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Seed grants advance basic plant biology
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
An innovative seed grant program in its second year is meeting its goal of encouraging collaboration among researchers. Purdue Center for Plant Biology faculty have selected five teams to receive approximately $50,000 each for varied projects aimed at advancing basic plant biology. The award recipients are: Gyeong Mee Yoon, assistant professor of botany and plant pathology and Dan…
Read MoreNew associate dean joins Purdue Agriculture leadership
Monday, January 14th, 2019 • University News Story
Bernie Engel, who led Purdue’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) to recognition as having the top graduate and undergraduate ABE programs in the country, is the new associate dean of research and graduate education for Purdue’s College of Agriculture.
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10 Most Read Stories of 2018
Wednesday, December 19th, 2018
Purdue celebrates dedication of new animal sciences complex In March, Purdue formally dedicated its new 123,000 square-foot animal sciences complex, boosting the university’s commitment to Indiana’s vital food animal production industry. “These wonderful state-of-the art classrooms, laboratories, and interactive spaces bring together students, faculty, and staff in ways that will foster collaboration, spark new ideas,…
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Purdue works to flip switch on rural ‘Internet darkness’
Thursday, December 13th, 2018
For those with broadband Internet, it often seems as if we are inundated with streaming movies, social media and the occasional entertaining cat video. That pervasiveness makes the practical ways in which broadband improves daily life go largely unappreciated – unless you are among the thousands of Hoosiers who don’t have that access. With broadband…
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Study identifies mechanism that allows plants to tolerate salt
Wednesday, December 12th, 2018
By Brian Wallheimer Purdue University scientists have discovered a signaling pathway necessary for plant salt tolerance. The findings are important for understanding how plants overcome some environmental stresses. High salt already affects about 20 percent of the world’s arable land, reducing crop yields. By 2050, it’s thought that around half of all crop land will…
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Behind the Research: Erik Kurdelak
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
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…
Read MoreYoung, hip farmers: Coming to a city near you
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018 • University News Story
If you’ve been to your neighborhood farmers market or seen a small “local” section pop up in your grocery store, you may have noticed a trend: People want to know where their food is coming from, and the agricultural industry is responding. The number of farmers markets in the U.S. has skyrocketed in recent years, but with an aging population of farmers, who’s supporting this growth?
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2018 Corinne Alexander Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award presented to Douglass Jacobs
Monday, December 3rd, 2018
By Chad Campbell Douglass Jacobs, the Fred M. van Eck Professor of Forest Biology and Associate Head for Extension in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR), was honored as the tenth recipient of the Corinne Alexander Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award. First given in 2008, the award was recently named after Corinne…
Read MorePurdue study: Sustainable palm oil doesn’t make the grade
Monday, December 3rd, 2018 • University News Story
From food and biofuels to cosmetics and detergents, palm oil is found in countless products these days. Demand for the oil has surged in the last decade – global usage went from 37 million metric tons in 2006 to 64.2 million in 2016 – in part because i…
Read MoreBrazilian digital ag leader to bring high-tech farming solutions, open office near Purdue, invest $50 million, create 300-plus jobs
Thursday, November 29th, 2018 • University News Story
Solinftec, a digital agriculture company that grew quickly in Latin America by making sugar cane and row crop operations more efficient, announced Thursday (Nov. 29) that it plans to invest $50.6 million to establish operations at its U.S. headquarters…
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