Purdue Today

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September 12, 2007

FEATURED NEWS

Police continue investigation in attack

Purdue police are continuing the investigation into an attempted abduction that occurred around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 11) near McCormick Road. More

SecurePurdue newsletter is online

The newest edition of the SecurePurdue newsletter is posted at the SecurePurdue Web site. The newsletter contains news items related to information security at Purdue and is the newsletter of the SecurePurdue initiative. More

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

Parking spaces outnumber drivers 3-to-1, drive pollution and warming

Purdue researchers surveyed the total area devoted to parking in a midsize Midwestern county and found that parking spaces outnumbered resident drivers 3-to-1 and outnumbered resident families 11-to-1. The researchers found the total parking area to be larger than 1,000 football fields, or covering more than two square miles. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Founder of Ambassadors for Children to speak today

The founder and president of an international children's charity will speak at a meeting of the Purdue chapter of Ambassadors for Children today (Sept. 12). More

Computing Research Institute Seminar

Thursday, Sept. 13. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Room 1142, Lawson. Speaker: Luiz DeRose, programming environments director, senior principal engineer, Cray Inc. Title: Cray Adaptive Supercomputing: The Road to Petaflops. See flier here.

Physics Department General Colloquium

Thursday, Sept. 13. 4 p.m. Room 223, Physics Building. Speaker: John Howell, University of Rochester. Title: Applications of Slow and Stopped Light. See flier here.

Philosophy Colloquium

Thursday, Sept. 13. 4:30 p.m. Room 101, University Hall. Speaker: John Martin Fischer, professor of philosophy, University of California, Riverside. Topic: "Molinism."

High school bands to bring color, pageantry to Purdue Band Day

From movie tunes to rock numbers, Purdue's annual "All-American" High School Band Day on Saturday (Sept. 15) will feature a wide range of music. Twenty-three bands will fill the field with color and pageantry for Purdue's second home football game. More

Family Day to offer food, fun for Purdue families

Visitors to Purdue on Saturday (Sept. 15) will have a number of activities and events from which to choose as a part of the annual Family Day event, sponsored by Purdue Student Union Board. More

Purdue residence halls to step out for Hunger Hike

Nearly 100 Purdue Residence Hall Association members will hit the Wabash Heritage Trail at 2 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 16) to support Greater Lafayette's Hunger Hike 2007. More

Broadway hit 'Hairspray' to bring hairdos, heartthrobs to Purdue

Audiences will be swept away to 1960s Baltimore when "Hairspray," a musical comedy hit on Broadway, comes to Elliott Hall of Music at 8 p.m. Sept. 28. More

GENERAL NEWS

Technical Assistance Program opens Jasper office

The Technical Assistance Program, which connects businesses with Purdue resources and helps them remain globally competitive, opened a new office in Jasper, Ind., on Tuesday (Sept. 11). More

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