PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF JAN. 16-19 This digest contains summaries of the following stories from Purdue News Service and Agricultural Communication Service. All these stories, and more, are available on the World Wide Web at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/3month.html (Instructions for retrieving stories and photographs via the Internet are at the end of this document.) 1. Study: Sea salt seasons chemical brew that destroys Arctic ozone 2. Hessian fly genomics research will benefit wheat farmers, others 3. Genomics research promises to make hogs less piggy 4. Bridge maintenance, other issues explored during conference 5. Purdue Residence Halls go smoke free this fall 6. Krannert School invites public to business speakers' series 7. SpectraCode breaks black plastics recycling barrier 8. Teaching e-business not business as usual 9. Counseling Services receives accreditation for intern program 10. International student office streamlines procedures 11. Bush's plate may be too full for farm issues, economist says 12. Veteran firefighter named Purdue fire chief 13. Purdue Theatre wins award in national competition 14. Black Cultural Center announces spring season of events 15. Harry Potter, Jamaica Kincaid slated for 50th Books and Coffee 16. Ricky Skaggs to perform at Lafayette¹s Long Center 17. Corigliano Quartet to perform in Fowler Hall 18. Purdue calendar 19. Agriculture calendar 20. Best Bets for Journalists 21. News tips sent the week of Jan. 16-19 22. Inside Purdue and Perspective ------------------------------------- RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS ------------------------------------- 1. STUDY: SEA SALT SEASONS CHEMICAL BREW THAT DESTROYS ARCTIC OZONE Sunlight, snow and sea salt are sometimes used to illustrate nature at its best. But new scientific evidence shows that, when combined, these forces provide a potent mixture for destroying ozone. Purdue University researchers, working with scientists from Battelle and the University of California, Irvine, discovered that bromine and chlorine, two chemicals found in sea salt, may initiate a series of chemical events that destroy ozone in the Arctic troposphere, the lowest part of the atmosphere. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010118.Shepson.ozone.html 2. HESSIAN FLY GENOMICS RESEARCH WILL BENEFIT WHEAT FARMERS, OTHERS The Hessian fly, the world's No. 1 pest of wheat, has a curious genetic link to its favorite meal. Within a few years, after farmers identify resistant wheat varieties, the fly mutates and finds a way around the plants¹ defenses. But the fly's genetic tricks may be its undoing because Purdue entomologist Jeff Stuart plans to use that genetic information against it to prevent future outbreaks of the pest. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010119.Stuart.hessian.html 3. GENOMICS RESEARCH PROMISES TO MAKE HOGS LESS PIGGY ''Boss hawg'' isn't just a term, but an actuality in the nation's hog lots. In each group of hogs, there will be one or two who will bite and push and make sure they get the most food. Purdue researchers believe that by locating the genes for aggressive behavior in hogs, they can make the boss hog into a more sensitive soul, and less ... well, piggy. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010119.Muir.hoggenome.html ------------------------ GENERAL INTEREST NEWS ------------------------ 4. BRIDGE MAINTENANCE, OTHER ISSUES EXPLORED DURING CONFERENCE A conference at Purdue next month will cover a wide range of issues concerning the state's more than 12,000 county-maintained bridges. About 200 engineers and consultants, in addition to federal, state and local officials are expected to attend the annual County Bridge Conference on Feb. 1, said Thomas Martin, program manager of the Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program. The federally funded program, which is based at Purdue and sponsors the conference, provides technical assistance and training to highway, road and street departments of all 92 counties, 115 cities, and more than 400 towns in the state. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Martin.bridges.html 5. PURDUE RESIDENCE HALLS GO SMOKE FREE THIS FALL A Purdue official announced Tuesday (1/16) that smoking will not be allowed in university residence halls and graduate houses at the start of the 2001 fall semester. ''The implementation of the policy supports our priorities for the safety and well-being of our students,'' said Marvis Boscher, director of University Residences. ''Not only is smoking a health risk, but it is a major risk factor in residence fires.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010116.Boscher.smokeless.html 6. KRANNERT SCHOOL INVITES PUBLIC TO BUSINESS SPEAKERS' SERIES The companies of executives coming to Purdue to speak to management students run the gamut from e-commerce to Major League Baseball to canned tomatoes. Business leaders have been coming to campus since 1973 as part of Krannert's Executive Forum. The series is actually part of a class coordinated by Richard A. Cosier, Krannert School dean and Leeds Professor of Management. The forum meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. each Friday in the Krannert Building Auditorium and is free and open to the public as seating permits. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Cosier.execforum.html 7. SPECTRACODE BREAKS BLACK PLASTICS RECYCLING BARRIER Purdue Research Park instrument maker SpectraCode Inc. has developed a new, cost-effective method to analyze black plastics for recycling purposes. ''This technology will be of great interest to the plastics community,'' says Edward Grant, chief executive officer of SpectraCode and Purdue University professor of chemistry. ''Being unable to instantly identify and separate post-consumer black plastics by resin type has presented a significant barrier to their wide-scale recycling.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010119.SpectraCode.recycle.html 8. TEACHING E-BUSINESS NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL One of the challenges for professors teaching in the technologically fast-moving field of electronic commerce is finding books that are ''only modestly obsolete,'' says a Purdue professor. ''A good academic textbook used to take three to four years to develop, write and publish,'' says Roberto J. Mejias, assistant professor of management information systems at the Krannert School of Management. With e-commerce, he explains, that's not fast enough because businesses are competing in Internet time where an '' Internet year'' is often three to four months. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010119.Mejias.ecommerce.html 9. COUNSELING SERVICES RECEIVES ACCREDITATION FOR INTERN PROGRAM Purdue announced today (1/19) that, after a four-year process, Counseling and Psychological Services' Pre-Doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology has received accreditation from the American Psychological Association. ''This accreditation puts CAPS on par at a national and international level with other major university and college counseling centers,'' said Barry Schreier, training coordinator for the center. ''Accreditation by the APA will allow CAPS to attract doctoral level psychology students from around the country and world.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Schreier.accredit.html 10. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OFFICE STREAMLINES PROCEDURES Two of the most commonly requested services offered by Purdue's Office of International Students and Scholars have been revamped to save students time. Director Michael Brzezinski says his office has improved the efficiency of application procedures for international students who want to work while in the United States or return to campus after traveling abroad. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Brzezinski.ISS.html -------------------- AGRICULTURAL NEWS -------------------- 11. BUSH'S PLATE MAY BE TOO FULL FOR FARM ISSUES, ECONOMIST SAYS In President George W. Bush, farmers may find someone who feels their pain. How much the new chief executive is willing, or able, to alleviate the suffering, however, is uncertain, says Otto Doering, a Purdue agricultural economist and farm policy specialist. Bush, who'll be inaugurated on Saturday (1/20), has so many competing priorities he's unlikely to advocate major changes in agricultural policy, Doering says. One possible exception is environmental regulation. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Doering.president.html --------------------------- NEWS ABOUT PURDUE PEOPLE --------------------------- 12. VETERAN FIREFIGHTER NAMED PURDUE FIRE CHIEF Kenneth E. Alling, a five-year firefighter and emergency medical technician with the Purdue Fire Department, has been appointed fire chief. Bill Coghill, director of Safety and Security, designated Alling chief effective Jan. 1 He succeeds Tom Adams. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Fosnaugh.firechief.html ------------------------------- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ITEMS ------------------------------- 13. PURDUE THEATRE WINS AWARD IN NATIONAL COMPETITION For the second year in a row, Purdue Theatre won the ''Golden Hand Truck Award'' at the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival for Region III. The award, the festival's top technical prize, was presented to the ''Candida'' company on Saturday (1/13) for the best set load-in and strike. Purdue's production of George Bernard Shaw's ''Candida'' was selected for the Festival Showcase and was performed in Milwaukee's historic Pabst Theatre. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Sparger.ACTF.html 14. BLACK CULTURAL CENTER ANNOUNCES SPRING SEASON OF EVENTS >From the history of black women's hair to a Caldecott-winning illustrator to a Black History Month address by the head of the United Negro College Fund, the Black Cultural Center offers up a diverse series of spring programs. ''Many marvelous events are planned by the BCC for spring semester,'' said Renee Thomas, BCC director. ''I am excited about the positive, upbeat and educational ways in which the BCC reaffirms African-American culture, identity and heritage through our programs.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Omoludon.BCCspring.html 15. HARRY POTTER, JAMAICA KINCAID SLATED FOR 50TH BOOKS AND COFFEE The Books and Coffee lecture series sponsored by the Purdue Student Union Board and the Purdue University Department of English will begin its 50th season on Thursday, Feb. 1. Series topics will include discussions of J.M. Coetzee's ''Disgrace,'' J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' and Seamus Heaney's translation of ''Beowulf.'' There also will be a presentation by former New Yorker writer Jamaica Kincaid. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Owen.bookcoffee.html 16. RICKY SKAGGS TO PERFORM AT LAFAYETTE¹S LONG CENTER Ricky Skaggs, the award-winning country and bluegrass musician, will perform Friday, Feb 2, in the Long Center for the Performing Arts, Lafayette. Skaggs has earned four Grammy Awards and eight awards from the Country Music Association, including Entertainer of the Year in 1985. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Sommers.Skaggs.html 17. CORIGLIANO QUARTET TO PERFORM IN FOWLER HALL The Corigliano Quartet, a string ensemble from Bloomington, Ind., will play at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, in Fowler Hall, located in Purdue¹s Stewart Center. The quartet is dedicated to the presentation of new American music in tandem with the standard string quartet repertoire. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Sommers.Corigliano.html 18. PURDUE CALENDAR http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Calendar.html This calendar lists entertainment events, lectures and meetings involving Purdue people during the next month. An online calendar of Purdue events is at http://www.purdue.edu/calendar/ 19. AGRICULTURE CALENDAR This calendar lists Purdue Agriculture events during the next four weeks. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Ag.cal.html 20. BEST BETS FOR JOURNALISTS http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.Best.bets.html -- Purdue expert: New ergonomics regulations can be economical for business owners -- Ford makes substantial pledge to interdisciplinary research labs -- Broadway actress choreographs spring musical -- Conference focuses on county bridges 21. NEWS TIPS SENT THE WEEK OF JAN. 16-19 -- Former Olympic chief to speak in Indianapolis http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010119.T.Blake.olympics.html -- Workplace surveillance may inhibit productivity http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/0012.Botan.surveillance.html -- Purdue expert: New ergonomics regulations can be economical for business owners http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010117.T.McGlothlin.osha.html -- Turnaround specialist kicks off Krannert forum http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010118.T.Whyte.turnaround.html 22. INSIDE PURDUE AND PERSPECTIVE Check the online versions of Inside Purdue, the faculty/staff newspaper, and Perspective, a quarterly publication for alumni, parents of students, faculty and staff, for other news about Purdue, at http://www.purdue.edu/PER/Periodicals.html. 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