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April 3, 1998
New wellness center to conduct research,
promote fitness
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A new wellness center at Purdue University will be devoted
to research on exercise, fitness, nutrition and health and will provide exercise
and fitness services to faculty, staff and the public.
The A.H. Ismail Fitness and Nutrition Research and Education Center, scheduled to
open this fall, is a joint effort between the Department of Health, Kinesiology and
Leisure Studies in the School of Liberal Arts and the Department of Foods and Nutrition
in the School of Consumer and Family Sciences.
The 3,000-square-foot facility on the ground floor of Lambert Fieldhouse will house
a research and assessment area and exercise facilities. It also will serve as a clinical
education setting for undergraduate and graduate students in both departments.
"The Ismail Center will serve the campus community and the Greater Lafayette area,"
said Thomas Templin, head of the Department of Health, Kinesiology and Leisure Studies.
"Beyond our research agenda, we will offer services such as health-risk appraisals,
personal exercise trainers and an open exercise area." Templin said the facility probably
will be able to serve up to 300 clients per semester.
The center is named for the late Professor Ismail, an internationally respected scholar
who devoted his professional life to understanding the physical, mental and emotional
aspects of exercise and fitness. Ismail, who taught at Purdue from 1958 to 1984,
is known for his efforts to connect research and practice by creating Purdue's Adult
Fitness Program, which will be integrated into the Ismail Center.
The expanded opportunities for research and teaching to be provided by the center
are much-needed on the Purdue campus, according to Connie Weaver, head of the Department
of Foods and Nutrition. "The Ismail Center will give students majoring in nutrition,
fitness and health a teaching facility for research with participants in exercise
intervention studies. Right now we have to use the Recreational Gymnasium or other
facilities that are already heavily used and not always available at convenient times."
The university is funding the $160,000 construction cost as well as recurring expenses
for the Ismail Center. Donations from the departments and private individuals will
purchase the exercise and assessment equipment needed for the facility.
Donations are being accepted by the Purdue Foundation and should be designated as
going to the Purdue Foundation/Ismail Center.
CONTACTS: Templin, (765) 494-3178; home: (765) 447-9117
Weaver, (765) 494-8231
Purdue Bands present 8 concerts this month
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- From classical to jazz, concert bands to drum lines, Purdue
University Bands will feature all its spring ensembles in eight concerts April 15-26.
All are free and open to the public.
- At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, a variety of percussion ensembles will present
a concert at the Morton Community Center, 222 N. Chauncey, West Lafayette. Featuring
the Latin Band, the Percussion Ensemble, the Marimba Rag Band and the Winter Drum
Line, the concert will incorporate music of a wide variety of styles, including salsa and
Latin jazz, classical percussion, marching band style warm-ups and ragtime music.
All of the groups are directed by Jeff Crowell, a visiting instructor.
- At 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, the American Music Review and Variety Band return to
the stage at the Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. The performance will feature
show tunes, American pop music, and music from television and the movies. The Spring
Auxiliary Units -- including the Goldusters, Flag Corps, Twirling Line and Solo Twirlers
-- will perform with the Variety Band during selected numbers. The American Music
Review is directed by Associate Professor William Kisinger. The Variety Band is directed by Purdue's Marching Band director, David Leppla, with assistance by Heather Lasher.
- At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19, the Symphonic Band will present its final concert
of the semester, performing at Loeb Playhouse in Stewart Center. Under the direction
of Assistant Professor Jay S. Gephart, the Symphonic Band is one of the top ensembles
in the department, presenting a challenging repertoire of classical works. Michael Plake,
applied music instructor at Purdue, will be a guest soloist at the concert, performing
the first movement of Gregson's "Tuba Concerto." Leppla will serve as guest conductor, leading the ensemble in the performance of "Tam O'Shanter," a descriptive musical
work based upon the tales of Irish folklore.
- From Tuesday, April 21, to Friday, April 24, Purdue University Bands will present
the annual Twilight Concert Series outdoors at Purdue's Slayter Center of Performing
Arts. Each of the concerts begins at 7 p.m., except Friday's "Jazz on the Hill,"
which begins at 6 p.m. The Tuesday and Wednesday concerts will feature the Varsity and Collegiate
bands under the direction of Kisinger. On Thursday, April 23, the University Concert
Band, directed by Leppla, will present its annual "1812" Concert -- a crowd-pleaser ending with Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" and a fireworks display. The series
concludes at 6 p.m. Friday, April 24, with the "Jazz on the Hill" Concert, featuring
all three of Purdue's jazz bands. This year's concert will be an early celebration
of "Cinco de Mayo," which marks Mexican Independence Day. Los Blancos, a Lafayette-area
group specializing in Latin jazz styles, will perform as guest artists.
- At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26, the Purdue Symphony Orchestra will present its annual
"Concerto Competition" Concert at Loeb Playhouse. The competition is designed to
offer talented Purdue instrumentalists the opportunity to perform with the Purdue
Symphony Orchestra in a formal concert setting. Winners of the 1998 Concerto Competition
are Raj Kalapatapu, a junior from Logansport, Ind.,
and Kyle Fyr, a junior majoring in accounting from Mishawaka, Ind
. Classical pianist Kalapatapu will perform "Concerto No. 1 in E-flat" by Liszt, and
Fyr, principal cellist in the Purdue Symphony Orchestra, will perform "Kol Nedrei"
by Bruch.
CONTACT: Jennifer Tucker, director of public relations for Purdue Bands, (765) 496-2697;
e-mail: tuckerj@omni.cc.purdue.edu
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist to speak at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Thomas Friedman, foreign affairs columnist at The New York
Times and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for international reporting, will discuss
today's state of the Middle East during a lecture at Purdue University.
His talk will begin at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 27, in the South Ballroom of the Purdue
Memorial Union. He also will answer questions from the audience. The event is co-sponsored
by Purdue's Department of History and the Department of Convocations and Lectures.
Friedman joined the New York Times in 1981 as a general assignment financial reporter.
In 1982, six weeks before the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, he became the Beirut bureau
chief. In 1984, Friedman was transferred to Jerusalem to become chief of the Israel bureau. In 1988, he was awarded a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship to write "From
Beirut to Jerusalem," which was on the best-seller list for 12 months and won the
1989 National Book Award for nonfiction.
In 1989, Friedman became the Times' chief diplomatic correspondent, covering Secretary
of State James A. Baker and the end of the Cold War. In 1992, he was appointed chief
White House correspondent and covered the first years of President Clinton's administration. Since 1995, Friedman has been the Times' foreign affairs columnist.
For his coverage of the Middle East, he won Pulitzer Prizes in 1988 and 1993 for international
reporting. Friedman is also the recipient of the New Israel Fund Award for Outstanding
Reporting.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Seating will be first-come, first served,
and no tickets are necessary. For more information, contact the Department of History
at (765) 494-4122 or the Department of Convocations at (765) 494-9712.
This is the last of four lectures in the 1998 Louis Martin Sears Lecture Series, which
this year had the theme of "U.S.-Israeli Relations: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary
of the U.S. Recognition of the State of Israel."
CONTACT: Michael A. Morrison, associate professor of history, (765) 494-4804.
Event to highlight Vet School research
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine will present
its eleventh annual Phi Zeta Research Day on Monday (4/6).
The event will run from noon to 5 p.m. in Room G210, Lynn Hall. It is free and open
to the public. Dr. Stephen B. Hooser, coordinator of this year's event and a faculty
member in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology and the Animal Disease Diagnostic
Laboratory, said the day will highlight research and academic scholarship in the School
of Veterinary Medicine.
The program is organized by students and faculty and is sponsored by the Purdue chapter
of Phi Zeta, a national honorary society of veterinary medicine.
More than 70 posters highlighting the research of the school's faculty will be displayed
from noon to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. The afternoon also will include two
talks and presentations of research and clinical investigation awards by veterinary
graduate students.
At 1 p.m., Dr. Larry Glickman, professor of epidemiology and environmental health
in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology and recipient of the Pfizer Animal Health
Award for Research Excellence, will give the opening seminar, "Pet Dogs as Sentinels
of Environmental Health Hazards."
At 4 p.m., Dr. Barbara Kitchell, assistant professor in small animal medicine at the
Cancer Care Clinic, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, will
give the keynote address, "Veterinary Cancer Medicine: Where it Fits in Cancer Biology."
Kitchell is a Purdue alumna and has received numerous awards, including the National
Cancer Institute Physician Scientist Award, the Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
at Stanford University, and the Gaines Cycle "Golden Fido" award for Veterinarian
of the Year in 1993.
CONTACT: Hooser, (765) 494-7440.
Singing telegram awaits patrons
of 'The Birthday Party'
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A unique birthday gift awaits patrons at Purdue Theatre's upcoming
production of Harold Printer's "The Birthday Party."
Each night of the production, a singing telegram featuring an original song will be
delivered to an audience member celebrating a birthday.
Only one singing telegram will be delivered each night. Arrangements will be made
on a first-come, first-served basis. For more details, contact Lori Sparger, Purdue
Theatre publicist, (765) 494-3084; e-mail, thtrasst@purdue.edu.
Sparger said that during auditions for the play, one actress delivered a singing telegram
that she had written. As the director began organizing the show, he decided it would
be a great idea to include such telegrams in the productions and deliver them to
audience members.
The show will be presented on The Experimental Theatre stage in Stewart Center at
8 p.m. April 16-25. A matinee also will be offered at 2:30 p.m. April 25, and the
final performance will be at 6 p.m. April 26. Sneak previews will be offered at 7:30
p.m. April 14 and 15.
Tickets are $7 for students and senior citizens, $11 for others, and $4.50 for the
sneak previews. They are available at the Loeb Box Office, (765) 494-3933. For discounted
group ticket sales, call (765) 494-3084.
CONTACT: Sparger, (765) 494-3084; e-mail, thtrasst@purdue.edu; Web, https://www.sla.purdue.edu/theatre
Chemistry lecture series focuses on single molecules
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A scientist who pioneered strategies for studying and detecting
single molecules will present three public talks April 13-15 at Purdue University.
Richard Keller, laboratory fellow in the Chemical Science and Technology Division
at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, will talk about the significance of studying
single molecules and his pioneering efforts to develop strategies to make such studies
possible.
Other than the atoms of pure elements, single molecules are the lowest quantity of
matter that can be detected. Only in the past decade have scientists developed strategies
to make such studies possible, said Fred Lytle, professor of chemistry at Purdue.
Keller's talks, open to the public, will be held at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, April 13-15, in Room 104 of the Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry.
On April 13, Keller will talk about "Why Would Anybody Want to Detect Single Molecules?"
The April 14 topic is "Efficient Detection, Identification and Photochemistry of
Single Molecules," and the April 15 topic is "Application of Single Molecule Detection to DNA Sequencing and DNA Fragment Sizing."
Keller received the American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Award
for Spectrochemical Analysis in 1993 for his pioneering work in developing strategies
to detect single molecules. In 1996 he was awarded the Lester W. Strock Award from
the Society for Applied Spectroscopy.
The lectures are part of the Kelly Lecture Series in Chemistry, sponsored by Purdue's
Department of Chemistry. The series was established in 1956 to bring outstanding
scientists and engineers to campus for lectures and discussions in the Department
of Chemistry and the School of Chemical Engineering.
CONTACT: Lytle, (765) 494-5261; e-mail, lytle@chem.purdue.edu
New ambulance in service with
Purdue Fire Department
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue University Fire Department has put into service
a new, state-of-the-art ambulance on the West Lafayette campus.
It is one of two ambulances operated by the department, each staffed by two state-certified
firefighter/emergency medical technicians at all times to respond to any emergency.
"The unit was built with specifications written by a committee of our firefighters,"
said Purdue Fire Chief Tom Adams. "It's fully equipped and certified by the Indiana
Emergency Medical Services Commission. It will help us respond even better to whatever
emergencies might arise."
He said the new ambulance replaces a 1982 unit that was sold to the Rossville Community
Volunteer Fire Department for use as an equipment truck. The new unit was built by
American Emergency Vehicles, Jefferson, N.C., on a 1997 Ford diesel chassis.
The $82,748 ambulance can transport two patients. It is equipped with oxygen, spinal
immobilization equipment, non-visual airway equipment, an automatic external defibrillator,
backboards, suction equipment and self-contained breathing apparatus.
The new unit is traditional fire-engine red with gold striping and Purdue markings.
CONTACT: Adams, (765) 494-6919
Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail,
mike_willis@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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