May 21 - June 6 - the service drive behind the Horticulture Building will be closed. There will be no access to the parking area behind the building during this time.
May 26 - Memorial Day - official University holiday.
We are in the process of updating the picture directory on the first floor. Scott, our student worker in the copy room this summer, is working on this project. If your picture is not already on the board or it is out-of-date, please let Scott photograph you!
Attention clerical and service staff. CSSAC (Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee) is currently conducting a membership drive. If you are interested in being considered as a candidate for membership on this committee and would like additional information, see the brochure posted in the main office.
L. Mark Lagrimini, Robert J. Joly, James R. Dunlap, and Ting-Ting Y. Liu. 1997. The consequence of peroxidase overexpression in transgenic plants on root growth and development. Plant Molecular Biology 33:887-895.
Chunming Liu, Umesh S. Muchhal, and K.G. Raghothama. 1997. Differential expression of TPS11, a phosphate starvation-induced gene in tomato. Plant Molecular Biology 33:867-874.
Ed Ashworth received $2,500 from the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association in support of a proposal entitled "Identification of genes associated with winter survival".
Jules Janick was in Rome, Italy May 6-25 to establish linkage between the New Crops Center and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Mike Dana was in Columbus, OH May 15-16 to present a seminar at Ohio State University.
Lonni Davenport, Glenn Sullivan, and Steve Weller were in Guatemala City, GU May 14-21 to attend the US Agency for International Development Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program Technical Committee meeting and workshop.
Don Molnar was in Edinburgh, Scotland May 15-29 to attend meetings with Leeds University Department of Landscape Architecture, Heriot-Watt University Department of Landscape Architecture, co-op students, co-op offices (in London, Leeds, Glasgow, and Edinburgh).
Mike Mickelbart is in Yuma, AZ May 10-August 15 to conduct field trials for testing drought tolerance in sorghum lines.
(See the Job Opportunities bulletin board on the 2nd floor for additional information about these and other positions.)
Extension 4-H Youth Horticulture Agent. BS (Master's preferred). Michigan State University Extension. Application deadline: May 30, 1997 or until a candidate is selected.
Dean of the College of Agriculture. Louisiana State University and A&M College. Application deadline: June 1, 1997.
District Director-Program Coordination (Southwest District). MS. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service. Application deadline: July 1, 1997, or until acceptable candidate is identified.
Director of the Purdue Multi-Disciplinary Materials Consortium. PhD or comparable industrial experience. Application deadline: June 15, 1997.