PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF FEB. 5-9 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. Board of Trustees agenda 2. Gender stereotypes encompass change 3. The American family circa 2020 - it's a business enterprise 4. Mother of murder victim to speak at Purdue event 5. Financial aid deadline approaching quickly 6. TAP students ready to interview for summer internships 7. Workshop will address future of materials research 8. Area students compete in annual Science Olympiad 9. Entries sought for Purdue literary contest 10. Student to talk about his life in Egypt Feb. 22 11. Milk glut means farm, retail prices moooving downward 12. Book makes dollars and sense out of precision farming 13. Regional forage meetings to be hosted around the state 14. Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra to perform at Purdue 15. 'A Prairie Home Companion' performance sold out 16. Purdue Theatre presents school matinees of 'How to Succeed ...' 17. ''Windworks'' features works drawn from opera and the Olympics 18. Guest artists help bring out the best in Purdue students 19. Purdue student reports rape 20. Purdue calendar 21. Best Bets for Journalists 22. News tips sent the week of Feb. 5-9 23. E-commerce Experts 24. National Science, Engineering and Health Package 25. Inside Purdue and Perspective 1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AGENDA The board will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in Room 326, Stewart Center. The agenda will be available on the News Service Web site on Monday, Feb. 12. ------------------------------------- RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS ------------------------------------- 2. GENDER STEREOTYPES ENCOMPASS CHANGE Women's roles are changing, and according to a recent university study, gender stereotypes may include beliefs about such change. Purdue social psychology professor Amanda Diekman and colleague Alice Eagly of Northwestern University surveyed more than 800 adults on the personality characteristics of men and women from 1950 to 2050. Their findings showed a consistent belief that women are increasingly exhibiting personality traits typically associated with men. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4EVER/010209.Diekman.stereotypes.html ------------------------ GENERAL INTEREST NEWS ------------------------ 3. THE AMERICAN FAMILY CIRCA 2020 - IT'S A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE What will the American family look like a generation from now - in 2020? Mary Holtman, a family expert who has observed more than a half century of change, says her hope is that the family will think more strategically and plan based on its objectives. ''It is ironic that no responsible fledgling business would proceed without a written business plan, yet families are ad hoc, informal and taken for granted,'' Holtman says. ''Families need to take time to think through what they really want to do. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010209.Holtman.family.html 4. MOTHER OF MURDER VICTIM TO SPEAK AT PURDUE EVENT Judy Shepard, whose son, Matthew, was murdered in 1998 because of his homosexuality, will discuss prevention of hate crimes on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The event will begin with a candlelight vigil at 7:30 p.m. on the Purdue Memorial Union front lawn. The vigil will be followed by Shepard's lecture at 8 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Center, 535 West State Street, West Lafayette. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Solloway.Shepard.html 5. FINANCIAL AID DEADLINE APPROACHING QUICKLY Indiana parents, college students and high school seniors need to be thinking about the 2001-2002 school year, or at least how they are going to pay for college. Hoosiers must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid by March 1 in order to be eligible for college, state and university need-based financial aid for the 2001-2002 school year. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Hall.deadline.html 6. TAP STUDENTS READY TO INTERVIEW FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIPS The deadline is approaching for Indiana employers to hire summer interns from Purdue's Technical Assistance Program. Since 1988, more than 650 undergraduate and graduate engineering, technology and management students have worked for 356 Hoosier employers through TAP's Summer Intern Program. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.TAP.interns.html 7. WORKSHOP WILL ADDRESS FUTURE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH A workshop on Friday, Feb. 23, will stress the need for researchers from various fields to work together in creating new materials for future applications such as ''molecular machines'' and self-assembling electronic devices. During the event researchers will explain their fields for a general audience, identify areas of opportunity and barriers that need to be overcome. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.King.materials.html 8. AREA STUDENTS COMPETE IN ANNUAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD More than 300 high school and middle school students from central Indiana will visit Purdue's West Lafayette campus on Saturday, Feb. 24, for the 10th annual Science Olympiad. The students, representing 21 schools, will test their skills in 30-35 scheduled events ranging from anatomy to weather. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Julien.scienceolym.html 9. ENTRIES SOUGHT FOR PURDUE LITERARY CONTEST Student writers from all Purdue campuses are invited to submit entries in the 70th Annual Literary Awards Contest, sponsored by the Department of English and the School of Liberal Arts at West Lafayette. The competition includes a variety of categories ranging from poetry, short-story and novel-in-progress to screenplay, journalism and critical essay. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Allen.literary.html 10. STUDENT TO TALK ABOUT HIS LIFE IN EGYPT FEB. 22 Purdue University Educational Travel Programs is presenting ''Egypt - Ancient Wonders & Modern Mysteries,'' a brown bag discussion, at noon on Thursday, Feb. 22, in the Black Cultural Center. Matthew M. Kubik, associate professor of civil and architectural engineering, and Gehad Sakiek, a doctoral student in physics and an Egyptian native, will talk at the luncheon. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Chaney.Egypt.html -------------------- AGRICULTURAL NEWS -------------------- 11. MILK GLUT MEANS FARM, RETAIL PRICES MOOOVING DOWNWARD An oversupply of the ''perfect food'' is pushing farm milk prices to their lowest levels in recent years. The slumping prices could mean tougher times ahead for the dairy industry but inexpensive milk for consumers, say two Purdue experts. A dairy industry expansion that began in 1998 is behind the milk glut, says Michael Schutz, Purdue Cooperative Extension Service dairy specialist. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Schutz.milkglut.html 12. BOOK MAKES DOLLARS AND SENSE OUT OF PRECISION FARMING Now that Global Positioning Systems and other site-specific agricultural technologies are no longer science fiction but science fact, the next frontier for farmers is turning the raw data into money-making management decisions. That's where a new book written by Purdue specialists may come in handy. ''Precision Farming Profitability'' shows farmers how to use site-specific tools and strategies to improve crop management. The book is a joint effort between Purdue's Site-Specific Management Center and CNH Global N.V., which manufactures Case IH and New Holland farm equipment. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.LowenbergDeBoer.bk.html 13. REGIONAL FORAGE MEETINGS TO BE HOSTED AROUND THE STATE Purdue's Cooperative Extension Service Forage Team is gearing up for the statewide 2001 Regional Forage Meetings on Feb. 22, March 1, March 7 and March 8. The meetings are targeted at producers that sell forage or raise forage for their own livestock. ''Participants can learn some production techniques that can make them more efficient and return money to the farm enterprise,'' said Keith Johnson, Extension agronomist. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Johnson.forage.html ------------------------------- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ITEMS ------------------------------- 14. BOLSHOI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM AT PURDUE The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, led by Pavel Klinichev, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, in the Elliott Hall of Music. The orchestra returns for its fifth transcontinental tour of the United States and Canada, having previously played venues such as the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and both Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York City. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Sommers.Bolshoi.html 15. 'A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION' PERFORMANCE SOLD OUT One day after going on sale to the public, tickets for the live broadcast of the public radio show ''A Prairie Home Companion'' have sold out. The broadcast will be at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, in Purdue¹s Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets for about 2,600 of Elliott Hall's 6,027 seats were sold to Friends of Convocations and WBAA members prior to the public sale. More than 1,700 tickets were sold on Monday, and the remaining tickets sold by 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Sommers.sellout.html 16. PURDUE THEATRE PRESENTS SCHOOL MATINEES OF 'HOW TO SUCCEED ...' School matinees of Purdue Theatre's production of ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' will be presented at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, and Thursday, Feb. 22, in Loeb Playhouse. Students attending the matinee will receive a study guide compiled for the musical. The guide features background information, class discussion questions and writing assignments. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Sparger.matinee.html 17. ''WINDWORKS'' FEATURES WORKS DRAWN FROM OPERA AND THE OLYMPICS Dabbling in four centuries of music, Purdue Bands' ''Windworks'' concert will explore everything from Renaissance works to the operatic writings of 19th century German composer Richard Wagner and 20th century pieces by film composer John Williams. Reservations are not needed for the free concert, which will be at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18, at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Matter.Wagner.html 18. GUEST ARTISTS HELP BRING OUT THE BEST IN PURDUE STUDENTS Although Walt Disney, Oprah Winfrey and the Count of Monte Cristo won't be visiting Purdue's campus anytime soon, guest artists with ties to those famous names are working with students in the Department of Theatre. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Sparger.guestartist.html ---------------------- MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS ---------------------- 19. PURDUE STUDENT REPORTS RAPE A Purdue student reported to university police Tuesday (2/6) that she was raped on campus in January. Purdue Police Capt. Ronald J. Fosnaugh said the incident allegedly occurred Jan. 30 in a Purdue residence hall. Fosnaugh said the suspect and alleged victim were acquaintances. The incident is under investigation. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Fosnaugh.rape.html 20. PURDUE CALENDAR http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.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/ 21. BEST BETS FOR JOURNALISTS -- An apple a day the Rube Goldberg way -- Cupid shoots arrows at Boilermakers -- Black History Month address -- Walgreens' e-tailing VP to speak at Krannert -- Broadway actress choreographs spring musical -- Victim's mother to speak at Purdue event -- Walt Disney VP to speak at Krannert -- Students compete in Feb. 24 Science Olympiad http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010209.Best.bets.html 22. NEWS TIPS SENT THE WEEK OF FEB. 5-9 -- Israeli elections won't cure the region's woes http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010206.T.Melson.israelelec.html. 23. E-COMMERCE EXPERTS http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/expertlists/Ecommerce.experts.html 24. NATIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND HEALTH PACKAGE http://news.uns.purdue.edu/paks/scipak.digest.0102.html These stories were distributed nationally and internationally this week to about 1,400 writers, reporters, editors and other interested parties. 1. New technique uses imaging technology to speed drug discovery 2. Mathematics of dripping faucet key to industry, research 3. Study: Sea salt seasons chemical brew that destroys Arctic ozone 4. Model aims to help recyclers curb high-tech trash 5. Computer grid would reduce need to buy software 6. Purdue expert: Seniors can reap weighty gains from strength training 7. SpectraCode breaks black plastics recycling barrier 8. Genomics research promises to make hogs less piggy 9. Pork research news tips 10. Double crops, cut the acreage by 2010, predicts plant scientist 11. Science, Engineering & Health Briefs 25. 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