ALERT: National Weather Service issues wind chill advisory

Bitter cold air ushered in on gusty winds Wednesday night is expected to remain into Friday. Wind chills of 20 below zero to 30 below zero are expected to occur.

The Drug-Free Coalition of Tippecanoe County has awarded $5,483.50 to the Office of the Dean of Students for mini-grants to help offset the costs for organizations hosting substance-free events during the annual event, said Carol E. Ben-Davies, assistant dean of students.

V. Balakrishnan

Balakrishnan assumes the position that had been held by Mark J.T. Smith, who has been named the new dean of Purdue's Graduate School. Balakrishnan's appointment is effective Tuesday (Jan. 20).

"Cuba and Her Revolution: 50 Years in Review" is 3 p.m. on Jan. 22 in the Black Cultural Center. Antonio D. Tillis, an associate professor and director of Latin American and Latino Studies, will lead the discussion. Panelists are Dawn Stinchcomb, an assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures; Joseph Dorsey, an associate professor of history and African American studies; and Harry Targ, a professor of political science.

Purdue’s Common Reading Initiative

The selection, "Stealing Buddha's Dinner" by Bich Minh Nguyen, was announced during the Academic Leadership Forum on Tuesday (Jan. 13). A committee made up of 19 faculty, staff and students chose the book from more than 100 selections submitted by the campus community.

Preregistration is required for the annual conference at Purdue Memorial Union, which is open to the public. It is sponsored by the Global Supply Chain Management Initiative and the Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises, joint operations and supply chain education, research and outreach centers, in conjunction with Purdue's Center for International Business Education and Research.

Mark J.T. Smith

Smith's appointment will be effective Feb. 17 and is subject to ratification by the board of trustees. Woodson said Smith also will continue to serve as the Michael J. and Katherine Birck Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Purdue University and National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) will commemorate a decade of support and friendship from more than 50 years ago with a joint exhibition on Monday (Jan. 19) at the University Museum of NCKU's inaugural ceremonies in Tainan, Taiwan.

The center's events also will include various programs focusing on African-American roots in popular music, a portrait exhibit, performances by the center's performing arts ensembles and a tour to Cleveland.

Hosted by Robin Young, the fast-paced "Here and Now" combines news updates with conversations on public policy, international affairs, and science and technology. Each hourlong program also has features on arts and culture, including film, theater, music and food.

Maryann Santos de Barona

Maryann Santos de Barona is currently senior associate dean for academic programs and personnel at ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College of Education. Her appointment, effective July 1, is subject to ratification by Purdue's board of trustees.

France A. Córdova

"Visa controls, developed during the Cold War, have made U.S. laboratories and universities less attractive to foreign researchers and have helped drive knowledge-intensive jobs overseas," Córdova said. "The regulations, in fact, do little for the nation's security today, while significantly hampering economic growth and innovation."

"President Lincoln is on a lot of people's minds today, partly because of President-elect Barack Obama," says Robert May, a professor of history who teaches a class on Lincoln and the Civil War.

As greenhouse growers start to prepare for the spring, a Purdue University professor and Extension specialist in floriculture, said things as easy as checking greenhouses for small leaks can make a difference in the cost of heating.

The number of scholarships will be determined by the interest earned on the Class of 1937 endowment during the past year. Between 15 and 20 scholarships are awarded each year, with individual scholarship amounts ranging from $500 to $4,000.

NATO is funding the project through its Science for Peace and Security program, which creates partnerships among alliance countries and Eastern European or so-called Mediterranean Dialogue nations—a forum of cooperation between seven countries centered in North Africa. The program promotes understanding and advances education and science, said Gilbert Rochon, Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP) associate vice president for collaborative research. It also aims to yield practical results, in this case to provide meteorological and environmental data to countries within the region with the help of a powerful Geographic Information System.

The fair will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Purdue Memorial Union north and south ballrooms. Representatives from more than 75 companies are expected to attend to offer information on career and internship employment opportunities. Students from all majors are welcome to attend.

The lectures will feature 11 different speakers from a variety of careers in the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. During their visits, the speakers will dine and meet with administrators, faculty and students.

Sponsored by Purdue Bands & Orchestra and Purdue Convocations, the festival also will include a swing dance, a Sunday jazz service and the Community Jazz Showcase. The showcase, featuring the Ryan Cohan Quartet, the event's artists-in-residence, also received support from the Indiana Arts Commission.

James J. Foster and Patricia A. Carlisle will be honored during the university's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall.

Jason Mraz

Purdue's Student Concert Committee is presenting the performance.

The education services and test-prep company says the rankings, which appeared in USA Today, are an attempt to highlight "schools that provide high-quality academics at a reasonable price - either by keeping sticker prices in line, or by offsetting high costs with great financial packages."

Curwood, executive producer and host of the award-winning program "Living On Earth," will speak at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall. Public Radio International distributes the program. The speech is among events connected with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The four graduate student winners are Rachel Suzanne Beard of Summerville, S.C., who is studying virology; Nwokedi Idika of Lanham, Md., computer science; Kyle Montgomery of Houston, electrical engineering; and Daniel Richardson of Springfield, Ohio, mechanical engineering.

The Entrepreneurship Assistance Clinic, located in Room 231 of the Burton Morgan Center in Purdue's Discovery Park, opened during the week of Jan. 12 as a resource for aspiring entrepreneurs and small-business owners. Hours during the semester are Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. The clinic will be closed during the Spring Break week of March 16-20.