Purdue News Digest
Purdue News Digest
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December 18, 1998
Purdue news summary for week of Dec. 13-18This digest contains summaries of the following stories from Purdue News Service and Agricultural Communication Service. All these stories, and more, are available on the World Wide Web
1. Book on race relations discusses middle-ground approach 2. Attitude change will cure communication anxiety 3. Purdue to bestow honorary degree on Pritsker 4. Board of Trustees (Stories available Monday) 5. Purdue to be affiliated with new research center (Story available Monday) 6. Purdue News Roundup
9. National Science & Health Package
RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS 1. Book on race relations discusses middle-ground approach In his recently released book, "Diversity and Unity," Martin Patchen, Purdue professor of sociology, takes a look at different approaches to handling racial and ethnic diversity. While not advocating any one approach, Patchen does point out a middle ground. He discusses cosmopolitanism as a compromise between those who would erase ethnic differences and those who want to celebrate them. He says inequalities among ethnic groups often lead to prejudice, segregation and discrimination. Other contributing factors: intergroup contacts, economic competition and population shifts. (Color photo illustration available.)
2. Attitude change will cure communication anxiety A little change in attitude can calm the butterflies in your stomach before a job interview or business presentation, says a Purdue communications professor. "We tend to think of situations like these as performances, and in that case, it's no wonder we get keyed up," says John Greene, an expert in communication anxiety. "The trick is to change our focus. Whether it's an interview or a speech or whatever -- what we need to do is concentrate on communicating versus performing." GENERAL INTEREST NEWS
3. Purdue to bestow honorary degree on Pritsker A. Alan B. Pritsker, industrial engineer and co-founder of a pioneering specialized software firm based in West Lafayette, will receive an honorary doctor of engineering degree from Purdue on Sunday (12/20).
4. Board of Trustees The board was to meet Saturday morning (12/19). Because the board had not yet taken action when this digest was compiled, stories about its actions were not available. Items on the agenda included room and board rates for residence halls and authorizing several construction projects, including the new aquatics center. Stories about the board's actions will be available Monday morning (12/21) by e-mail and on the News Service Web and ftp servers.
5. Purdue to be affiliated with new research center Details will be announced Monday (12/21), and the story will be available that morning by e-mail and on the News Service Web and ftp servers.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
6. Purdue News Roundup See summary of headlines at beginning of this document.
7. Ag News Roundup See summary of headlines at beginning of this document.
8. Agriculture calendar This calendar lists Purdue Agriculture events during the next four weeks.
9. National Science & Health Package These stories were distributed nationally this week to science and health reporters. A Web site with links to all the stories and photos in this package is at this URL: http://news.uns.purdue.edu/paks/scipak.digest.9901.html 1. Researchers discover how green tea may prevent cancer 2. Study breathes new life into question of how life began 3. Researchers splice severed spinal cords (Color graphic available.) 4. Bottoms up! Studies link beverages to weight gain (Color photo available.) 5. Web site opens new vistas for blind students (Color graphic available.) 6. Science briefs
10. Inside Purdue
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