Posts by Kristopher D Davis
Indiana’s digital divide
Indiana’s digital divide Lacking high-speed internet in today’s digital age is a significant economic and educational disadvantage, much like being unable to read or write would have been 100 years ago, says Roberto Gallardo, Purdue Extension community and regional economics specialist and assistant director of the Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD). A new study…
Read MoreSows try to keep their cool
Sows try to keep their cool A team of Purdue researchers has developed a cooling pad that helps keep sows healthier and more comfortable in farrowing houses, where they feed piglets after giving birth. Modern sows are having more piglets than ever, and feeding those larger litters causes the sows to have higher body temperatures.…
Read MoreAlumni Close-Up
Alumni Close-up Story by Maureen Manier Eye on the Prize In the grand chamber of the Iowa State Capitol, filled with former ambassadors, cabinet secretaries, and leaders of nations, global organizations, industry, and universities, the rhythmic drumming and voices of the Nigerian group Adunni & Nefertiti began. Within seconds, the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate…
Read MoreReverberations in the Landscape
Three höömei (throat singers) from the Mongolian group Khusugtun ready their instruments, which mimic the sounds of wind, birds, and insects. The group, photographed in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park and featured in the film “Global Soundscapes! A Mission to Record the Earth,” is often referred to as the Beatles of Mongolia and performed on the television…
Read MoreThen and Now
Then and Now Forestry, wildlife, and fisheries majors in Purdue’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources attend one five-week summer practicum in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, traveling to Hagerman Lake in Iron River for practical, hands-on experience in the field of natural resources. Alumna Cortney Mycroft, who now coordinates the program, and current student…
Read MoreThe Big Data Harvest
The PhenoRover’s height and width can be adjusted, as can the height of its boom and the number and types of sensors attached to it. The Big Data Harvest In a new building near the Agronomy Center for Research and Education, seven miles northwest of campus, sits a strange menagerie of machines. One resembles an octopus…
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