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October 11, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

New policy addresses password expiration, access to University resources

A newly revised Authentication and Authorization Policy (V.1.2) was signed by President France A. Córdova on Sept. 25. The revised Authentication and Authorization policy employs a standardized mechanism for identification, authentication, and authorization to access University resources. More

Input sought on draft policy on Web accessibility

Purdue is currently drafting a policy focused on Web accessibility for individuals with disabilities and seeks public comment on the language of the proposed policy. More

Coming clock change means workweek longer for one shift

On Sunday, Nov. 4, Indiana clocks will fall back one hour as we change from Daylight Saving Time. For employees working the third shift on Nov. 3-4, the shift will last one hour longer than normally scheduled: nine hours instead of eight, or 13 hours instead of 12. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Military families to benefit from Lilly Endowment, Purdue partnership

**France A. Córdova and N. Clay Robbins**

An $8.9 million gift from Lilly Endowment will help a Purdue institute reach out to military families across the nation and serve as a model for others.

The gift to Purdue's Military Family Research Institute, the only one of its kind in the country, is designed to help military families better adapt to the challenges of repeated deployments and the stresses of raising and connecting with their children during wartime. More

Purdue EPICS sets semester record for student participation

Purdue's Engineering Projects in Community Service has announced a record semester enrollment for its program.

The program, known as EPICS, creates teams of undergraduates who earn academic credit for multiyear, multidisciplinary projects that solve engineering and technology-based problems for community service and educational organizations. More

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

Biometric sensors no dirtier than doorknobs, study finds

**Testing bacteria**

While biometric equipment is gaining popularity in a variety of applications, such as ensuring secure access to buildings, industries are finding that many users believe the devices are unsanitary and a potential source of germs that could cause illness.

But a Purdue study has found that while the platen glass surfaces of devices that scan fingerprints or hand geometry may look more unsanitary due to visible dirt and prints, they in fact harbor about the same amount of bacteria as a typical doorknob. More

Purdue nutrition expert: Pregnant women should know what kind of fish is safe

Despite the known health benefits of eating fish, consumers, especially pregnant women, need to choose safer and more nutritious species to include in their diets, says a Purdue University nutrition expert. More

PEOPLE

Neuroscientist receives long-term funding to understand obesity

**Terry Powley**

A Purdue professor of psychological sciences is the recipient of a $8.4 million, 10-year National Institutes of Health Method to Extend Research in Time Award that will fund research on how the brain and stomach communicate about the food people eat. More

Purdue Research Foundation honors faculty inventors, entrepreneurs

**Alok Chaturvedi**

The Purdue Research Foundation on Wednesday (Oct. 10) recognized 27 Purdue faculty and staff at its annual Inventors' Recognition Dinner in the Purdue Memorial Union ballrooms.

"This is the fifth year this award has been bestowed, and we are proud to say that each year there is an increasing number of our scholars and researchers who receive a patent for their discoveries," said Joseph B. Hornett, the foundation's senior vice president, treasurer and COO. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Libraries to host Lewis & Clark exhibit

Purdue Libraries will host the traveling exhibition, "Lewis & Clark and the Indian Country: Two Hundred Years of American History" from Oct. 12 through Dec. 14. The exhibit will be in the Hicks Undergraduate Library. An opening reception will be held at the UnderGrounds coffee shop at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15. For more information and event details visit www.lib.purdue.edu/ugrl/lewisandclark/ .

Events today at Purdue

— Oct. 11. 10 a.m. to noon. Room 318, Stewart Center. Americans with Disabilities Act for Supervisors. Speaker: Lynne Horngren, training specialist in the Office of the Vice President for Human Relations. In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Purdue's Affirmative Action Office is offering this workshop, open to all campus supervisors, that will examine what constitutes a disability, how to recognize an employee's request for a reasonable accommodation and what to do next.
— Oct. 11. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Room 1154, BRWN. ECE TechMakers. Speaker: Sam Endy, vice president and general manager, Mobile Wireless Business Unit, Atheros Communcations. Title: Surviving in a Right Half Brain World!" See flier.
— Oct. 11. 4:30 p.m. Room 161, ME. The Hawkins Memorial Lecture. Speaker: Richard O. Buckius, assistant director, Directorate for Engineering, National Science Foundation; and professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois. Title: Engineering and National Priorities.
— Oct. 11, 7 p.m., Room 121, Burton D. Morgan Center. Serious Games Forum. Town Hall meeting. targeted toward parents, teachers and those interested in education at all levels. It is free and open to the public.

Sunday: Women's Health Issues Forum

Oct. 14. 4 p.m. Women's Health Issues Forum. Hillenbrans Hall Atrium. The forum is sponsored by Purdue Musical Organizations and the Purdue Cancer Center. Free refreshments and entertainment by the Purduettes will be provided. More information is available here.

Entomology offers study abroad opportunity

"Monarchs in Mexico," a study abroad opportunity. Dec. 28, 2007, to Jan. 6, 2008. Sponsored by the Department of Entomology. Deadline for applications is Oct. 12. For more information, contact Amanda Pendleton (765-494-9061 or apendle@purdue.edu) or visit the Web site.

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