Research
USAID awards $3 million to Purdue’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab
Monday, May 20th, 2019 • University News Story
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded $3 million to Purdue University to extend the work of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Processing and Post-Harvest Handling (FPL), which the university leads, for another three ye…
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Behind the Research: Jarrod Doucette
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
About the feature 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 Research” explores their individual roles. Each academic year, we profile six people whose work supports the College of Agriculture’s…
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With digital agriculture, some improvements are automatic
Thursday, March 14th, 2019
By Chad Campbell Jian Jin, Assistant Professor of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, knows to make progress, one must continuously move forward. The mindset is reflected in his life, and in the plants in his automated greenhouse. Jin first found success in the phenotyping industry, designing imaging systems for plant screening. After finishing a milestone facility construction project…
Read MoreAg researchers make case: Big changes require access to big data
Monday, March 11th, 2019 • University News Story
Agricultural researchers generate vast amounts of data. Little of it is shared with peers or accessible to the public. A diverse group of scientists led by Sylvie Brouder, a Purdue University professor of agronomy, is calling for change and proposing t…
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The path to success goes through Agriculture Avenue
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019
By Chad Campbell Known as the homecoming of Indiana agriculture, nearly 1,500 attendees participated in the festivities of the 2019 Ag Fish Fry. The Purdue University Agricultural Alumni Association recently hosted the annual gala at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. In a year commemorating Giant Leaps, many utilized the Agriculture Avenue to make strides…
Read MoreCancer researcher speech to highlight Purdue inventors’ event
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 • University News Story
A researcher who helps lead Purdue University’s efforts to find treatments and potential cures for cancer will be the featured speaker at an event honoring the university’s inventors who received a patent in the last fiscal year.
Read MoreAg-Celerator announces next round of $100,000 available to advance Purdue agricultural innovations
Monday, February 4th, 2019 • University News Story
Startups based on Purdue University plant science innovations are eligible to apply for the next funding round of the Ag-Celerator with $100,000 in cash prizes to be awarded.
Read MoreGrow strong: African farmers, entrepreneurs revamp agriculture norms through Purdue partnership
Monday, January 28th, 2019 • University News Story
Many farmers in the Republic of Cameroon usually grow just enough food to feed their families due to limited fertilizer and high-yield seeds, coupled with poor soil quality and lack of irrigation.
Read MorePurdue scientists nail down important plant compound pathway
Thursday, January 24th, 2019 • University News Story
Purdue University plant molecular biochemist Natalia Dudareva and colleagues have described a complete second pathway used by plants to produce phenylalanine, a compound important for all living organisms.
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Behind the Research: Anna Olek
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019
About the feature 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 Research” explores their individual roles. Each academic year, we profile six people whose work supports the six strategic themes…
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