Volume 22, Number 2, Fall 2017 — Archive
Researcher cleans up in soybean contest
Xuan Luo can often be found in the lab. In her white coat and goggles, she stirs up new ideas for soybeans. Testing new ideas and achieving success are what excite Luo most about working in a lab. Read more.
Applied learning pops into fundraising
Joseph King became a food science major because he loves food. The junior is mixing that love with his food science skills to cook up a winning recipe to benefit a student organization he also loves. Read more.
Agribusiness grad ensuring a sweet future
Olivia Luse looked forward to the day she would walk across the stage to accept her degree and begin her career in the agriculture industry. But what Luse didn’t anticipate was that she would also pursue a dream. Read more.
Global hunger bugs entrepreneurial senior
Ashlyn Burns is developing a business likely to make most people’s skin crawl. Her business, named Bugbite, produces a product that closely resembles the wheat flour you’ll find in any typical pantry. Read more.
Intern states Purdue’s case to lawmakers
Gabrielle Reese does not go to classes every day. On some days, the sophomore agricultural education major finds herself at the Indiana Statehouse to learn about new bills that could affect Purdue University. Read more.
Volunteer combines love of horses with helping those with disabilities
If you meet Taylor Blanford at work, you’ll see a typical horse riding center. There’s a tack and feed store, stalls full of horses, and people riding horses with their instructors. Read more.
Students on the Street
What is the one item you need most while studying? Read more.
A Word from the Editor
As I come to the end of my time at Purdue, I look back on how I started this journey. I was raised in Indianapolis, a predominantly urban environment, so I did not think much about agriculture and plants. Read more.
The Destination Purdue Staff: Volume 22, Number 2, Fall 2017
Bonus Web-only Stories
Senior goes wild over otter research
Every weekend for two years Rebekah Lumkes has been getting ready for research by putting on a pair of muck boots. Whatever the weather, Lumkes brought her boots, a keen eye, and a positive attitude. Read more.
Biochemistry major mixes science with outreach
Most days, Austin Dixon can be found in the dimly lit basement of the Biochemistry Building, surrounded by expensive, high-tech equipment studying proteins for his undergraduate research project. Read more.
Alum driven to help developing farmers
David Wilson once watched an Ethiopian farmer thresh his barley harvest using three oxen. Wilson was amazed at the hard work the farmer poured into working on his crop that hot August day. Read more.
Senior builds on international adventures
Jordan Paine has been on many adventures, but one of her most memorable was in 2013. That was the year she traveled to Haiti and helped build houses. Read more.
Junior tuned in to radio experiences
With his friends standing beside him, Jacob Klaybor stood back and took in the hillside covered with students who were enjoying the band playing on a warm spring night. Read more.
Job involves reaching out with a lot of exotic insects
Catherine Terrell has thought a lot about the dream job she has at Purdue. Sometimes, her work involves managing a terrarium full of Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Read more.
Owl research allows junior to soar
Like a lot of travelers, Ashley Higdon fell in love during a trip. She fell for tropical birds while studying in Costa Rica. She was so smitten, she decided to get involved with songbird research. Read more.
Biochemistry serves strong options for tennis player
Early every morning, before the sun ever comes up, Andjela Djokovic’s alarm clock blares. “How did that happen so fast?” she often wonders. “It seems like I just went to bed.” Read more.
Travel inspires sophomore to pursue international development career
Erica Timmons wants to make a difference in the world. She has a passion for learning about the systemic issues of poverty in developing countries. Read more.