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October 18, 2007

CAMPUS NEWS

Apollo capsule makes a journey to new space

Workers move a full-scale replica of the Apollo 1 command module into place inside the atrium of Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering on Wednesday (Oct. 17). The capsule, on loan from the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kan., will be on display during the hall's official dedication on Oct. 27. In 1967 two of the Apollo 1 astronauts, Purdue graduates Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger Chaffee, died in a fire during a launch pad training exercise in the capsule. More

Purdue Galleries joins Department of Visual and Performing Arts

Beginning this semester, Purdue Galleries has joined the Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts. The integration has made it possible to house all the visual arts personnel on campus under one roof, said David Sigman, head of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. More

Krannert students to collect food for homeless shelter

A student organization from Krannert School of Management will distribute bags to houses around the University Farm subdivision beginning Monday (Oct. 22) for food donations that will be given to a local homeless shelter. More

Purdue Alumni Association launches new Web site

The Purdue Alumni Association has launched a new Web site with many new features, including user-friendly navigation, an interactive events calendar, enhanced photo galleries, new PAK Club and PASE sites, and an automated payment system using PayPal. Visit www.purduealum.org.

GENERAL NEWS

Sears Lecture Series begins with former CIA director

**R. James Woolsey**

A former director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is the first of four speakers in the Sears Lecture Series.R. James Woolsey will present "Energy, Security and the Long War of the 21st Century" at 8 p.m. Nov. 12 in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse. The title for this year's Sears Lecture Series is "U.S. Security in an Insecure World." All talks are free and open to the public. More

PEOPLE

Purdue Extension names Crooks award recipient

On Tuesday (Oct. 16), the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service named Peggy Ehlers, Extension educator from Dearborn County, the Paul B. Crooks Distinguished Extension Educator. More

Plant pathologist earns distinction of Sharvelle Award

Daniel Egel, a Purdue Cooperative Extension Service plant pathologist, received the 2007 Eric G. Sharvelle Distinguished Extension Specialist Award. Egel was honored Tuesday (Oct. 16) during the annual Purdue Extension Development Conference banquet for his research in melon diseases and his outreach with the Melon Disease Forecaster, or Melcast. More

PUCESA awards outstanding recipients at conference

Six Purdue Cooperative Extension Specialist Association awards were presented at the annual Purdue Extension banquet on Tuesday (Oct. 16). The PUCESA awards distinguish Extension specialists who have significantly contributed to Indiana through Purdue Extension. More

Six new 'Friends of Extension' named at conference

The Purdue Cooperative Extension Service recognized six individuals for their commitment to Extension and community on Tuesday (Oct. 16). They were named 'Friends of Extension' during the annual conference banquet. More

Purdue Extension honors team members

The Indiana Extension Educator Association honored several Purdue Extension educators with team awards on Tuesday (Oct. 16) during Purdue Extension's annual conference banquet. More

Individuals honored by Purdue Extension

The Indiana Extension Educator Association honored several Purdue Extension educators during Purdue Extension's annual conference banquet Tuesday, Oct. 16. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Rosanne Cash's Purdue appearance canceled

Due to unforeseen circumstances, country artist Rosanne Cash will not perform at Loeb Playhouse at 8 p.m. Nov. 9. Citing health-related issues, Cash's management said that the singer is canceling her entire fall tour. More

Events today at Purdue

— Information sessions about the Patty Jischke Early Care and Education Center. Oct. 18. 8 a.m.-noon. Presentations at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Room 118, PMU. Open time for questions and talk, as well as 30- to 45-minute presentations.
— Energy Systems Engineering -- Making It Happen. Oct. 18. 10:30 a.m. Room 121, MRGN. Speaker: Sandro Macchietto, professor of process systems engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College, London. Sponsored by the e-Enterprise Center, the Center for the Environment, the Energy Center and the School of Chemical Engineering. Flier.
— Lecture Series in Accounting. Oct. 18. 1-2:30 p.m. Room 3058, RAWL. Speaker: Doug Schroeder, professor, Ohio State. Title: "Overview of Accounting and Endogeneity." Flier.
— Experience Liberal Arts. Oct. 18. 3:30-5 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Michael Turvey, the Board of Trustees' Distinguished Professor of Ecological Psychology, Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, University of Connecticut and Haskins Laboratories. Title: "Theory of Brain and Behavior in the 21st Century: No Ghost, No Machine." Sponsored by the departments of Health and Kinesiology, Psychological Sciences, and Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. Free and open to the public.
— Esperanzo Spalding Trio and Gretchen Parlato Duo. Oct. 18. 7:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Double bill of rising jazz stars. Purdue Convocations. Tickets are $15. For tickets, call 49-43933.
— Purdue Literary Reading Series. Oct. 18. 7:30 p.m. Room 210, Matthews Hall. A poetry reading with Adam Zagajewski. Sponsored by the Department of English and the Creative Writing Program.

Saturday: Nurses' Day

Saturday, Oct. 20, is Nurses' Day at Ross-Ade Stadium. All alumni and friends are invited to enjoy food and tours of Johnson Hall of Nursing two hours before the noon kickoff of the Purdue vs. Iowa football game. For more information about Nurses' Day at Ross-Ade call the Purdue School of Nursing at 49-44003 or log onto https://www.nursing.purdue.edu/.

Sunday: KySS Across America Walk-A-Thon

The Purdue School of Nursing's Annual KySS Across America Walk-A-Thon, Fun Run, and Mental Health Promotion Educational Fair will be held Oct. 21 from noon until 3 p.m. at Slayter Hill. The KySS (Keep Your Child/Yourself Safe and Secure) Across America Walk-a-thon raises visibility and public awareness of mental health issues. More

Nov. 8: Discovery Lecture Series

The 2007 Discovery Lecture Series, part of Purdue's Discovery Park will be held Thursday, Nov. 8, at Ross-Ade Pavilion. There will be a full day of distinguished speakers, including President France A. Córdova. More

Nov. 8: Poet Sterling Plumpp to present works

Mississippi writer and poet Sterling Plumpp will present works based on blues and jazz rhythm at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 in Room 214, Stewart Center. The performance, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Purdue's Black Cultural Center and is part of the semester-long exploration of The Myths and Mores that Make up the Blues Tradition. More

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

Consortium to teach about omega-3

A new consortium aimed at educating the public about omega-3s will be lead by Bruce Watkins, professor of food science. The International Omega-3 Learning and Education Consortium for Health and Medicine is funded through a grant from the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s. More

Prof: Young toddlers think in terms of the whole object, not just parts

**George Hollich**

Seeing through a child's eyes can help parents better introduce new words to young toddlers, according to research from Purdue.

"This new research shows that as young toddlers learn language, they are more likely to focus on objects rather than parts," said George Hollich, an assistant professor of psychological sciences. "Because of this bias, children automatically assume you are talking about an object. So, when labeling more than just an object, adults need to do something special such as pointing at the part while saying its word or explaining what the item does." More

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