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Nexus First Advisory Board meeting: Engaging Colca Valley Stakeholders
August 22, 2024
Nexus projects’ PIs and local authorities from Sibayo, Yanque and Madrigal during the 1st Advisory Board meeting. From left to right (standing): Mauricio Postigo, Daniel Leon-Salas, Daniel Ninataype, Jose Andia, Lori Hoagland, Jonathon Day, Carmen Franco, Luiz Brito, Pablo Mauro Condori, Jose Flores, and Dennis Macedo. From left to right (sitting): Yulissa Chalco, Ronald Mamani, Rosa Cossio, Zacarias Ocsa, and Demetrio Velasquez. Below, UNSA PIs presenting activities and expected outcomes of their respective projects: Dennis Macedo (Organic Farming Systems), Mauricio Postigo (Renewable Energy), Jose Flores (Camelids), and Carmen Franco (Regenerative Tourism). Photos credit: Carmen Franco and Rosa Cossio
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NEXUS ‘ORGANIC FARMING SYSTEMS’ PROJECT HELPING COLCA VALLEY POTATO FARMERS
May 30, 2024
Project team collecting soil samples and interviewing farmers in Madrigal district (Colca River Valley). Upper pictures depict Don Pablo showing native potato varieties grow in the area: ‘choclo negro’, ‘bola’, and ‘ojo azul’. Photos credit: Ada Martinez and Rosa Cossio.
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'Organic Agriculture Systems' Project: Improving Farmers' Soil and Crop Health in the Colca Valley
March 25, 2024
Project team collecting soil samples in the CIBCI area (Thursday, March 14). Left-right: Co-directors of the Arequipa Nexus Institute and lead PIs of the Organic Systems Project: MS. Dennis Macedo and Dr. Lori Hoagland, postdoc Ada Martinez, and PhD student Henrique Petry. Photo credit: Dr. Rosa Cossio
UNSA and Purdue begin impact projects to improve quality of life in the Colca Valley
March 13, 2024
The National University of San Agustin (UNSA), in Arequipa, Peru, and Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, begin the third phase of joint collaboration to develop research projects in organic agriculture, genetic improvement of South American camelids, renewable energy and regenerative tourism in the Colca Valley.
UNSA and Purdue begin impact projects to improve quality of life in the Colca Valley
THE AREQUIPA NEXUS INSTITUTE'S PHASE III KICK-OFF WORKSHOP
March 13, 2024
Phase III Nexus researchers from Purdue and UNSA presenting an overview of their project’s activities during the “Arequipa Nexus Institute Phase III Kick-Off Workshop” held in Arequipa, Peru. Photos credit: UNSA’s Oficina Universitaria de Imagen Institucional.
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NEXUS PHASE 3 PROJECT: PROMOTING RENEWABLE ENERGY IN AREQUIPA’S HIGHLAND COMMUNITIES
February 2, 2024
Burning fossil fuels to generate energy is a key contributor to the climate change crisis. Renewable sources of energy offer clean energy production, without emitting greenhouse gases, and there is a continuous growth of in the adoption of clean energy production in emerging economies.
NEXUS PHASE 3 PROJECT: ENHANCING ALPACA’S SURVIVAL AND FIBER QUALITY IN AREQUIPA’S HIGHLANDS
January 5, 2024
2024 has been designated the International Year of Camelids by the United Nations. Camelids have a significant role in the livelihoods of millions of poor families around the world; moreover, they are an important element in the cultural identity of ancestral indigenous peoples.
Purdue Article Highlights Continuation of Purdue-UNSA Partnership
August 10, 2023
An article written recently by Maureen Manier, Purdue Agricultural Communications Specialist, emphasized the funding received by the Arequipa Nexus Institute (a partnership between Purdue and UNSA) for a third phase of multidisciplinary research projects). Read more about “Purdue article highlights continuation of Purdue-UNSA partnership”
Purdue Article Highlights Continuation of Purdue-UNSA Partnership
UNSA article highlights continuation of Purdue-UNSA collaborative effort in the Caylloma region of Arequipa, Peru
July 31, 2023
An article published by the University Office of Institutional Imagey, of the Saint Agustin National University (UNSA), made emphasis on the execution of four research projects in the Caylloma region aimed at generating social impact of the population in the area. This third phase of multidisciplinary research projects is a continuation of the partnership between UNSA and Purdue. Read more about “UNSA article highlights continuation of Purdue-UNSA collaborative effort in the Caylloma region of Arequipa, Peru”
UNSA article highlights continuation of Purdue-UNSA collaborative effort in the Caylloma region of Arequipa, Peru
Rainwater collected in the Andes Mountains contains fingerprints of atmospheric processes
October 3, 2022
Water Origin members teamed up to study rains captured during the wet monsoon season and measure the oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopic ratios of the rainwater. This study of isotopic signatures of different rain generating atmospheric patterns was recently published in the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) Geophysical Research Letters (GRL).
Rainwater collected in the Andes Mountains contains fingerprints of atmospheric processes
