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August 30, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Campus urged to sign up for text messaging test

Purdue plans to test a text messaging system in late September. So far, about 6,000 students, faculty and staff have signed up, said Scott Ksander, executive director of information technology networks and security. To make the test valid, however, three times that number is needed. More

Actors from the London stage to offer on-campus classroom residencies

Purdue Convocations will host two performances of Macbeth by the distinguished Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS) on Sept. 21 and 22. The company will be in residence at Purdue Sept. 18-22, and faculty and instructors are invited to participate in this amazing week of classroom residencies, workshops, and live performances. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Physics General Colloquium

Aug. 30. 4 p.m. Speaker Ron Walsworth. Title: "Multidisciplinary Applications of State-Selected Atoms." More

Oncological Sciences Center seminar

Sept. 4. 11:30 a.m. WSLR 116. Speaker: Dr. Jonathon Wilker, Department of Chemistry, Purdue. Title: "Carcinogen Interception: Detoxification from Inorganic Compounds." See flyer here.

PAA Alumni Leaders Conference

The Purdue Alumni Association will host its annual Alumni Leaders Conference (ALC) September 13-15. More

National group for biometrics standards to meet at Purdue

About 40 biometrics experts from around the country will visit Purdue in September for a meeting of the technical committee that sets industry standards. More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue makes education a priority for World Rabies Day

As state agencies and health organizations prepare for the first World Rabies Day on Sept. 8, researchers from Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine want to help educate the public about the deadly disease. More

West Nile virus season can take a bite out of the fun

Although many people think of mosquitoes as being the villain of summertime, the type of mosquito that spreads the potentially fatal West Nile virus is usually most active in Indiana from mid-August through October. More

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