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April 8, 2008

In the spotlight:

Purdue Presidential Inauguration

France A. Córdova became Purdue's 11th president on July 16, 2007, and will be formally inaugurated April 11 in Elliott Hall of Music. Leading up to the inauguration, Purdue Today will take a look at Purdue's past leaders. Today, our eighth president, Arthur Hansen.

Presidents of Purdue's past:
Arthur G. Hansen, 1971-1982

Arthur G. Hansen was the first Purdue president who was also an alumnus, having earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1946 and a master's degree in mathematics in 1948. At the time of his appointment as the University's eighth president, he had served as president of the Georgia Institute of Technology for two years. Under Hansen's administration, enrollment increased to more than 32,000, and new buildings were constructed for agriculture, psychology, life sciences, and athletics. Hansen also supported the establishment of Purdue's Black Cultural Center. He left Purdue in 1982 to become chancellor of the Texas A&M system. Now retired, he lives in Zionsville, Indiana.

2 inaugural events to be streamed on Web, another carried by NPR's Tech Nation

Two events taking place leading up to the inauguration of Purdue University President France A. Córdova will be streamed on the Web and simulcast live on two Greater Lafayette-area television channels. Another will be featured on National Public Radio's "Tech Nation." More

The Purdue Presidential Inauguration

CAMPUS NEWS

Blood found near pharmacy building reportedly the result of accident

Purdue police believe that blood stains found on a sidewalk Friday morning (April 4) near Heine Pharmacy Building were the result of an accident. More

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

'Revolutionary' CO2 maps zoom in on greenhouse gas sources

**Where CO2 is being emitted**

A new, high-resolution, interactive map of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has found that the emissions aren't all where we thought.

"For example, we've been attributing too many emissions to the northeastern United States, and it's looking like the southeastern U.S. is a much larger source than we had estimated previously," says Kevin Gurney, an assistant professor of earth and atmospheric science at Purdue and leader of the project. More

GENERAL NEWS

Russian educators visiting Purdue in teaching exchange program

Ten Russian teachers and school administrators are visiting Purdue and area high schools through April 29 as part of an educational exchange program. More

More than 30 employers to attend I-69 Corridor Job Fair in Anderson

The Purdue College of Technology at Anderson/Muncie is co-sponsoring a job fair April 16 in Anderson. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Today's events

Here is a list of events happening Tuesday, April 8, on the West Lafayette campus. More

This week's events

Here is a list of events happening April 7-13 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell and Churchill scholarships info session is today

An information session will be held tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Room 313, Stewart Center, for students interested in learning more about the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell and Churchill scholarships. More

Bigger Profits Through Targeted Sales workshop April 23

The Bigger Profits through Targeted Sales workshop will be April 23 at the Wesley Manor Retirement Community in Frankfort, Ind. The Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service New Ventures Team will sponsor the workshop, which is from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. More

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