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Purdue Today

News for faculty and staff

March 12, 2009

In the spotlight

PURDUE ON CAMERA

Purdue students to take 'free compliments' banter to 'The Oprah Show'
It's easy to find a few kind words from the "Free Compliments" guys who set up shop every Wednesday afternoon outside the Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry. Now, the two Purdue students are scheduled to be featured Friday (March 13) on "The Oprah Show." More

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Wellness screenings available through StayWell

Appointments are available on the West Lafayette campus for wellness screenings. More

Purdue to test sirens, offer training for severe weather preparedness

As spring approaches, Purdue emergency preparedness officials are urging the campus community to review the university's severe weather procedures and know their shelter-in-place locations. More

Faculty sought for Discovery Park's Entrepreneurial Leadership Academy

Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship is accepting nominations for faculty development opportunities supported by the Kauffman Foundation and in partnership with the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence. More

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

Researchers identify a process that regulates seed germination

Mike Hasegawa
Purdue researchers have determined a process that regulates activity of genes that control seed germination and seedling development. Mike Hasegawa, the Bruno C. Moser Distinguished Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, and Kenji Miura, a former Purdue postdoctoral researcher and now an assistant professor at Tsukuba University in Japan, discovered the step involved in keeping seeds from germinating in adverse conditions such as freezing temperatures or drought, a factor in the survival of plant species. More

Economists: What sent farm prices up now bringing them down

A trio of economic factors that sent commodity prices soaring in mid-2008 has since reversed course and is pushing prices lower, according to an updated report by three Purdue agricultural economists. More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue's elevator pitch competition open to entrepreneurs

Nathalie Duval-Couetil
Registration is open for Purdue's Elevator Pitch Competition, set for March 27 at Discovery Park's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. The competition, carrying the theme, "Stand Up, Stand Out, Go Up," will run from 2-5 p.m. in Room 121 and is open to Purdue students and faculty as well as entrepreneurs from the Purdue Research Parks in West Lafayette and throughout the state. An awards ceremony will follow. More

Purdue, Vincennes help displaced workers seize training ops

More than 50 workers who recently lost their jobs in north- central Indiana are enrolled in technical training classes through Purdue and Vincennes universities, and there is room for more. More

Purdue fraternities, sorority placed on probation following hazing violations

Purdue officials on Wednesday (March 11) announced that two fraternities and a sorority have been placed on probation for violating the University's hazing policies. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Today's events

Here is a list of events happening Thursday, March 12, at the West Lafayette campus. More

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening March 9-15 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Purdue to co-host conference for minority students in agriculture

More than 1,000 minority students from high school through graduate school will attend a national conference in Indianapolis this month to learn more about opportunities in agriculture and related science careers. More

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