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September 11, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Panel determines research allegations merit additional investigation

A Purdue committee formed to inquire into allegations of research misconduct against nuclear engineering professor Rusi Taleyarkhan has determined that several matters merit further investigation. Purdue initiated the review at the direction of The Office of Naval Research (ONR), which is one of the sponsors of Taleyarkhan's research. More

MEMO

Re: Fall grants for study abroad

Andrew Gillespie, associate dean of international programs, announces grants for study abroad and international learning. See memo here.

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

College to celebrate liberal arts in October

**Michael Morrison**

The College of Liberal Arts will highlight its research, scholarship and teaching in October during Experience Liberal Arts.

"Experience Liberal Arts month aims to highlight the ubiquity and variety of the liberal arts on the Purdue campus," says John Contreni, Justin S. Morrill Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. More

Health and Kinesiology to present Fall 2007 Department Colloquia Series

Wednesday, Sept. 12. 3:30 p.m. Room 108, Lambert. Speaker: Jessica Witte, assistant professor of psychological sciences. "Seeing into the Future: Action-Modulated Perception." See flier here.

Chemistry Department Colloquium is Thursday

Thursday, Sept. 13. 4:30 p.m.. Room 104, Wetherill. Speaker: Barbara Finlayson-Pitts, professor of chemistry, University of California-Urvine. See flier here.

Nursing to host Conference on Nursing History, Ethics, Human Rights and Innovations

The Purdue School of Nursing will host its fifth annual Conference on Nursing History, Ethics, Human Rights, and Innovations on Friday, Sept. 14, from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. More

Purdue to celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17

Purdue's celebration of Constitution and Citizenship Day on Sept. 17 will ask participants to take a step back in time with the theme "If you were in Philadelphia 220 years ago ... would you have signed?"More

Regenstrief Center symposium will highlight Purdue's focus on health-care research

Purdue's Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering will lead a symposium on Sept. 18 to highlight the University's health-care research in the areas of liberal arts, science, nursing, social sciences and management. More

CAMPUS NEWS