Indianapolis Museum of Art Horticultural Society Lecture
Mon, Dec 16, 8 pm
IMA's DeBoest Lecture Hall
Rene Heynssens
"Garden Ornamentation: The Role of Garden Accessories in Design"
Biological Sciences
Wed, Dec 11, 4 pm, LILY G-126
John Hamer
Biological Sciences
"Scratching the surface of a plant-fungal interaction"
"CELEBRATING DIVERSITY" WORKSHOP
Tuesday, December 10
10 am-12 noon
HORT 210
Horticulture Department faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.
Colleen Martin and Barbara Wireman graduated from the Accomplished Clerical Excellence (ACE) program December 4, 1996. ACE is a two year program designed for staff members who are interested in pursuing a clerical career at Purdue. Congratulations Colleen and Barbara!!
The Departmental Holiday Party is scheduled for Friday, December 13 at the Big Four Depot Building. There will be a cash bar serving beer, wine, and soft drinks starting at 6:30 pm. Dinner will be served buffet style at 7:30 pm. The caterer is Patout's of New Orleans.
Menu
Creole Jambalaya
Crawfish Pasta
Pork Roast
Smothered Snap Beans
Tossed Salad
Bread Pudding
Cost is $16 per person with free entertainment. Reservations are due to Robin Tribbett by Monday, December 9. If paying by check, make payable to Horticulture Discretionary Fund.
Jim Simon received a Purdue Global Initiative Faculty Grant in the amount of $2,500 for his proposal entitled "Developing Capacity for an Essential Oil Research and Rural Development Program for South Africa-Establishing Formal Linkage between the University of Fort Hare and Purdue University".
Jules Janick received a Purdue Global Initiative Faculty Grant in the amount of $2,500 for his proposal entitled "Forging Electronic Information Links Between Purdue's New Crop Center and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations".
Randy Woodson received $5,000 from Yoder Brothers, Inc. to support research of flower crop transformation.
Avtar Handa received an increase of $87,366 from USDA to support his project entitled "Function of Pectin Methylesterase in Plant Growth and Development".
Jim Simon received $1,960 from Frontier Cooperative Herbs to support research on essential oils.
Tieman, DM and AK Handa. 1996. Molecular cloning and characterization of genes expressed during early tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruit development by mRNA differential display. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 121:52-56.
Thakur, BR, RK Singh, and AK Handa. 1996. Effects of an antisense pectin methylesterase gene on the chemistry of pectins in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) fruit juice. J. Agri. Food Chem. 44:628-630.
Gaffe, J, ME Tiznado, and AK Handa. 1996. Cloning and nucleotide sequence of a pectin methylesterase cDNA homologue (Accession No. U49330) from tomato leaves (PGR96-017). Plant Physiol. 110:1436.
Turner, AL, KD Kausch, and AK Handa. 1996. Isolation and nucleotide sequence of two cDNAs corresponding to tomato fruit pectin methylesterase genes (Genebank: U50985 and U50986) (PGR96-035). Plant Physiol. 111:652.
Turner, AL, RW Harriman, and AK Handa. 1996. Isolation and nucleotide sequence of three tandemly arranged pectin methylesterase genes (Accession No. U70675, U70676, and U70677) from tomato (PGR96-105). Plant Physiol. 112:1397.
Important Travel Information.
We have received information from Insurance Services, Risk Management Office, that you should avoid renting from Dollar Rent-a-Car and Agency Rent-a-Car when making travel arrangements. The University has determined that these companies have no liability coverage on their vehicles. Thus, the entire exposure is shifted to Purdue. Please keep this in mind when making travel arrangements.
Dr. Lin Kui has joined Mike Hasegawa's lab as a Postdoctoral Associate.
Dec 7 - Classes End
Dec 9 - Exam Schedule Begins
Dec 15 - Semester ends
Dec 15, 5 pm - Ag School Commencement. Horticulture Department Representatives for Winter Commencement are Peter Goldsbrough and Allen Hammer.
(See the Job Opportunities bulletin board on the 2nd floor for additional information about these and other positions.)
Plant Biologist. PhD. Dept. of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. Application deadline: January 2, 1997.
Assistant Dean/Associate Director. The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Application deadline: March 1, 1997.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Application deadline: February 15, 1997.
Distance between us has pulled at the bond keeping us together
Uncertainty of what lies ahead had only loosed the knot more
Sometimes I have no idea of where to go or what to do
But enduring through it all is my love for you
Dark clouds have entered our blue sky
Those times have been rough, I won't deny
But it always is just rain to wash away all that was untrue
And enduring through it all was my love for you
We have even torn down our structure
Lack of expressing true feelings caused the rupture
A strong foundation let us build anew
Because enduring through it all was my love for you
--The Plant Poet