Josh Widhalm, associate professor of horticulture and landscape architecture, has been appointed and assumed the responsibilities of director of Purdue University’s Center for Plant Biology (CPB). Widhalm’s roles will include enhancing CPB’s community-building activities, fostering collaboration to enable more interdisciplinary grant submissions and increasing the center’s and its members’ visibility. Widhalm succeeds Natalia Dudareva, a[Read More…]
Chad Evans Lecturer, Communications Department, Purdue University Thursday October 30th, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom Native American burning habits & further flora studies It is a frequent misnomer that southwestern Indiana was covered in dense forests in pre-European settlement times. Upon reviewing land survey records 1800-1805, I found there was more tallgrass prairie[Read More…]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against River City Rascals Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 8 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 2 of 8 points and dropped to 8th place due to a 4-way tie for 4th. In the Team Category: No placements. In the Women’s Category:[Read More…]
The Purdue Student Farm team will be honored with the Purdue Agriculture 2025 TEAM Award on October 27, 3:00–4:00 PM in the Dean’s Auditorium (PFEN 241). Recognized as a “land-grant gem,” the team exemplifies Purdue’s mission of research, teaching, and Extension through its collaborative spirit, innovation, and impact. Team Members Include: Petrus Langenhoven (HLA), Chris Adair (HLA), Ashley Adair (HLA), Moriah Bilenky (HLA), Wil[Read More…]
Dr. Lori Hoagland has received the 2025 Seed for Success Acorn Award, which honors Purdue researchers who secure external grants of $1 million or more. She and co-investigator Dr. Ankita Raturi (ABE) earned a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for their project, TOMI3: Bringing Our Insights to the Farm[Read More…]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against Here 4 Beer Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 7 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 6 of 8 points, moving us up to 4th place. In the Team Category: No placements. In the Women’s Category: Alexandra Jewell placed 1st with scratch[Read More…]
Laurie Leonelli Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering Department of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Thursday October 16th, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom. Understories: Tales of Photosynthesis in the Shadows Enter, if you dare, into the shadowy underworld of crop plants—where sunlight is scarce, and photosynthesis fights to help[Read More…]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against English Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 6 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 8 of 8 points, bringing us from 9th to 6th place. In the Team Category: Good Thyme Gang placed 3rd in team handicap series scoring a 2735. In[Read More…]
Anna Haven Kiers Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture + Environmental Design Department of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis Thursday October 9th, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom. Faced with ongoing health and environmental crises, we have the opportunity to redefine urban landscapes as multi-functional spaces that not only improve physical and psychological health and[Read More…]