David Barbarash Associate Professor Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Purdue University Thursday February 26th, at 3:30pm or via Zoom. Decoding Human Behavior – AI and ML systems in the built environment This presentation will showcase and discuss research progress of a series of artificial intelligence and machine learning developments that can be used to observe, analyze,[Read More…]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against Spoilermakers II Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 21 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won all 8 points, bringing us to 8th place. In the Team Category: No placements. In the Women’s Category: Alexandra Jewell placed 1st with scratch game scoring a[Read More…]
A new book by Steve Hallett was featured in Monday’s Purdue Today. Laozi’s “Daodejing”: A New Translation With Environmentalist Commentary, published by Purdue University Press, offers a fresh translation of the ancient Daoist text paired with original commentary focused on environmental and social sustainability. Drawing connections between ancient wisdom and modern ecological challenges, the book[Read More…]
Congratulations to Jeanine Arana, who has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 College of Agriculture Graduate Student Mentoring Award. She will be honored at the Celebration of Mentorship on Thursday, February 26, 2026, from 3:00–4:30 p.m. in Pfendler 241, where she will be recognized and presented with a plaque. In addition, Jeanine has[Read More…]
Olinger Lecture Mike Ciccarelli – Principal, Hoerr Schaudt Thursday, February 12, 5:30 PM – PFEN 241 Gardens are dynamic and change over time. They grow and mature, they go dormant and awaken, and they endure the wear and tear of people and the environment. At Hoerr Schaudt, we create living landscapes that stand the test[Read More…]
Phillip Ackerman-Leist Free Range Professor Foodshed Solutions, LLC (Principal) and UpTunket Farm (Co-Owner) Thursday February 5th, at 3:30pm This is a virtual only seminar via Zoom. Community Farms: Designing for Healthy Foods, Inclusivity, and Engagement While it’s not often that we have the opportunity to design a farm from scratch, diverse stakeholder collectives are increasingly[Read More…]








