VOLUME 40, Number 16................................................................................................................ 25 April 2008

WEEKLY CALENDAR

26 April............................................................................................................. End of Classes for Spring Semester

28 April.............................................................................. President Córdova School Visit, 12:00 Noon-3:00 p.m.

30 April.............................................................................................. CPB Faculty Meeting, 8:30 a.m., VPTH 112

3 May................................................................................................................................. End of Spring Semester

CONGRATULATIONS! At the Purdue University Honors Convocation held in the Hall of Music, April 13^th, Paige Allen was awarded a Special Faculty/Staff Award for Excellence in Distance Learning for her work in the Veterinary Technology Distance Learning Program.  Congratulations, Paige! Congratulations to Dr. Inoue and his wife, Stephanie on the birth of their twins, Nami (girl) and Kai (boy) on Wednesday, April 9^th.  Nami weighed 5 pounds 1 ounce and Kai weighed 5 pounds 8 ounces. PROMOTIONS Join us in congratulating the following people on their promotions: To Professor Dr. Larry Adams Dr. Abdelfattah Nour Dr. Stephen Hooser Dr. Sheryl Krohne To Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Steven Thompson Dr. Ann Weil To Associate Professor Dr. Timothy Lescum

SVM/VIS Information Desk (Veterinary Computer Network & Medical Illustration) Phone:  4-1153      ( E-mail:  help@vet.purdue.edu         : Hours:  8:00-12:00 & 1:00-5:00, Mon.-Fri. --------------------------------------------------------- Emergency (Server Problems Only) Dave Chasey  -  477-6264 Jim Morrison  -  423-2054 VET VITTLES Vet Vittles is open from 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday.  On Monday, April 28, 2008, Vet Vittles will be closing at 1:00 p.m. Starting May 5, 2008, the hours of operation for Vet Vittles will be from 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ Lab Animal Care Weekend Schedule April 26-27 Cell phone #427-5731 (with voicemail) Office phone #62968 (if you want to leave a message not requiring an immediate response)

New Carpeting for the VM Library

The Veterinary Medical Library will be having its corner reference room and the large reading room re-carpeted starting on Monday, May 5^th.  Library collections and services will still be available during our summer hours (see below), but seating areas will be greatly reduced until this project is completed hopefully within 3-4 weeks.  If you have any questions concerning services or collection access during this time, please contact us at 494-2853 or stop by the Circulation/Reference desk. 

During part of this project, probably after May 12^th, the stairway up to the ITaP computing lab will be closed briefly, but a 2^nd floor hallway door into the lab will be open during normal Library hours.  Thank you for your patience during this cramped and noisy time!  

Gretchen Stephens

VM Librarian

gms@purdue.edu

494-2852

VM Library Summer 2008 Hours [May 5-August 24]:

Monday-Tuesday, 8 AM – 8 PM; Wednesday, 8 AM – 10 PM; Thursday, 8 AM – 8 PM; Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM; Saturday – Sunday, 1 PM – 5 PM.  [Closed Friday, July 4^th]

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ON THE CIRCUIT

(Reports for April 19-25)

TRAVELER(S)                               DESTINATION                                                                           PURPOSE

Richard Borgens............................... Beijing, China................................. Lecture at the Capital University of Medical

Sciences; lecture at the Lung Brain Research

                                                                                                                           Institute; meet with potential students

                                                          Xian, China................................. Receive honorary degree and professorship at

                                                                                                                         the Fourth Military Medical University

Janice Sojka..................................... Chicago, IL....................................................... Attend and speak at the HSUS

                                                                                                                                    Safe Pet Programs Roundtable

Annette Litster.................................. Sunny Isles Beach, FL.................. Attend the Hill’s Global Mobility Symposium

SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

SEMINARS

VCS 620 SEMINARS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Friday, May 2, 2008

8:00 a.m., Room 1136, LYNN

Dr. Michele Barletta

DEPARTMENT OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

SPECIAL SEMINAR

Hans H. Cheng, PhD

Supervisory Research Geneticist and Lead Scientist

 USDA-ARS

Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory

East Lansing, Michigan

“Using Integrative Genomics Approach To Identify Genes And Biological Pathways

Conferring Genetic Resistance To Disease In Chickens”

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Lynn G167

2:30 pm

Dr. Cheng is a Candidate for the Purdue University Basic Medical Sciences Department Head Position.

You Are Cordially

Invited To Attend

The Annual

Outstanding Non-Research Staff

and Outstanding Research Staff

Awards Reception

Tuesday, May 6, 2007

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Alumni Faculty Lounges - Room 1192

Lynn Hall

Please join us in honoring the

SVM Outstanding Non-Research Staff Members

and the SVM Outstanding Research Staff Member

for 2008.

Refreshments will be served.