Research
Purdue leading $10 million effort to address global food safety
Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 • University News Story
Purdue University is now home to a lab aimed at increasing awareness and developing environments for food safety around the world. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded nearly $10 million to Purdue to establish the firs…
Read MoreNew research aims to optimize farmland use for crops, solar electricity production
Thursday, August 8th, 2019 • University News Story
Purdue University professors are questioning what else fertile farmland can be used for with a new multidisciplinary project researching how to improve future sustainability by simultaneously utilizing crop fields for solar electricity production.
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Summer internships introduce Colombian students to research at Purdue
Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
Several of the seven students from Icesi University in Cali, Colombia, who completed 10-week research internships at Purdue this June and July are already making plans to return to West Lafayette. Icesi requires its seniors (fourth-year students) to complete a six-month internship before graduation. Alejandro Balcazar, who conducted research with Damon Lisch, associate professor of…
Read MoreDOE Career Award to help scientists use giraffe dung to make biofuels
Monday, August 5th, 2019 • University News Story
People use enzymes to create fuels from plants, fungi to produce antimalarial drugs, and E. coli bacteria to generate life-saving insulin. These systems are attractive because they are sustainable and rely on renewable plant biomass, but they are still…
Read MoreCooperative Extension, public outreach unite to increase funding for agricultural research and education
Monday, July 22nd, 2019 • University News Story
Research and education drive the U.S. economy and its agricultural sector. The ability to turn discoveries and innovations into practical applications has been the hallmark of extension and public outreach in every state and U.S. territory.
Read MoreRainey appointed new director of Purdue Soybean Center
Monday, July 22nd, 2019 • University News Story
Karen Plaut, the Glenn W. Sample Dean of the College of Agriculture, has appointed Katy Martin Rainey as the new director of the Purdue University Soybean Center. Rainey, an associate professor of agronomy, specializes in soybean genetics and plant bre…
Read MorePurdue digital agriculture website offers insights and resources
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 • University News Story
Purdue University’s College of Agriculture has launched its new digital agriculture website.
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Behind the Research: Patricia Jaynes
Monday, July 15th, 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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Behind the Research: Nathan Deppe
Friday, June 7th, 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…
Read MoreAutonomous robots in agricultural fields advance through $200,000 investment to Purdue startup
Thursday, May 30th, 2019 • University News Story
The Purdue Ag-Celerator Fund is investing $100,000, and Ag Alumni Seed, a Purdue University-affiliated not-for-profit company, is offering a $100,000 matching investment in Rogo Ag LLC, a pioneering agricultural technology company that is developing a…
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