Stephen Meyers will present “Tips for Keeping Herbicides on Target” on August 25th at the Indiana Professional Lawn and Landscape Association Field Day in Danville, Indiana.
On August 18, the College of Agriculture held a ‘Welcome Back” Flower Arranging Staff Networking Event taught by Mary Lou Hayden. She walked the attendees through the fundamentals of arranging flowers and the different arranging styles. Attendees were able to take their creations with them. Two sessions were offered and quickly filled up.
On Monday, August 22, HLA undergraduate student Clare O’Brien (LA) will take over the Purdue College of Ag’s Instagram Page (@purdue_ag). She will share her daily life throughout the day, including classes, building, study spots, and student organizations. On Friday, August 26, Hari Thirumalai (Agronomy with HORT minor) will take over the College of Ag’s…Read more about LA Undergraduate Student Will Takeover Purdue Ag’s Instagram[Read More]
New and returning graduate students attended the HLA Graduate Student Orientation at the Beck Center on Friday, August 19. HLA faculty and staff were on hand to discuss how they can help graduate students and to answer any questions, followed by an icebreaker, ice cream and HLA Graduate Student Association elections. To our new graduate…Read more about HLA Graduate Student Orientation[Read More]
On Friday, August 19, HLA faculty, staff, postdocs, and grad students gathered together at the Beck Center for the annual fall retreat. We welcomed new HLA faculty, staff, and graduate students, and the morning was spent on working on HLA’s strategic plan and gaining input on the HLA website. The afternoon agenda involved a curriculum…Read more about HLA Fall Retreat[Read More]
Jada Powlen and Cale Bigelow attended the NC State Turf Field Day in Raleigh, NC this week. Jada presented on a collaborative aspect of her Ph.D. research project: “Tall fescue lawns and brown patch: Does fertilization program and cultivar selection really matter?” The event attracted more than 700 individuals associated with professional management of lawns,…Read more about Jada Powlen and Cale Bigelow attended the NC State Turf Field Day[Read More]
Widhalm laboratory undergraduate student Libby Sorenson presents at the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. Libby spent the summer working in the Widhalm laboratory as part of the Purdue Undergraduate Research Experiences for Plant Biology and Data Science (PURE-PD) program. She was mentored by HLA graduate student George Meyer to investigate plant resistance mechanisms to the allelochemical juglone.
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