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December 19, 1997

Purdue programs to be highlighted during basketball halftimes

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Plans for a new aquatics center and a program to take state-of-the-art scientific equipment into Indiana high schools are two of the topics for halftime television features during the remainder of the Purdue University basketball games this season.

The three-minute features air during the halftimes of games broadcast by the ESPN Regional Television network. The features are produced by the Purdue Office of University Relations.

The schedule of programs to be highlighted during January and February:

Jan. 10 -- Groundbreaking is months away, but tours of the new Black Cultural Center are now available via virtual reality software.

Jan. 21 -- Human trials are under way for a method that uses pig intestines to heal knee injuries. The development comes from Purdue biomedical researchers and DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. of Warsaw, Ind.

Jan. 24 -- Purdue's School of Education is preparing teachers for technology's increasing role in education.

Jan. 29 -- A Purdue Cooperative Extension program, Safe Food for the Hungry, is an international campaign to educate nonprofit food organizations about food safety and nutrition.

Jan. 31 -- A new aquatics center is planned for the university, complete with Olympic-sized pool and a much-needed upgrade to exercise areas in the Purdue Recreational Sports facility.

Feb. 7 -- High school students have access to state-of-the-art chemistry and biology equipment thanks to a Purdue program that delivers the technology to the schools and instructs teachers how to use it.

Feb. 18 -- A curriculum change in the School of Pharmacy is preparing students for the professional world with an emphasis on skills such as communication, counseling and problem solving.

Feb. 21 -- The School of Science has launched a new program to help keep women students on track for careers in science.

Purdue basketball games are broadcast on Indiana stations including WEVV-TV Evansville, WANE-TV Fort Wayne, WTTV-TV Indianapolis, WLFI-TV Lafayette and WHME-TV South Bend.

Producers of the segments are Ray Cubberley, assistant director of university relations for broadcast services, and Connie Ostler, producer/director. Dan Skinner, manager of radio station WBAA, narrates the features.

CONTACT: Cubberley, (765) 494-2075, e-mail, ray_cubberley@purdue.edu.

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu

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