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in Brief Blood drivesThe American Red Cross is holding a number of themed blood drives on the University Park campus. The schedule follows: * Friday, April 12, noon to 6 p.m., Waring Lounge, "Carnival"; * Monday, April 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., HUB-Robeson Center Alumni Hall, "Beach Party"; * Tuesday, April 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., HUB-Robeson Center Alumni Hall, "Beach Party"; * Thursday, April 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., HUB-Robeson Center Alumni Hall, "Jungle Party"; and * Friday, April 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., HUB-Robeson Center Alumni Hall, "Jungle Party." For information or to schedule an appointment visit http://www.psuredcross.org. Space Day 2002A free Space Day 2002 celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the HUB Robeson Center on the University Park campus. During Space Day 2002, adults and children can learn about Earth, air and space research at the University while engaging in hands-on activities. Scientists, engineers and students will discuss: planet Earth and planetary neighbors, stars, black holes, galaxies and extra-stellar planets; the origins, evolution, distribution and destiny of life in the universe; effects of microgravity on the body; changes in atmospheric composition and global climate change; communication systems in space; and propulsion and real rocket science. For information, call Angela Phelps at (814) 863-3608. Computer ExpoThe 2002 Microcomputer Order Center (MOC) Computer Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in The Nittany Lion Inn Ballroom on the University Park campus. MOC staff, along with vendors representing Adobe, Apple, Autodesk/Torcomp, Canon, Compaq, Dell, IBM, Gateway, Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Symantec, Toshiba and more will be on hand to demonstrate the latest computer hardware and software products and answer questions. For information, visit the MOC Web site at http://moc.cac.psu.edu or call (814) 865-2100. Web conference registrationRegistration has opened for the annual Penn State Web Conference scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 15 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park. Pre-conference activities also will be offered May 14. The conference is open to University employees who support an official Penn State Web site as a server administrator, writer, designer, programmer or manager for a University office, department, college or campus Web site. Registration is required and seating is limited. The conference program, schedule and registration form are available at http://www.psu.edu/webconference on the Web. Baby studiesThe Infant Scientist Program is seeking infants to participate in various studies. The lab conducts research that explores basic questions about infant perceptual and cognitive development. The studies involve having infants look at shapes or moving dots on a computer monitor while sitting in a car seat or on a parent's lap. Visits take about 30 minutes and are made to fit into the families' schedules. Free visual screening is offered for all participants. The lab also welcomes siblings to come and play with college students in the recreation area while the infants are involved with the study. For information, parents may call (814) 863-5670, visit http://csc.la.psu.edu/gilmore/index.html on the Web or e-mail babylab@psu.edu. Technical difficultyDue to a technical glitch, any applications for Commission for Women membership that were submitted via the commission's Web page were lost. Anyone who applied for membership via the Web site should re-submit the application. The application deadline has been extended to April 30. For information about the Commission for Women, check the Web at http://www.lions.psu.edu/cfw/. For the RecordLeonard N. Zimmerman, dean emeritus of the Eberly College of Science and professor emeritus of bacteriology from Oct. 1, 1951, until his retirement Aug. 1, 1989, died Jan. 13 at the age of 78. Some information in his obituary, which ran on page 2 of the April 4 Intercom, was listed incorrectly due to a source error. |