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Purdue announces remaining basketball-halftime features

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Nine more Purdue University features will be broadcast during the second half of the men's basketball season. Viewers of games telecast by Creative Sports will learn about a variety of programs and people through three-minute features aired during the halftimes of the games.

The pieces are produced by the Office of University Relations. The schedule:

Jan. 16 (at Michigan) -- A look at Purdue's Repertory Dance Company.

Jan. 18 (vs. Indiana) -- A feature on how technology is transforming teaching at Purdue.

Jan. 25 ( at Minnesota) -- Research in the School of Nuclear Engineering on ways to improve nuclear reactor safety.

Jan. 29 (vs. Michigan State) -- The benefits and myths about herbal medicines featuring Varro Tyler, retired professor of pharmocognosy.

Feb. 1 (at Penn State) -- A project in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies to teach parenting skills to young dads.

Feb. 5 (vs. Ohio State) -- Future plans for Purdue's Black Cultural Center.

Feb. 8 (at Michigan State) -- Purdue Bands and the 75th anniversary of the Big Drum.

Feb. 15 (at Wisconsin) -- A look at the Reading Recovery Program in the School of Education.

Feb. 26 (at Northwestern) -- The "Womb Room" project in the School of Nursing.

Purdue basketball games are seen on WEVV-TV Evansville, WANE-TV Fort Wayne, WTTV-TV Indianapolis, WLFI-TV Lafayette, WYIN-TV Merrillville and WHME-TV South Bend.

Producers of the segments are Ray Cubberley, assistant director of university relations for broadcast services, and Connie Ostler, producer director. Dan Skinner, manager of radio station WBAA, narrates the features.

CONTACT: Ray Cubberley, (765) 494-2075; e-mail, ray_cubberley@purdue.edu

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