February 2, 2024
The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (Feb. 2) ratified a faculty naming and approved a new degree program, resolutions of appreciation and work related to the new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business building. The newly ratified faculty naming is Rong Huang as the Evanson-McCoy Professor.
February 2, 2024
The prospect of increased demand for cell-cultured meat is expected to positively impact the soybean industry, according to a new paper from Holly Wang, professor of agricultural economics, at Purdue University. Published in the department’s Purdue Agricultural Economics Report, Wang’s collaborators are Shihuan Kuang, professor of animal sciences, and graduate students Yanyu Ma and Yizhou Hua. The paper, titled, “The Rise of Meat Substitute Consumption and Its Impact on the U.S. Soybean Industry,” predicts that the demand for soybean consumption will increase due to the wider availability of meat substitutes or plant-based meats.
Soybean industry to benefit from growing demand of cell-cultured meat
February 1, 2024
Earlier this week, deepfakes began circulating online, showing sexually explicit and abusive fake images. This time, the victim was Taylor Swift, the most famous victim of a problem tech platforms, anti-abuse groups, and even lawmakers have struggled to keep up with. But the victims aren’t just celebrities. Far from it.
TECH Should you post images of your kids online in the AI age?
February 1, 2024
The Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization has awarded a worldwide, exclusive license to a small-statured corn inbred called D16 to Romney-based Ag Alumni Seed. The license is limited to popcorn and does not apply to dent corn, field corn or sweet corn.
Purdue Innovates Licenses Novel Short-Stature Corn Technology
January 31, 2024
The Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization has issued a worldwide, exclusive license for a short-stature corn inbred called D16 to Romney-based Ag Alumni Seed. The license is limited to popcorn and doesn’t apply to dent corn, field corn or sweet corn. Traditional breeding techniques: Ag Alumni Seed has supported multiple research projects at Purdue University with both financial and in-kind contributions — such as the use of land, equipment and facilities. Jay Hulbert, the company’s president and CEO, said development of D16 began with research that Guri Johal conducted at the company’s Romney facility a decade ago. Johal is a professor of botany and plant pathology in Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. “D16 is not a GMO trait. Guri converted multiple elite Ag Alumni Seed proprietary popcorn inbreds to incorporate into D16,” Hulbert said. “The feature was developed using time-honored traditional breeding techniques without incorporating any foreign DNA into the corn.”
Purdue Innovates Licenses Novel Short-Stature Corn Technology
January 29, 2024
Whether it’s on Mars or at the kitchen table, entrepreneur Bart Womack wants to change what and how you eat. But the CEO and founder of next-generation farming startup Eden Grow Systems is seeking crowd funders to help feed the venture. The company evokes images of a garden paradise on Earth. But the idea behind the Houston-based NASA spinoff came from a more pragmatic view of the world. Womack’s company sells indoor food towers, self-contained, modular plant growth systems built on years of research by NASA scientists looking for the best way to feed astronauts in space.
US (TX): Houston startup with next-gen farming tech calls for crowdfunding as it plans to grow
January 26, 2024
Each year, the Indiana Pork Producers Association, known as Indiana Pork, hosts the Taste of Elegance event in Indianapolis as a way of promoting the pork industry through the creation of tantalizing pork dishes prepared by leading chefs. This year the event on January 17 attracted more than 400 pork farmers, lawmakers, agricultural industry leaders, and dignitaries to the Indiana Roof Ballroom for an evening of elegance and celebration that also provided visibility for the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine.
Signature Indiana Pork Event at Indianapolis Provides Visibility for Purdue Veterinary Medicine
January 26, 2024
Purdue researchers led by Basic Medical Sciences Department Faculty Member Jessica Fortin have created molecular compounds to inhibit protein aggregation linked with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Type 2 diabetes.
Treating Diseases by Eliminating Protein Aggregation in the Brain, Pancreas is Focus of Purdue Study
January 25, 2024
The Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization has issued a worldwide, exclusive license for a short-stature corn inbred called D16 to Romney-based Ag Alumni Seed. The license is limited to popcorn and doesn’t apply to dent corn, field corn or sweet corn. Traditional breeding techniques: Ag Alumni Seed has supported multiple research projects at Purdue University with both financial and in-kind contributions — such as the use of land, equipment and facilities. Jay Hulbert, the company’s president and CEO, said development of D16 began with research that Guri Johal conducted at the company’s Romney facility a decade ago. Johal is a professor of botany and plant pathology in Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. “D16 is not a GMO trait. Guri converted multiple elite Ag Alumni Seed proprietary popcorn inbreds to incorporate into D16,” Hulbert said. “The feature was developed using time-honored traditional breeding techniques without incorporating any foreign DNA into the corn.”
Purdue Innovates licenses novel short-stature corn technology to Ag Alumni Seed
January 25, 2024
Green2Gold initiative grants Ivy Tech students a pathway to Purdue’s nationally ranked engineering program COLUMBUS, Ind. — Ivy Tech and Purdue University on Wednesday (Jan. 25) signed a memorandum of collaboration on the Ivy Tech Columbus campus for a new program called Green2Gold that will offer a combined Associate of Science (AS) in engineering from Ivy Tech and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in engineering from Purdue. The new collaboration is aimed at growing Indiana’s engineering workforce and creating another pathway for Indiana residents to become Purdue engineers.
