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News for faculty and staff

January 10, 2008

In the spotlight

PURDUE ON CAMERA

Proposed new city of Istanbul premiers in animated video
Purdue engineer crafts safer design for an ancient capital threatened by earthquake More

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Purdue Extension provides resources to flood-ravaged counties

Unprecedented flooding in northern Indiana has claimed lives, homes and property and more flooding is expected. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service has responded by delivering more than 5,000 copies of "First Steps to Flood Recovery," to people forced out of their homes and businesses. The publication gives tips on safeguarding their families, safely reentering homes, salvaging belongings, keeping drinking water safe and more. More

WL CAMPUS NEWS

Damaged sprinkler causes evacuation of wing at Shreve Residence Hall

A damaged water sprinkler head showered the fifth floor of Purdue University's Shreve Residence Hall on Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 9), forcing an evacuation and the temporary displacement of 430 students. More

Purdue experts to discuss the future of biofuels

Purdue's Center for the Environment is sponsoring "What Should be the Future of Biofuels? An Open Discussion and Debate" at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 in the Class of 1950 Lecture Hall. More

Global leader in cancer treatment research to give lecture at Purdue

**Robert Langer**

An international leader in cancer treatment research will give a Jan. 17 lecture at Purdue on advances in drug delivery and tissue engineering.

Robert S. Langer, a chemical engineering professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who received the 2006 National Medal of Science, will talk at 12:30 p.m. in the Deans Auditorium, Room 241, in Pfendler Hall. A question-and-answer session will follow. More

Information session to help IDC grant applicants

Proposals for Purdue's Instructional Development Center (IDC) digital content development grants are due on Feb. 4. To assist potential applicants in detailing their projects thoroughly, educational technologists from the IDC will offer an information session Wednesday, Jan. 16, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Room 311, Stewart Center. More

Middle East expert to speak at Purdue Sears Lecture Series

**Shibley Telhami**

A Middle East expert and author will speak at Purdue on Jan. 24 as part of the Sears Lecture Series.

Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, will present "America and the Middle East: Where Are We, and Where Do We Go From Here?" at 8 p.m. in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall. Telhami also is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Saban Center for Middle East Policy. More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue economist: Indiana not fiscally ready for recession

Indiana is in better fiscal shape than it has been in years but is not financially fit enough to remain sound in a recession, said a Purdue University agricultural economist and policy expert. More

PEOPLE

Campbell named to top post at Rosen Center

Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP) has announced that John Campbell is the new leader of the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC). More

Martin Award honors Gelfand for dedication to staff, students

**Martin Award presentation**

About Jo Gelfand, George Wodicka writes: "Overall, her initiative and dedication are without equal."

Wodicka, professor and head of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, nominated Gelfand for the Eudoxia Girard Martin Memorial Staff Recognition Award.

Gelfand, an administrative assistant and extramural programs coordinator for biomedical engineering, is the latest recipient of the award, which was presented Dec. 10 at the annual clerical and service staff recognition luncheon in Purdue Memorial Union. More

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