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September 24, 1999 JOURNALISTS: Here's a story idea and selected Purdue events during the next two weeks. Leaves leave earlyDrought is affecting major portions of Indiana and other states in the Midwest. A continued lack of rain will result in less vibrant colors as trees begin to shed their leaves. "Autumn colors are best when we have a combination of sufficient moisture, bright sunshine and cool nights," according to William Chaney, Purdue professor of tree physiology. The dry conditions will cause the leaves to fall much earlier than usual and will prevent them from having time to change from green to yellow and red. Chaney says there is an "old wive's tale" about rain washing away the color. Actually, the rain keeps the leaves alive and sunshine increases the sugar supply so that they can stay on the tree longer. Cool nights slow the process of dying cells. Chaney predicts that if current conditions persist, we will miss our most colorful season. CONTACT: Chaney, (765) 494-3576. Events• Wednesday, Sept. 29. Tom Johnson, vice president, director of technical services and chief hydrogeologist for Levine-Fricke-Recon, Emeryville, Calif., will talk about "Environmental Remediation: New Technologies and Old Limitations" at 4:30 p.m. in Room 1252, Civil Engineering Building. It's the next lecture in the Monsanto Colloquium about Remediation Engineering and Science. CONTACT: Suresh Rao, the Lee A. Rieth Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, (765) 49-66554, pscr@ecn.purdue.edu • Thursday, Sept. 30. Michael M. Sears, senior vice president of the Boeing Co. and president of its military aircraft and missile systems group, will deliver the first William Boeing Memorial Lecture at 4 p.m. in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. This is planned to be an annual lecture series administered by the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. CONTACT: Thomas Farris, head of School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (765) 494-5117. • Friday, Oct. 1. George T. Muller, president and chief operating officer, Subaru of America Inc., Cherry Hill, N.J., will talk about "Subaru: Lessons Learned in a Turnaround" at 11:30 a.m. as part of the Krannert Executive Forum in the Krannert Building Auditorium. Reporters are asked to refrain from asking questions, videotaping or taking photographs during the lecture, but all are allowed during the student question-and-answer sessions. CONTACT: Tamyra Gibson, director of public relations, School of Management, (765) 494-4392, gibson@mgmt.purdue.edu • Wednesday, Oct. 6. Miriam Joyce, Purdue associate professor of history, will talk about "Jews, Israel and the Arab Gulf States in the 1960s" at the Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series at 12:30 p.m. in Room 218B, Stewart Center. CONTACTS: Sandor Goodhart, director of Jewish Studies, (765) 494-3720, goodhart@purdue.edu; or Alice Wenger, (765) 494-965, awenger@sla.purdue.edu • Friday, Oct. 8. John D. Buck, executive vice president for operations, information services and human resources, Fingerhut Cos. Inc., and president of Fingerhut Business Services, Minnetonka, Minn., will talk about "The e-Tooling of Fingerhut" at the Krannert Executive Forum at 11:30 a.m. in the Krannert Building Auditorium. Reporters are asked to refrain from asking questions, videotaping or taking photographs during the lecture, but all are allowed during the student question-and-answer sessions. CONTACT: Tamyra Gibson, director of public relations, School of Management, (765) 494-4392, gibson@mgmt.purdue.edu
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