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Alleged revelers await court hearings, sentencing begins

From Staff Reports

The first two of the 16 people charged in connection with the April 1 disturbances following the women's basketball national championship game were sentenced Thursday to work release and community service.

Matthew D. Bruno of Indianapolis, freshman in the School of Liberal Arts, pleaded guilty to charges of criminal mischief and rioting, both Class B misdemeanors, and agreed to serve 60 days on work release and to do 160 hours of community service.

Kyle J. Hackbarth of Westlake, Ohio, a freshman in the School of Science, pleaded guilty to charges of criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor, and agreed to serve 30 days on work release and 160 hours of community service.

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Research may lead to reduction of Navy expenses, crew sizes

Research led by two Purdue professors in conjunction with faculty from University of Missouri at Rolla could be the catalyst to the development of the new generation of automated warships and cruisers.

The research, which is conducted at Purdue by Scott Sudhoff, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Oleg Wasynczuk, professor of electrical and computer engineering, could ultimately help the Navy improve its ships by automating electric power distribution systems in ships and by developing a more fuel-efficient silent propulsion system. The implementation of automated processes within the ship could shrink crew sizes and could yield significant monetary savings to the Navy.

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Glue made by mussels to aid in fixing nerves

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Wilker

MUSSELS WITH MUSCLE: Mussels use protein based thread-like glue to attach themselves to underwater surfaces. The glue may have medical applications such as repairing nerve damage.

An engineer, biologist, chemist and a saltwater mussel have come together in an attempt to glue together nerves in the body in hopes of helping spinal cord injury victims.

Riyi Shi, assistant professor of neuroscience, has been working with a product known as polyethylene glycol that can be used to glue together completely severed axons in nerve cells. The glue is used to bind the cell membranes back together, but also requires two to three weeks to heal making it impractical in living organisms.

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