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February 5, 2013
In the Spotlight: Purdue Extension Week
Paul Flint was like many producers trying to deal with problems wrought by the summer-long drought. He had concerns and questions about the condition of his crops and how to care for his 75 head of cattle. As co-owner of Flint Farms in Daviess County in southwest Indiana, where the drought was at its worst, he wondered how he would feed his cattle as the intense heat and dry weather wilted crops and led to skyrocketing feed prices.
Purdue Extension specialists and educators knew that he and many other producers needed help -- and quickly. So they organized a series of regional meetings with crop farmers and cattle producers to help them get a firm handle on problems and find solutions.
* Purdue Extension website
* Making a Difference website: Featuring stories of people across Indiana who have benefited from Extension services.
Faculty and staff news
The Purdue Board of Trustees will hold its meeting at 9 a.m. Friday (Feb. 8) in Stewart Center, Room 326. The agenda is available here. News from the meeting will be included in a special Board of Trustees issue of Purdue Today that will be sent at the conclusion of the meeting.
A series of tech talks covering such topics as virtual and augmented reality, modeling and animation, and real-time simulated environments will be 2-3 p.m. Feb. 12, March 5 and April 16 at ITaP's Envision Center for Data Perceptualization.
Individuals interested in SharePoint can learn how to display dynamic data pages and how to restore a subsite at the next quarterly SharePoint Users and Developers meeting, which takes place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 7) in Lawson Computer Science Building, Room 1142.
The Office of University Sustainability encourages Purdue faculty and staff members to recycle their unneeded files and paperwork during this year's Recyclemania competition, which runs through March 30.
Applications are now being accepted for the Barbara Cooper Clark Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, based on assessed student need, is open to students with connections to Physical Facilities.
Research news
Before spouses take their first step toward fitness, their partner's interest or willingness to participate can sway them, says a Purdue family studies expert.
General news
Students doing undergraduate research are reminded that Feb. 15 is the last deadline for proposals to be submitted to JPUR, the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research. Those interested in writing a proposal are invited to an abstract workshop being held today in Hicks Undergraduate Library.
All current and newly admitted Purdue students planning on attending Purdue in the fall of 2013 must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1 to receive priority consideration for federal, state and University-based financial aid.
Indiana high school administrators, educators and community leaders have through March 29 to nominate high school sophomores and juniors for the seventh annual Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy.
People
Purdue's Agricultural Alumni Association has honored 10 individuals with its highest award for their professional accomplishments, leadership in organizations associated with agriculture and community service.
Purdue sports
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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