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News for faculty and staffAugust 22, 2008FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESRegistration open for Workplace Violence Awareness seminarsWorkplace Violence Awareness, seminars conducted by Physical Facilities Training, will be held this month and in October. MoreRoad to Retirement sessions scheduledRoad to Retirement sessions will be held Sept. 5 for faculty and staff age 55 and older. MoreCAMPUS NEWSUndergraduate engineering, business ranked among tops in nationPurdue ranked 26th among the nation's public universities, and its undergraduate programs in engineering and business placed among the best in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine rankings released today (Aug. 22). MoreLawson Computer Science Building lauded for designFormer Jordan deputy prime minister to speak at PurdueA former deputy prime minister of Jordan will talk about his new book and Arab affairs on Oct. 21. Marwan Muasher, a Purdue alumnus, will speak at 8 p.m. in Fowler Hall. His lecture is sponsored by the College of Engineering and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in conjunction with the College of Liberal Arts as part of its Experience Liberal Arts month. More GENERAL NEWSResearch Park officials to break ground on center to house global tech companyInnovation Center, 3400 Kent Ave., will provide 45,000 square feet of space for more than 200 software engineer and business analyst positions for EDS. The remaining space will be used for other park companies. The Purdue Research Foundation and South Bend-based Holladay Properties Inc. have formed a joint venture to develop Innovation Center, which is slated to open in early 2009. More Indiana farmland value, cash rents increase by double digitsFarmland value and cash rents for the Hoosier state have increased sharply, said a Purdue agriculture economist. More RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTSPurdue report: Switching to biodiesel benefits Indianapolis busesA report prepared by Purdue indicates that buses now running on a fuel containing 10 percent biodiesel are likely to help Indianapolis mass transit reduce pollution without compromising fuel economy. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTSEvents this weekHere is a list of events happening Aug. 18-24 at the West Lafayette campus. MoreMiddle East water experts to speak today at PurdueTwo researchers from the Middle East will speak about vital water issues in that region of the world during a talk from 9:30-11 a.m. today (Aug. 22). MoreAnnual plant sale to benefit Purdue Panhellenic AssociationThe Purdue Panhellenic Association will hold its annual plant sale from Sunday through Wednesday (Aug. 24-27) in the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom. More
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