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News for faculty and staffJanuary 29, 2008FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES Regenstrief Center requests research proposals for healthcare delivery fundingThe Regenstrief Center is soliciting research proposals from Purdue faculty in all disciplines with research interests which relate to healthcare delivery. MoreMortar Board Rose Award honors clerical, service staffNominate someone today for the Mortar Board Rose Award. These awards are given to clerical and service staff workers, nominated by faculty, staff, or students who know the work habits of the nominee. Go to https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mortarbd/awards/rose.php Information on other Mortar Board Awards is available at: https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mortarbd/awards/ CAMPUS NEWS Purdue police warn of book purchase scamPurdue police are warning students of a scam involving the purchase of classroom text books. In the scam, students are contacted by someone who offers to buy their used books. The alleged buyers tell the student they will send a check for more than the purchase price. The student is told to cash the check, then deduct the cost of the book, plus shipping, and quickly send the excess amount back to the alleged buyer. MoreNew student organization focuses on environmentally sound building practicesKermit the Frog may have thought that it's not easy being green, but a new student group at Purdue would like to change that perception. Purdue GreenBuild is an organization open to students of all majors, as well as faculty and staff, who are interested in green building practices. More NEWS FROM OTHER PURDUE CAMPUSES Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne GENERAL NEWSInfrastructure not ready for all the ethanol to be produced in '08By the end of 2008, the United States will have the capacity to produce 13 billion gallons of ethanol, but a Purdue expert said the maximum ethanol the market can handle is 12 billion gallons, and perhaps considerably less. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTS Today's eventsHere is a list of events happening Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the West Lafayette campus. More Events this weekHere is a list of events happening Jan. 28-Feb. 3 on the West Lafayette campus. MoreJohn Jorgenson Quintet to bring gypsy jazz to Loeb Playhouse
The performance is presented by Purdue Convocations as part of its Frets on Fire series. Convocations also will present a pre-show discussion with John Jorgenson, who will illuminate the origins of gypsy jazz and his group's passion for performing it, at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Stewart Center Gallery. More Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor to speak at Purdue exhibitA survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bomb will speak about her experience as part of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition at Purdue. Sachiko Masuoka, an 85-year-old Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and Chicago resident, will talk about her experience at 1 p.m. Feb. 23 in Room 200 of Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry. More
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