to help students learn about alcohol abuse. ''Your Choice'' is one of 10 university programs funded by a three-year NCAA grant as part of the NCAA CHOICES program. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010302.Loew.choice.html 6. YOUTHS EXPERIENCE COLLEGE THROUGH PURDUE AG PROGRAMS Purdue's School of Agriculture is offering students in grades seven through 11 the chance to be college students for a day. Two programs, Project Future and Project Now, will be Saturday, April 7, in conjunction with Spring Fest. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010302.Welch.agprogram.html 7. PURDUE TO OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK Purdue safety officials announced today (3/2) that the university is joining with Indiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon and Tippecanoe County by proclaiming next week (3/4-3/10) as ''Severe Weather Awareness Week.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010302.Cooper.tornado.html AGRICULTURAL NEWS 8. PURDUE EXPERTS: PREVENTATIVE EFFORTS KEEPING MAD COW DISEASE OUT Purdue experts say feed monitoring
Purdue Digest 2/23
PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF FEB. 19-23 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. Plants as plants: Gene could convert crops to plastics factories 2. New Krannert School building wins architectural design award 3. Purdue students to spend break building desks in Costa Rica 4. Gerontology studies grow with aging population (national version) Purdue's gerontology program comes of age (state version) 5. Purdue observes Disabilities Awareness Month 6. Purdue University highlights of 2000 on video 7. Summer internships available with Purdue Extension 8. Black Cultural Center sponsors program on underground railroad 9. Deadline approaching for Span Plan grant applications 10. Indiana popcorn crop falls with prices 11. Horticulture program allows students to study in Europe 12. 'Carnival of the Animals' highlights Partners concerts 13. Guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke to perform at Loeb Playhouse 14. Purdue police arrest student for thefts from residence halls 15. Purdue calendar 16. Best Bets for Journalists 17. Gerontology Experts 18. National Lifestyles, Education Careers Package 19. Inside Purdue and Perspective - RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS - 1. PLANTS AS PLANTS: GENE COULD CONVERT CROPS TO PLASTICS FACTORIES Scientists have found a gene that allows plants to package and store materials in their cells - a discovery that may open the door to producing new types of plastics from plant materials. Clint Chapple, professor of biochemistry at Purdue, and Knut Meyer of DuPont and Co., have cloned a gene from a laboratory plant that will allow materials to produce plastics in crops without damaging the plant's health. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/0103.Chappel.plastics.html GENERAL INTEREST NEWS 2. NEW KRANNERT SCHOOL BUILDING WINS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AWARD Jerry S. Rawls Hall, the future addition to Purdue's Krannert School of Management, has received an architectural design citation. Architectural Portfolio cited the building's ''center space [that] will be inspiring and at the heart of the school. This design uses massive natural lighting and great open space.'' Rawls Hall, a technologically state-of-the-art $37 million building, is the centerpiece in the Krannert School's $55 million ''Krannert at the Frontier'' campaign.http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010223.Rawls.award.html 3. PURDUE STUDENTS TO SPEND BREAK BUILDING DESKS IN COSTA RICA Three Purdue students heading south this spring break will not be looking for fun in the sun. Their mission will be to help build 50 sets of desks and chairs for two school classrooms in Costa Rica. The project stems from Eva Haviarova's doctoral thesis in which she came up with a plan to create sturdy classroom furniture for developing countries using some of the cheapest materials available. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010223.Gazo.costarica.html 4. GERONTOLOGY STUDIES GROW WITH AGING POPULATION As America grows older, universities across the country are responding by creating programs to study the aging process. ''More than 1,000 gerontology programs now exist, and about 200 of them offer graduate-level studies,'' said Kenneth Ferraro, director of Purdue's interdisciplinary gerontology program. (National story version)http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/0103.Nat.Ferraro.gerontol.html PURDUE'S GERONTOLOGY PROGRAM COMES OF AGE Old age isn't what it used to be, and research into the aging process promises to make growing older even better. ''We're not only trying to ease the pains associated with old age, we're working to improve the quality of life in the later years,'' said Kenneth Ferraro, director of Purdue's interdisciplinary gerontology program. (State story version) http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010223.Ferraro.state.html 5. PURDUE OBSERVES DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH University President Martin C. Jischke will kick off Disabilities Awareness Month activities with remarks at ''Disability Diversity: Past, Present and Future.'' ''In conjunction with the Indiana Governors Planning Council for People with Disabilities, Purdue will highlight the many supportive and innovative services we provide throughout the year for individuals with disabilities,'' said Charlotte F. Westerhaus, director of the Affirmative Action Office. ''Purdue University is committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees and students as we strive to remove barriers that prevent them from reaching their full potential.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010223.Kerr.disabilities.html 6. PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Purdue News Digest 2/5
PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF JAN. 29-FEB. 2 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. Three-year study shows farm-raised fish safe 2. Dogs needed for compulsive disorder study 3. Purdue's Krannert ranked among worlds top 10 finance programs 4. Student investors ride January effect to whopping returns 5. Report: many bridges deficient, roads in poor condition 6. Purdue offers university statistical data online 7. 'Keeping Kids Safe' workshop focuses on juvenile violence 8. Indiana 4-H campaign puts on 'new face' 9. Deadline approaching for summer study abroad programs 10. Purdue alumna, president of Borders, keynotes career conference 11. Rose Bowl programs available from Alumni Association 12. Purdue Research Park hosts high-tech job fair 13. Workshop shows how to add value to farm products 14. Not just farmers: More Amish families are finding off-farm income 15. 'Show Boat' docks at Elliott for two performances 16. Violins, percussion fill Purdue Bands' concerto competition 17. Award-winning illustrator comes to Purdue 18. Thibaud String Trio plays completely from memory 19. Purdue Jazz Band offers 'Evening of Romance' 20. Visiting dean seeks lecturers 21. Purdue calendar 22. Agriculture calendar 23. Best Bets for Journalists 24. National Business, Finance Technology Package 25. Inside Purdue and Perspective - RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS - 1. THREE-YEAR STUDY SHOWS FARM-RAISED FISH SAFE While concerns continue about high levels of metals such as mercury found in some fish, a study recently completed at Purdue shows that fish bought in grocery stores or restaurants are generally safe to eat. ''These findings are supportive of aquaculture products given the current debate over the safe levels of mercury in offshore fish like swordfish, shark, mackerel and large tuna,'' says Charles Santerre, associate professor in Purdue's Department of Foods and Nutrition. Santerre directed a team of researchers from nine universities to complete the study. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010131.Santerre.metals.html 2. DOGS NEEDED FOR COMPULSIVE DISORDER STUDY Does your dog chase its tail for a long period of time? Or snap in the air as if to catch a fly that's not there? The Purdue Animal Behavior Clinic is looking for dogs with such apparently purposeless behaviors to participate in a study that will test a new treatment for canine compulsive disorder. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010202.Irimajiri.compulsiv.html GENERAL INTEREST NEWS 3. PURDUE'S KRANNERT RANKED AMONG WORLDS TOP 10 FINANCE PROGRAMS Purdue's Krannert Graduate School of Management's finance program ranked seventh among MBA programs in the world in a recent Financial Times (London) survey. The Krannert School also placed high in job placement for its MBA graduates. The Financial Times ranked the Krannert School tied for second nationally with Duke and Michigan behind top-ranked Dartmouth College.http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010130.Denis.ft.html 4. Student investors ride January effect to whopping returns A Purdue student investment club made real profits of $70,000 - more than 50 percent on its investment portfolio - in the first month of 2001. It wasn't luck, but it sure wasn't traditional stock-picking analysis, either. Mike Cooper, an assistant professor of finance, had an idea for the students to try. Using a huge database, the students looked at the January returns of all exchange-listed U.S. stocks since 1970 to identify the criteria for picking a basket of stocks most affected by year-end tax-loss selling. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010202.Cooper.janeffect.html 5. REPORT: MANY BRIDGES DEFICIENT, ROADS IN POOR CONDITION Nearly 30 percent of Indiana's county-maintained bridges ''are either structurally or functionally deficient,'' according to a report released this week by a center at Purdue. Indiana's aging roads and bridges represent a microcosm of the national transportation infrastructure, which contains about 500,000 bridges, many of them obsolete. The report's purpose was to document the extent of the problem in Indiana. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010202.Martin.roadsreport.html 6. PURDUE OFFERS UNIVERSITY STATISTICAL DATA ONLINE An institutional profile of Purdue's West Lafayette campus is now available online as well as in printed form. The Purdue Data Digest was developed by the Office of Budget and Fiscal Planning and the Institutional Data Network, a group of staff organized to develop a standard and consistent way to present data about
Purdue News Digest 1/29
PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF JAN. 22-26 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. Mathematics of dripping faucet key to industry, research 2. New technique uses imaging technology to speed drug discovery 3. Ford Motor Company donates $5 million to Purdue University 4. Purdue's Krannert ranked among worlds top 10 finance programs 5. PRFs senior vice president to retire 6. An apple a day the Rube Goldberg way 7. United Negro College Fund CEO to speak at Purdue 8. Purdue celebrates Black History Month 9. Purdue president to discuss state funding on WBAA 10. Ag professor emeritus leads educational trip to Central Europe 11. Three receive Purdue Ag Alumni honors at Fish Fry 12. Country or city, crop seminar offers something for all 13. Workshops provide hard-to-find continuing education 14. Picture this: Crop guide features insects in living color 15. Purdue Lambing School offers hands-on experience 16. 'A Prairie Home Companion' to broadcast from Purdue 17. Purdue Theatre, PMO collaborate with ''How to Succeed ...'' 18. Underground swing dance opens Elliott stage to dancers 19. Undergrads direct 'A Night of Dark Comedy' 20. Valentine's Day events at Purdue 21. Meeting to address issues on Lake Michigan fishing 22. Conference to showcase working with Amish and Anabaptist 23. West Lafayette man arrested on sexual battery charge 24. Purdue calendar 25. Best Bets for Journalists 26. Energy, Utilities and Deregulation Experts 27. Background on Purdue's perception-based engineering and robot-assisted manufacturing automation work 28. Inside Purdue and Perspective - RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS - 1. MATHEMATICS OF DRIPPING FAUCET KEY TO INDUSTRY, RESEARCH Purdue engineers are the first to figure out the mathematics behind a problem plaguing machines that emit drops of liquid from a nozzle, findings that have potentially broad applications, from improved inkjet printers to more precise pharmaceutical research. The new mathematical method drastically speeds up the time it takes to calculate the behavior of how drops form as they come out of a nozzle or faucet. Research that would take months with conventional techniques now can be performed within hours, said Osman Basaran, a professor of chemical engineering. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010126.Basaran.drops.html 2. NEW TECHNIQUE USES IMAGING TECHNOLOGY TO SPEED DRUG DISCOVERY Scientists working to develop new pharmaceuticals will soon have a tool for sorting quickly through millions of compounds to identify the best drug candidates. Purdue researchers have developed a method to sort and isolate chemical compounds as they are made, helping to easily identify the most biologically active compounds among millions of candidates. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010126.Fenniri.pharmacy.html GENERAL INTEREST NEWS 3. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DONATES $5 MILLION TO PURDUE UNIVERSITY Ford Motor Company announced that it will donate more than $5 million to Purdue to support a new laboratory and expand robotic research. The donation will create the Perception Based Engineering (PBE) Laboratory, where researchers will test people's reactions to such things as visual stimuli, sound, temperature and touch. This will aid manufacturer design of engineering and automotive systems for new products. The researchers involved will represent two schools within engineering in addition to psychological sciences and audiology and speech sciences. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010124.Ford.gift.html 4. PURDUE'S KRANNERT RANKED AMONG WORLDS TOP 10 FINANCE PROGRAMS Purdue's Krannert Graduate School of Management's finance program ranked seventh among MBA programs in the world in a Financial Times (London) survey released this week. The Krannert School also placed high in job placement for its MBA graduates. The Financial Times ranked Krannert tied for second nationally with Duke and Michigan behind top-ranked Dartmouth College. 5. PRFS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT TO RETIRE Jeffrey H. Wilson, Purdue Research Foundation senior vice president and treasurer, will retire June 30, after 36 years with the university and the foundation. ''Jeff Wilson has done a remarkable job of managing a highly complex enterprise,'' Purdue President Martin C. Jischke said. ''He leaves the foundation in excellent financial shape with an experienced and talented staff. Jeff and his team have worked hard to help Purdue expand its mission as a contributor to economic development opportunities essential to enhancing Indianas future.'' Jischke, who also serves
Purdue News Digest 12/4
PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF NOV. 27-DEC. 1 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. Cantilever software bridges gap between design, production 2. Professional development classes offered at purdue 3. Learn biotech basics on-line from Purdue 4. Living Christmas trees: A lot of work but a joy to the world 5. Purdue turns lemons into lemonade for agricultural exporters 6. 'Hidden hunger' threatens many crops, researcher says 7. Purdue to host national conference for agribusiness 8. Tax workshop helps farmers close the book on 2000 9. Annual Illiana Vegetable Growers School approaches 10. Purdue plans graduations for West Lafayette, Calumet 11. Associate dean promoted to president's executive assistant 12. Purdue education dean heads back to the classroom 13. Airport director retires after 39 years of service 14. Purdue Repertory Dance Company presents 8 premieres 15. Purdue announces additional flu vaccine opportunities 16. Purdue technology resources coming to Web 17. Purdue Bell Tower is new site for Golden Taps ceremony 18. Purdue police arrest four students on drug-related charges 19. Purdue calendar 20. Agriculture calendar 21. Best Bets for Journalists 22. News tips sent the week of Nov. 27 - Dec. 1 23. Purdue Notebook 24. Inside Purdue and Perspective GENERAL INTEREST NEWS 1. CANTILEVER SOFTWARE BRIDGES GAP BETWEEN DESIGN, PRODUCTION A high-tech, start-up company located in the Purdue Research Park is developing software to help large manufacturers of customized, high-value products reduce time to market and lower costs. ''What if your manufacturing organization could communicate efficiently and painlessly with engineering - in the early stages of product development - to significantly reduce the total time and cost required to design and deliver new products?,'' asks Julie Goonewardene, president of Cantilever Technologies. 2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLASSES OFFERED AT PURDUE Purdue University's Office of Continuing Engineering Education is offering 14 noncredit, professional development courses beginning Jan. 8. Classes will be taught at Purdue during the spring semester and broadcast via the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System to more than 100 industrial and public access sites in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee and Wisconsin. 3. LEARN BIOTECH BASICS ONLINE FROM PURDUE People looking for information on agricultural biotechnology can log onto a Purdue University Web site that takes them step-by-step through the basic science and fundamental issues surrounding biotechnology. ''There is a lot of confusion about agricultural biotechnology, and we thought we could help by trying to explain the basics of the science in accessible terms,'' says horticulture professor Peter Goldsbrough, a member of the team that created the Web site. ''We wanted to create a resource for high school teachers and students, but we also wanted it to be accessible to anyone looking for more information on the subject.'' 4. LIVING CHRISTMAS TREES: A LOT OF WORK BUT A JOY TO THE WORLD It's that time of year again. People are buying presents and decorating their homes for the holidays. A Christmas tree is an essential part of the decorating. However, after the holidays, most Christmas trees end up on the curb where they wait for the trash truck instead of Santa Claus. A living Christmas tree is an option for home owners who would rather not throw their tree away. It's usually sold with the root ball secured in a burlap sack or as a potted tree that can be planted later. AGRICULTURAL NEWS 5. PURDUE TURNS LEMONS INTO LEMONADE FOR AGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS When the Indianapolis owner of Fry Associates, a food technology company, first tried to sell margarine in the newly opened Eastern European markets several years ago, he learned an important lesson: What worked in the United States sat unsold on the shelves in Poland. ''Quite frankly, they were used to making butter from milk that was slightly fermented, plus they strongly preferred butter and margarine with no salt,'' owner Dennis Fry says. ''We changed our margarine to have a stronger flavor, and left out the salt, and it began to sell.'' 6. 'HIDDEN HUNGER' THREATENS MANY CROPS, RESEARCHER SAYS Acres of crops fail to reach yield potential every year, and Purdue University plant pathologist Don Huber says the reason often can be traced to the same source that robs humans of optimal performance: a poor diet. Huber says crops usually get enough phosphorus, potassium and other common minerals to grow, but often can't draw
Purdue News Digest 11/13
PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF NOV. 13-17 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. Board of Trustees 2. Gel may cut doses for some medications 3. Purdue responds to higher education commission proposal 4. Purdue president delivers minority fellowship challenge 5. Krannert graduates at Andersen Consulting endow professorship 6. Purdue Memorial Union hauls out the holly 7. Workers go to college - at work 8. Purdue police to participate in Operation Pull Over 9. Purdue offers flu vaccine to faculty, staff, retirees, students 10. 'Battle for the Bucket' posters given away Thursday Friday 11. Purdue to conduct sixth Day of Service 12. Auction brings in $27,000 for Purdue dairy judging team 13. Hoosier 4-Hers headed to National 4-H Congress 14. Purdue Extension organizations elect officers 15. State legislators receive Purdue Extension Director's Award 16. Purdue Extension honors longtime supporters 17. Purdue entomologist receives 2000 Sharvelle Award 18. Extension agricultural educators honored for service to farmers 19. CFS, 4-H Youth Extension educators win awards 20. Indiana Extension educators win leadership awards 21. Teen issues group receives Purdue Extension award 22. Purdue Extension specialists honored at annual banquet 23. Purdue medicinal chemist named Indiana professor of the year 24. Black Cultural Center presents week of creative cacophony 25. What the Dickens? Professor publishes Christmas mystery 26. Oblivi0n brings evening of tango music to Purdue 27. PMO show production team hails from across the country 28. Purdue calendar 29. Agriculture calendar 30. Best Bets for Journalists 31. News tips sent the week of Nov. 13-17 32. National Agriculture Package 33. Inside Purdue and Perspective 1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES The board was meeting Friday (11/17). Because the board had not yet taken action when this digest was compiled, a summary of its actions was not available. The following stories about the board's actions will be available late Friday afternoon at the News Service Web site. -- Board to consider appointment for Krannert named professorship -- Trustees to recognize long-time university administrator upon his retirement - RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS - 2. GEL MAY CUT DOSES FOR SOME MEDICATIONS A material invented at Purdue University is showing promise as a drug-delivery system that might replace some multiple-dose medications with a single daily formulation. Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Miami, Fla., has signed a license from the Purdue Research Foundation's Office of Technology Commercialization to develop the material for a ''gastric-retention'' drug-delivery system. The material, called ''superporous hydrogels,'' expands dramatically when immersed in water. Oral drug delivery formulations made from the gels would swell rapidly in the stomach, causing medications to move more slowly from the stomach to the intestines. GENERAL INTEREST NEWS 3. PURDUE RESPONDS TO HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION PROPOSAL Purdue's president today (11/17) commended the Indiana Commission for Higher Education's overall 2001-2003 budget recommendations, but cautioned that some portions would limit the state's economic development opportunities. Purdue President Martin C. Jischke said, ''The commission is to be commended for its support of education and all it means to the future prosperity of the State of Indiana. Without doubt, it views education as critical to Indiana's stake in the New Economy. 4. PURDUE PRESIDENT DELIVERS MINORITY FELLOWSHIP CHALLENGE Purdue President Martin C. Jischke Tuesday (11/14) called for a national movement by America's universities to establish fellowships to increase the numbers of minority graduate students preparing to be the faculty of the future. Speaking at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges in San Antonio, Texas, Jischke announced he will establish an annual fellowship at Purdue. He challenged other universities to follow his lead. Purdue's fellowships, named for George Washington Carver, will be given to graduate students from historically black institutions, and Hispanic-serving or tribal colleges. The full speech is available at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html4ever/001113.SPJischke.NASULGC.html 5. KRANNERT GRADUATES AT ANDERSEN CONSULTING ENDOW PROFESSORSHIP A group of Purdue alumni who work for Andersen Consulting, together with a matching grant from the company's foundation, is creating an endowed professorship in information technology at the Krannert School
