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October 5, 2007

Purdue mechanical engineering announces gifts for 2 professorships

The College of Engineering will announce today major gifts for two new professorships. The deferred gifts will be recognized at the Dean's Club Luncheon at Purdue Memorial Union. More

NEWS FOR FACULTY

CIE offers options for classroom feedback

Faculty who would like to get feedback from their students about how their classes are going this semester can contact the Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE). More

CAMPUS NEWS

Purdue Fire Department receives grant for chemical identifier

The Purdue Fire Department purchased a portable chemical identifier worth nearly $100,000, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground. More

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

Fungus genome yielding answers to protect grains, people and animals

**Fusarium graminearum**

Why a pathogen is a pathogen may be answered as scientists study the recently mapped genetic makeup of a fungus that spawns the worst cereal grains disease known and also can produce toxins potentially fatal to people and livestock.

The fungus, which is especially destructive to wheat and barley, has resulted in an estimated $10 billion in damage to U.S. crops over the past 10 years. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Parking lots to open later for Saturday's football game against Ohio State

The parking lots for fans attending the Purdue vs. Ohio State football game this weekend will open later than usual due to the late start of the game. The football game is set to begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in Ross-Ade Stadium.

Recreational Vehicle lots will open at 6 p.m. today (Friday). All other lots will open Saturday at noon.
For updated information about Purdue intercollegiate athletics, go to www.purduesports.com.

Homecoming fun to focus on Purdue's past, present

**2006 Purdue Homecoming festivities**

Purdue's Homecoming events will include new activities for students, as well as the traditional pep rally, parade, fireworks and family activities.

The week's events run Oct. 22 through Oct. 28, and include the noon kickoff Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 27, in which Purdue takes on Northwestern. More

Literary Reading Series to bring poet to campus

Poet Adam Zagajewski will speak Oct. 18 as part of the Purdue Literary Reading Series and Experience Liberal Arts. More

Events today at Purdue

— Oct. 5, 11 a.m., Room 118 A-B, A. A. Potter Engineering Center. Speaker: Pamela McVeigh, AAE, MS '95, PhD '99, structural analysis engineer -- International Space Station Structural Integrity team, Boeing Co. Topic: "Preparing for a Future in Space." Click here to view the flier: https://www.lib.purdue.edu/adv/docs/Seminar.pdf.
— Oct. 5. 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Room 1086, Jerry S. Rawls Hall. Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: Fred Reilly, attorney and real estate developer, Reilly International Law Firm, P.A. Topic: "Tenacity 2.0."

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