We have 21 faculty members joining the School of Liberal Arts this year. Their areas of expertise and research include gender differences in communication, to social networks of individuals and groups, to risk assessment in health communication, and to Chicano literature and heritage Spanish.
Kipling Williams, professor of psychological sciences
Tolga Benli, assistant professor of visual and performing arts, will join us in January.
Again, welcome.
I also am pleased with Liberal Art's involvement in the new Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue, which was announced in August. The research at this center will focus on improving the delivery of health care to consumers. This fall you will hear more about Liberal Arts faculty in health communication, health and kinesiology, and sociology collaborating with the center, which will be housed in Purdue's Discovery Park.
Enjoy your fall semester.
Toby L. Parcel
SPECIAL REPORTS
Purdue, Regenstrief establish center to re-engineer health-care delivery
Purdue is establishing a center to apply the expertise of almost every area of the university to improve the delivery of health care to consumers, thanks to a multimillion dollar commitment from the Regenstrief Foundation Inc.
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By the time the center formally goes into operation in January, almost every school at Purdue will be involved. Engineering health care means approaching the delivery of services in a systematic way. In order to do that, the Purdue Regenstrief Center will involve not only the faculty of engineering and management but also a number in liberal arts areas such as health and kinesiology, health communication and medical sociology.
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Prof: Iraq images, terrorist alerts can be upsetting for children, adults
If people watch daily news coverage of war-like events, it can affect them more than watching a terrifying horror movie over and over again, says a Purdue communication expert.
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"Don't underestimate the emotional impact that news coverage of terror and war can have on adults, children and families alike," says Glenn Sparks, who studies mass media effects.
"Most Americans know that a traumatic event, such as 9/11, can take an emotional toll on the family. But people need to realize that it doesn't have to be a traumatic event to produce unhealthy responses. News coverage, and especially repetitive coverage of terrorist alerts, war, hostages and violence, can have an effect on family life."
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American Studies series dusts history off local artifacts
Amateur historians, or even pack rats who are holding on to old family heirlooms, are invited to the new Purdue series Magic Dust: History in the Archives.
"Many people keep family letters, a grandmother's wedding dress or an uncle's old photo album knowing these are treasures, but not knowing what they can learn from them," said Kristina Bross, associate professor of English and director of the four-part lecture series that began Thursday, Aug. 26. "People can hear about similar collections from Lafayette's past and maybe even learn new ways to value such treasures."
Three graduate students will make presentations in September that will focus on their own research and analysis of 1890-1920 collections at the Tippecanoe County Historical Association.
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Trilogy anniversary celebrates court decision, center and symposia
Purdue University's African American Studies and Research Center is celebrating three anniversaries on Sept. 23-25.
This trilogy marks the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the 30th anniversary of the African American Studies and Research Center's establishment and the 20th anniversary of the center's symposia series. Brown is the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
The "African American Studies: Meeting the Challenge Today Learning from the Past – Envisioning the Future" symposium will feature a variety of lectures by Purdue and visiting professors, as well as a keynote address by Charles Ogletree from the Harvard Law School. His talk is at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 in Stewart Center, Room 218.
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NEWS TIPS
Expert looks at management trends affecting firefighters' safety rules
(Jennifer Thackaberry, assistant professor of Communication)
Professor: College students should add lifestyle to their schedules
(Regina Galer-Unti, assistant professor of health and kinesiology)
FACULTY AND BOOKS
Other Honors:
-- Sandra Barnes, assistant professor of sociology and African American Studies, will present her research findings based on her research and teaching on health care, sexuality and AIDS in Afro-descendent communities during the Sex, Sexuality, Taboos, Myths and Relationships panel at the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington D.C. on Sept. 9.
-- Liz Grauerholz, professor of sociology, won the American Sociological Association Section on Teaching and Learning's Hans O. Mauksch Award. This national award is given every year in recognition of a professor's excellence in teaching undergraduates.
-- Kazumi Hatasa, professor of Japanese in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, has been named director for the 2005 Japanese Language School at Middlebury College's Language Schools in Vermont. Hatasa, who studies Japanese language instruction, has been appointed for three summers.
-- Patrick J. Hearden, professor of history, The Tragedy of Vietnam, second edition. Published by Pearson Longman.
-- Robert E. May, professor of history, Manifest Destiny's Underworld: Filibustering in Antebellum America, paperback edition. Published by the University of North Carolina Press.
UPCOMING EVENTS
-- African-American Studies, "Meeting the Challenge Today, Learning from the Past, Evisioning the Future," on Sept. 23 -25. This program is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision, the 30th anniversary of Purdue's African American Studies and Research Center, and the 20th anniversary of the center's symposia series.
-- Modern Fiction Studies, 50th Anniversary Symposium "Modern Fictions and the Twenty-First Century," Oct. 1.
-- Jürgen Habermas, will present "The Kantian Project of Cosmopolitan Law" at 4:30-7 p.m. Oct. 15 in the Class of 1950 Lecture Hall. The Department of Philosophy is organizing this lecture.
EXPERTS IN THE NEWS
New York Times –
Insights: Studying the roots of stuttering
(Christine Weber-Fox and Anne Smith, Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences)
New Orleans, Channel 6 –
Professor: Grammar shortcuts OK on teen blogs, E-Mail
(Samantha Blackmon, Department of English)
Indianapolis Star –
Our evolving 'slanguage'
(Samantha Blackmon, Department of English)
Forbes –
Stutterers process language differently
(Christine Weber-Fox and Anne Smith, Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences)
WebMD –
Stuttering Starts Even Before Speaking
(Christine Weber-Fox and Anne Smith, Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences)
Chicago Tribune –
Through the glass, darkly
(Louis Rene Beres, Department of Political Science)
The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) –
Men Are From Earth, and So Are Women. It's Faulty Research That Sets Them Apart.
(Erina MacGeorge, Department of Communication)
Journal and Courier, Purdue News Service –
'Engineering' better health care requires all of Purdue's resources
(Liberal Arts)
CNN.Turk (story in Turkish) –
2300 year old statue of
Pegasus has been found in Antalya
(Nick Rauh, Department of History)
The Washington Times –
Punish Saddam's crimes
(Louis Rene Beres, Department of Political Science)
Click here to view a complete list of Purdue experts in the news.
Any story ideas or news tips can be sent to Amy Patterson-Neubert at the Purdue
News Service, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu
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