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September 21, 2007

NEWS FOR STAFF

Bell Tower won't ring this morning

Electrical service to the Bell Tower is expected to be shut down from 8 a.m. until noon today (Friday, Sept. 21). The clock and bells will not function during this time. The shutdown is part of the steam service line upgrade project.

Vote for Books & Coffee selection

Faculty and staff can be a part of the 57th Annual Books & Coffee by voting from among the four book selections chosen by the Purdue Student English Association (SEA). More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue Agriculture alum named acting head of USDA

Purdue agricultural alumnus Chuck Conner, who was named Thursday (Sept. 20) as acting head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is known by Purdue officials as a determined individual who has spent many years in Washington, D.C., serving the Midwest. More

$1.5 million given to Cancer Center in memory of son

The Purdue Cancer Center has announced a $1.5 million gift to establish the Robert Wallace Miller Director Chair for the Purdue Cancer Center.

Former Indiana Sen. V. Richard "Dick" Miller and his wife, Jane K. Miller, provided the gift to honor their late son Robert "Robbie" Wallace Miller. Robbie succumbed to a rare form of cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma, when he was 11 years old. More

Purdue-led network awarded $18.25 million NSF grant to grow users, translate nanoscience into nanotechnology

**Quantum dot**

Purdue's Network for Computational Nanotechnology has received a five-year, $18.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative with expanded capabilities and services for computer simulations, NSF and Purdue officials announced Thursday (Sept. 20). More

Gifted Education Resource Institute receives grant to implement 'Project HOPE'

In an effort to support high-achieving low-income students and the educational institutions that serve them, the Gifted Education Resource Institute (GERI) has received a grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. More

Students to work with media in Beijing during 2008 Olympics

Purdue's Department of Communication is seeking students to serve as media liaisons for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in China. More

Purdue to take part in first 'Renewable on Parade' event in Iowa

Eight Purdue students and a faculty member are traveling to Washington, Iowa, to participate in the first Renewable on Parade Consumer Expo today and Saturday (Sept. 21-22). More

Purdue receives 47 more settlement letters from RIAA

Forty-seven more users of the Purdue Internet network soon will begin receiving letters of threatened legal action from the Recording Industry Association of America. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

2007 Center on Aging and the Life Course symposium

Sept. 21. 1-5 p.m. Stewart Center. 2007 Center on Aging and the Life Course symposium. Theme: Interdisciplinary Intersections: Interpersonal Relations Over the Life Course. More

Czech Republic pet reptile expert to visit School of Veterinary Medicine

The director of the Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic in Brno, Czech Republic, will meet with students and faculty at the School of Veterinary Medicine from Sept. 23 through Sept. 30 to talk about the field of reptile medicine and surgery. More

Chemical Engineering graduate student seminar:
John Vohs

Sept. 25. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Room G140, Forney Hall. Speaker: John Vohs, professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, University of Pennsylvania. Title: "Mechanistic Studies of Hydrogen Production from Methanol on PdZn Alloy Catalysts."

Discovery Channel's 'MythBusters' will speak at Purdue in October

Co-hosts of the Discovery Channel's popular television show "MythBusters" will present clips that never aired and answer questions from the audience as part of their presentation at 1 p.m. Oct. 28 in Elliott Hall of Music. More

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