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Events APRIL Purdue Lectures in Ethics, Policy and Science: The U.S. EPA and Climate Change Ethics » When April 12, 5:30-7 p.m. » Where Pfendler Hall of Agriculture, Room 241 » Contact bioethics@purdue.edu Lisa Heinzerling, professor of law, Georgetown University and outgoing assistant administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation at the U.S. Environ- mental Protection Agency, will discuss "Climate Change at EPA." Purdue Lectures in Ethics, Policy and Science: Global Public Health » When April 13, 5:30-7 p.m. » Where Lawson Computer Science Building, Room 1142 » Contact bioethics@purdue.edu Maria Merritt, assistant professor, Johns Hopkins Ber- man Institute of Bioethics, will discuss "Global Public Health Research: Questions about Researchers' Respon- sibilities to Benefit Participants." Policy Research for a Changing World, Global Policy Research Institute "Grand Challenge" Conference » When April 18, 8:30 a.m. » Where Rawls Hall, Room 3082 » Contact Ruth Ann Weiderhaft, weiderhaft@ purdue.edu, 496-6392 » Website www.purdue.edu/research/gpri This conference will focus on presentations by the GPRI- sponsored incentive awardees. Presenters will report on their technological findings, research impact, leveraged funding efforts and resultant awards. The conference will address four areas: food security, health, environ- ment, and society and leadership. Purdue Lectures in Ethics, Policy and Science: Ethics and the Practice of Science » When April 18, 5:30-7 p.m. » Where Pfendler Hall of Agriculture, Room 241 » Contact bioethics@purdue.edu Frederick Grinnell, professor of cell biology in Integrative Biology and the Ethics in Science and Medicine Program at UT Southwestern, will discuss "Informed Consent and Risk: The Intersection Between Human Research and Genetics." First Annual C.N.R. Rao Global Science Policy Leadership Lecture » When April 18, 7 p.m. » Where Krannert Auditorium » Contact Ruth Ann Weiderhaft, weiderhaft@ purdue.edu, 496-6392 » Website www.purdue.edu/research/gpri C.N.R. Rao is the Linus Pauling Research Professor and Honorary Presi- dent of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University working with Nobel scientist Herbert C. Brown. Rao is one of the world's fore- most solid state and materials chemists. Linking Biodiversity and Sustainability across Natural and Managed Landscapes: Can Agriculture and Natural Communities be Complementary? » When April 23, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. » Where Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Room 121 » Contact Kerry Rabenold, rabenold@purdue.edu, 494-8120; or Jill Wable, jwable@purdue.edu, 494-1610 » Website www.purdue.edu/dp/environment The Center for the Environment will host this one-day symposium for scientists from Purdue and other institutions. 14 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH

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