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 NEWS/EVENTS OF NOTE AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY -- June 18-24, 1995
            Auburn University - University Relations
                         (334) 844-9999

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6/16/95                                   Bob Lowry

AUBURN DAYBOOK

      Monday, June 19, Camp War Eagle orientation session begins for 
new freshmen students, various campus sites. CONTACT: Debbie Conner, 
334/844-4710.
      Wednesday, June 21, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station 
sponsors annual Horticulture Field Day, E.V. Smith Research Center in 
Shorter, 9 a.m. CONTACT: Katie Smith, 334/844-4877 (csmith@ag.auburn.edu).
      Thursday, June 29, "Media Day" at Summer Expedition sponsored by 
Alabama Museum of Natural History at archaeological excavation of 17th 
century Alabama Indian town Fusihatchee on Tallapoosa River near 
Tallassee; site being excavated by archaeologist from AU and AU at 
Montgomery, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.  CONTACT: John Cottier, 334/844-2835; Craig 
Sheldon, 334/244-3765; or Mitch Emmons, 334/844-9999 
(emmonmb@mail.auburn.edu).

STORY IDEAS FROM AUBURN
      (AU-PINES) The longleaf pine today covers only about three 
million of the 90 million acres of Southern forests it dominated when 
Europeans first settled this country, but AU foresters are promoting its 
recovery. CONTACT:  Dean Gjerstad, 334/844-1020 
(gjerstad@forestry.auburn.edu); and Ralph Meldahl, 334/844-1060.  
      (AU-METH) Three-year study of methylmercury, metallic chemical 
blamed for such developmental disorders as learning disabilities, 
cerebral palsy and mental retardation, is being undertaken by AU 
researcher.  CONTACT: Christopher Newland, 334/844-6479 
(newland@psych.auburn.edu).

NOTE TO INTERNET SURFERS
      ** The AU Home Page on the Internet's World Wide Web can be 
accessed at: http://www.auburn.edu/
      ** Coming soon to the AU Home Page (via Gopher): An updated 
listing of faculty sources and the AU Report, the campus faculty/staff 
newspaper.
      ** AU's Web Server includes an archive of news releases from the 
Office of University Relations. Other links include general information 
about the university, specific information about schools and colleges and 
the AU-based Agricultural Weather Information Service.

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