Agricultural Research and Graduate Education

Purdue Agriculture is known around the world for groundbreaking multidisciplinary research that addresses society’s most pressing challenges. Agricultural Research and Graduate Education connects researchers with opportunity to enable world-changing discoveries in agriculture and life sciences.

Agricultural Administration Building, Room 126
615 West State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-8362
agresearch@purdue.edu

Graduate Spotlight

Graduate Spotlight

Sarah Stanhope
Sarah Stanhope - Graduate Ag Research Spotlight

Sarah Stanhope likes investigating things: “I always asked a lot of questions,” she says. Inspired and supported by a “phenomenal” high school AP biology teacher in her hometown of East Brookfield, Massachusetts, Stanhope...

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Behind the Research

Behind the Research

Chris Wirth holding bug specimen
Behind the Research: Chris Wirth

Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that undergird research in the College of Agriculture. Collectively they’re integral to the college fulfilling its research mission. “Behind the...

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Honored by Girl Scouts

Honored by Girl Scouts

Julie Hickman
Julie Hickman is an amazing employee!

Julie Hickman, College of Agriculture's Director of Facilities and Planning, was recently honored for her volunteer work with Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.

Letter of Reference 2024
cattle grazing in field
Purdue FPAC Superintendent Brad Shelton receives Lawrence County Cattleman of the Year Award

Brad Shelton, superintendent of the Feldun Purdue Agricultural Center (FPAC), received the Lawrence County Cattleman of the Year Award at the Lawrence County Cattlemen’s Association-Indiana annual meeting.

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Purdue Ag Centers / Can-Am Partnership

RESEARCH NEWS

Intumentaly inseminated Mite-biter breeder queen.
Beekeeping breakthroughs: Purdue research strengthens bee colonies for top pollination performance

Amid National Pollinators Month, beekeepers are focusing their efforts on enhancing their bee...

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Entrance of Hovde Hall during the summer
2024 Hovde Award nominees sought

Purdue University is accepting nominations for the 2024 Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence,...

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food waste
$1.5M USDA NIFA grant will help Purdue researcher identify community-based food waste solutions

The Purdue University College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics has...

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Corn plants prior to harvest at Purdue’s Agronomy Center for Research and Education (ACRE) facility.
Maximizing Midwest drought resilience through sustainable solutions

As the summer months bring fluctuating weather, drought resilience has become a pressing concern...

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ABE building
International Women in Engineering Day: Q&A with Kari Clase and Upinder Kaur

The number of women in STEM fields, including engineering, has increased in recent decades,...

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a robotic arm reaches out to touch a corn plant leaf. you can see the Sheeraz Athar, Jian Jin, and Yu She in the where the arm bends
How robots touch on the future of agriculture

Walking into Purdue’s Mechanisms And Robotic Systems (MARS) Lab feels like falling into a...

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Elements

Elements is a new faculty reporting tool for all West Lafayette campus for administering annual reviews. It is led by the Provost’s office, managed by Institutional Data Analytics + Assessment (IDA+A), and shared across all colleges and schools.

Elements