In Focus Articles
The inside scoop on Purdue’s new ice cream
What’s international about ice cream, you ask? Variations of the sweet treat are loved around the world, so we can’t resist sharing Purdue’s new ice cream flavor, Boiler Chips. Developed at the request of Purdue President Mung Chiang by Purdue’s Food Entrepreneurship Manufacturing Institute (FEMI) and led by FEMI students, the new flavor and its packaging design are out of this world.
Read MoreContinuing the legacy of international activity
Mitch Tuinstra, Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research and professor of plant breeding and genetics in the Department of Agronomy, received the 2023 Lowell S. Hardin Award for Excellence in International Agriculture.
Read MoreFulbright awards
The Fulbright Program, established by Congress in 1946, is the U.S. government’s flagship program of international educational and cultural exchange, enabling students and scholars to study, teach, conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to mutual understanding
Read MoreEngaging others in globalization
Gary Burniske, assistant director for program development in International Programs in Agriculture, was one of two staff winners of Purdue’s 2023 Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Award.
Read MoreMandela Washington Fellows at Purdue
The College of Agriculture will host its sixth cohort of Mandela Washington Fellows (MWF) in summer 2024.
Read MoreLifting the fortunes of farmers
Gebisa Ejeta, distinguished professor of plant breeding and genetics and international agriculture, executive director of the Purdue Center for Global Food Security, and Purdue Presidential Fellow for Food Security and Sustainable Global Development, received the National Medal of Science from President Biden in October 2023.
Read MoreGiant Leaps
Details on Purdue University’s new grants including two new million dollar and two multi-million dollar grants.
Read MoreBringing blue food production to the Midwest
Purdue University has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase the production of seafood, also known as blue food.
Read MorePotential for new Parkinson’s disease testing
A team led by researchers at Purdue University and Purdue spin-off company Tymora Analytical Operations has developed technology that may reveal signs of Parkinson’s disease in urine samples.
Read MoreSpeeding up the detection of E. coli
A team led by Bruce Applegate, professor of food science, has developed a new time-saving assay (analysis method) to detect an especially severe strain of E. coli in ground beef.
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