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October 31, 2007

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Purdue celebrates plan for new home for hospitality and tourism management
Purdue celebrates fundraising success for new Marriott Hall More

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Sessions to help supervisors with hiring skills, retention

The Affirmative Action Office and Human Resource Services Employment are pleased to offer a new series of sessions designed to assist supervisors in refining their hiring skills and with employee retention. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Beck Agricultural Center to open for teaching, training and research

**Beck family**

The 20,000-square-foot Beck Agricultural Center, which will provide facilities for educational opportunities for all ages, will be dedicated at 10:30 a.m. today (Oct. 31) at Purdue's agronomy farm.

The $5.2 million building was financed with a major gift from the Beck family of Atlanta, Ind., combined with Purdue College of Agriculture development funds. More

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

Purdue creating wireless sensors to monitor bearings in jet engines

**Dimitrios Peroulis holds a MEMS sensor**

Researchers at Purdue University, working with the U.S. Air Force, have developed tiny wireless sensors resilient enough to survive the harsh conditions inside jet engines to detect when critical bearings are close to failing and prevent breakdowns.

The devices are an example of an emerging technology known as "micro electromechanical systems," or MEMS, which are machines that combine electronic and mechanical components on a microscopic scale. More

GENERAL NEWS

Indianapolis, Purdue to partner on climate change project

Mayor Bart Peterson on Tuesday (Oct. 30) announced a partnership with the Purdue Climate Change Research Center to pilot a Purdue-developed system, called Hestia, to quantify all fossil fuel based carbon dioxide emissions in Indianapolis. More

Purdue Glee Club, marching band to perform at Colts game

The Purdue Varsity Glee Club and the "All-American" Marching Band will perform in the RCA Dome on Sunday (Nov. 4) during the Indianapolis Colts game against the New England Patriots. More

PEOPLE

C-SPAN founder, Purdue alum to receive national honor

President George W. Bush announced Oct. 29 that Purdue alumnus and C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civil award. More

Novak presents Purdue nursing model at national meeting

Julie Novak, professor and head of Purdue's School of Nursing and associate dean of the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences, was invited to present the Purdue School of Nursing Clinic model at the annual American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Dean's Meeting at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Oct. 27. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events today at Purdue

Here is a list of events happening Oct. 31 at the West Lafayette campus. More

This week's events: Oct. 29-Nov. 4

Here is a list of events happening this week at the West Lafayette campus. More

Winer Memorial Lectures to feature experts in mathematical psychology

The Purdue Winer Memorial Lectures, which is an annual conference in mathematical psychology, will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 3 and 4) in Pierce Hall, Room 277. More

Online chat about horses to feature Purdue expert

A Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service horse specialist will provide tips on how to select that first horse for your family during an online chat on Nov. 7. More

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