Purdue Agriculture Calendar

Weeks: 3/27/00 - 4/17/00 For additional information, call (765) 494-8396 APRIL 7-8: FOOD SCIENCE COLLEGE BOWL Student teams from six Midwestern schools will compete at Purdue in this test of their food-science knowledge. The winning team will advance to the national competition in June in Dallas, Texas. College bowl weekend begins with a welcome dinner at 7 p.m. Friday. The competition begins at 1 p.m. Saturday. There is no cost to attend the college bowl, but those interested in attending should e-mail Michelle Rzonca, the Institute of Food Technologists' Midwest area representative, at mrzoncam@hotmail.com for location information and to reserve a seat. Her phone number is (765) 494-6960. APRIL 14: FOOD SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM The theme for the 23rd annual Purdue Food Science Club symposium is "Functional Foods: Millennium Foods and Human Health." The symposium runs from 8 a.m. to noon in Room 116, Whistler Hall. Randy Woodson, associate dean of agriculture, will discuss the biotechnology of functional foods. Other symposium topics include functional foods at Purdue, the scientific basis for functional foods, and challenges in developing effective probiotic functional foods. This free symposium is intended for individuals in the food science and advertising industries. CONTACT: Kirsten Veit, vice president of the Purdue Food Science Club, (765) 743-2722, veitk@purdue.edu. APRIL 15: PROJECT FUTURE Project Future gives students in grades seven through nine the chance to experience life on campus. It runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. After a welcome session in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse, students tour campus and attend classes with School of Agriculture student guides, who answer questions and provide information about Purdue while escorting the students and their parents to two different classes. Project Future is free, but advance registration is required by March 31. For more information or a registration packet, contact Beverly Lynch, School of Agriculture, Purdue University, 1140 Agricultural Administration Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907; (765) 494-8470; blynch@agad.purdue.edu. APRIL 15: PROJECT NOW This program is intended for 10th- and 11th-grade high school students who are college bound. It runs from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Project Now students will attend an opening session in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse, then attend a School of Agriculture information session also in Stewart Center. Participants will have the chance to speak with academic advisers and ask questions of a panel of current agriculture students. Project Now concludes with "Professor in the Classroom," which gives the prospective students the chance to attend a college lecture. Project Now is free, but advance registration is required by March 31. For more information or a registration packet, contact Carol Leyden, School of Agriculture, Purdue University, 1140 Agricultural Administration Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907; (765) 494-9849; cjl@agad.purdue.edu. APRIL 15-16: BUG BOWL AND SPRINGFEST The 10th annual Bug Bowl aims to increase public awareness about insects with activities such as cricket spitting, cockroach racing, insect crafts and an insect petting zoo. Bug Bowl is part of Purdue's School of Agriculture Springfest. Events will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Springfest includes the School of Veterinary Medicine Open House, Animal Sciences Boiler Barnyard and the 87th Annual Horticulture Show. CONTACTS: Tom Turpin, professor of entomology, (765) 494-4568, tom_turpin@purdue.edu; Dana Neary, special events coordinator, (765) 494-9113, dn@aes; or check out the online news release. APRIL 15: WILDLIFE HABITAT EVALUATION CONTEST Teams of three or four youths test their knowledge of wildlife habitats in this contest. Teams will write a wildlife management plan and individually rank animal habitats from aerial photos. The teams also must show they know what types of foods wildlife consume. Registration is due by April 1 to the Purdue Department of 4-H Youth. Information about contest location, a map and additional resources will be mailed to team coaches on April 3. Cost for each contestant is $10, which includes lunch. The top 4-H team will advance to the National Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Contest, all expenses paid except transportation. For a 4-H/FFA Judging Handbook and registration materials, contact Amy Willoughby at the Department of 4-H Youth, Purdue University, 1611 Agricultural Administration Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907; (765) 494-8439. APRIL 18-19: TRI-STATE DAIRY NUTRITION CONFERENCE Dairy producers and nutrition professionals who attend this conference on dairy nutrition can hear discussions on topics that include nutrient effect on the immune system; what to look for in a nutritional adviser; working with large herds; and feeding and management of cows entering a new herd. The conference runs from noon to 6 p.m. the first day and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. the second day at the Grand Wayne Center at 120 W. Jefferson Blvd. in Fort Wayne, Ind. Cost for the conference is $125; the registration deadline is March 31; there is a $25 late fee for registration after March 31. Hotel accommodations are the responsibility of each individual. For a registration packet, contact Jennifer Winkler at Ohio State University, 214 Animal Science Building, 2029 Fyffe Road, Columbus, OH 43210; or by phone at (614) 688-3143. CONTACT: Tim Johnson, dairy Extension specialist, (219) 481-6316, trjohnson@ipfw.edu. 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