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February 6, 2013
In the Spotlight: Purdue Extension Week
Brad Niemeier counts himself among the many entrepreneurs starting a new business that Purdue Extension helped to get off to a strong start. "I never knew this help was available," said Niemeier, a Purdue alumnus who is starting a new food business. "It's awesome to have this resource. I got so much out of my time here as a student. Now, Purdue is still giving back to me."
Niemeier is referring to a Department of Food Science outreach program that helps fledgling food entrepreneurs like him make products safe from bacteria. It is just one of the many ways in which Purdue Extension assists businesses across Indiana with programs offering services that enable them to succeed.
* Purdue Extension website
* Making a Difference website: Featuring stories of people across Indiana who have benefited from Extension services.
Faculty and staff news
The Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee is looking to fill up to seven seats that will become vacant in May.
Purdue is reaching out to anyone who may have eaten food on Jan. 23-25 from three areas in Marriott Hall, after a food handler there was diagnosed with typhoid fever.
General news
Purdue researchers have received a five-year $14.5 million National Science Foundation grant to expand its widely used nanoHUB.org online science and engineering gateway.
The Barbara Cook Chapter of Mortar Board is providing students wishing to pursue graduate studies with a merit-based funding source.
The major happenings at Purdue during 2012 are highlighted in the 58th edition of the Purdue Newsreel, called 'The New Faces of Purdue.'
The registration deadline for this summer's Energy Academy at Purdue has been extended to Feb. 15 for interested secondary school teachers and current high school sophomores and juniors throughout Indiana.
Research news
Three Purdue scientists will use a $1 million grant to develop genomic tools needed to improve sorghum, an important African food crop.
Researchers are improving the performance of technologies ranging from medical CT scanners to digital cameras using a system of models to extract specific information from huge collections of data and then reconstructing images like a jigsaw puzzle. Purdue sports
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