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April 2 , 2008

In the spotlight:

Purdue Presidential Inauguration

France A. Córdova became Purdue's 11th president on July 16, 2007, and will be formally inaugurated April 11 in Elliott Hall of Music. Leading up to the inauguration, Purdue Today will take a look at Purdue's past leaders. Today, our fourth president, James Smart.

Presidents of Purdue's past:
James H. Smart, 1883-1900

Purdue's fourth president, James H. Smart, was a self-educated New Englander. Smart is known in Purdue history as "the engineers' president." The schools of civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering, as well as the school of pharmacy and pharmacal sciences, were established during his tenure. It was during his administration that Old Gold and Black were established as the school colors.

Inauguration week to launch new programs, showcase Purdue

**Purdue mace, medallion**

Purdue is planning a series of major announcements in April during its inauguration week for President France A. Córdova.

"These events will be the launching pad for some major initiatives, as well as an opportunity to showcase our campus to national and global academic leaders," Córdova said. More

The Purdue Presidential Inauguration

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

Engineers make first 'active matrix' display using nanowires

**Micro-manipulation probe station**

Engineers have created the first "active matrix" display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and "heads-up" displays in car windshields. The transistors are made of "nanowires," tiny cylindrical structures that are assembled on glass or thin films of flexible plastic. More

GENERAL NEWS

Professor, students interpret Native American history at Prophetstown

Images of war tend to overshadow the cultural and religious life that was at the heart of the Native American Woodland Village in Prophetstown, says a Purdue expert. More

Purdue Student Habitat Chapter to celebrate completion of house

A Lafayette family will be welcomed into a new house Saturday (April 5) during a ceremony commemorating the end of construction of a house built by members of the Purdue Student Habitat Chapter. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Today's events

Here is a list of events happening Wednesday, April 2, at the West Lafayette campus. More

This week's events

Here is a list of events happening March 31-April 6 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Final installment of Difficult Dialogue series is today at BCC

The last in a series of lectures that focuses on race will be presented today (April 2) by the Black Cultural Center and the American Studies Program. More

Purdue exhibit helps mark NanoDays

Purdue's "Nano in Your Neighborhood" exhibit on display in Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering is helping to celebrate NanoDays. More

Purdue's ROTC Hall of Fame to hold induction ceremony

Three Purdue alumni will be inducted into the Purdue University Reserve Officer's Training Corps Hall of Fame on April 12. More

Racecars to be on display during first Motorsports on the Mall

Passersby will be able to get an up-close look at a variety of racecars at the inaugural Motorsports on the Mall event April 17. More

Purdue to hold summit on advanced defense technologies

Officials and technical experts from government, industry and academia will meet during an April conference at Purdue to discuss issues directly impacting the performance and reliability of military aircraft and ground vehicles. More

Paul Sarbanes, co-author of corporate regulatory bill, to speak

Former U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes, co-author of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that was aimed at regulating corporate accounting practices, will speak at Purdue on April 17 as part of the university's Series on Corporate Citizenship and Ethics. More

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