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News for faculty and staff

September 29, 2009

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Gift sounds good to speech, language and hearing sciences

**Marybeth Lyles Higuera listens to Christine Weber-Fox**

Purdue officials will announce today (Sept. 29) a $10 million gift from a former speech pathologist to the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.

The gift, from alumna Marybeth Lyles Higuera of Palm Desert, Calif., will be used to fund the Lyles-Porter Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences facility, which bears the name of the donor's families. More

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

Study shows more corn for biofuels would hurt water

More of the fertilizers and pesticides used to grow corn would find their way into nearby water sources if ethanol demands lead to planting more acres in corn, according to a Purdue study. More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue, India researchers form center on nanomaterials and energy

**Thiruvelu with a "buckypaper" sheet**

Researchers at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center are collaborating with Indian colleagues at the Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research and General Electric Co.'s John F. Welch India Technology Center to launch a center focused on how advancements in nanomaterials can address growing energy needs. More

Purdue's Emerging Innovations Fund invests in two startup companies

Officials of a fund created to help commercialize new technologies have invested $350,000 in two Indiana-based life sciences startup firms. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Today's events

Here is a list of events happening Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the West Lafayette campus. More

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening Sept. 28-Oct. 4 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Documentary on African-Americans at Purdue to premiere at Loeb

A feature-length documentary called "Black Purdue," which chronicles the experiences of African-American students at Purdue since the 1890s, will premiere Friday (Oct. 2) at Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse. More

Purdue bands and orchestras to open concert season

Purdue University bands and orchestras will kick off their 2009-10 concert season during homecoming weekend. More

Purdue workshop to aid entrepreneurs looking to take funding step

Purdue faculty, staff, students and others can learn about what's needed to launch a company at the university's fourth annual Company Fund Raising Boot Camp on Oct. 12 in Discovery Park. More

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