Our team Good Thyme Gang played against Spin Doctors Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 27 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won all 8 points, keeping our team tied with River City Rascals for the second week in a row. In the Team Category: Good Thyme Gang placed 2nd[Read More…]
Shivika Aggrawal (Ph.D./HLA & ESE) was chosen by The Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS)-Purdue to participate at the 2024 MANRRS38 Training Conference and Career Expo in Chicago from March 21st to 24th. She was among 10 finalists to advance to the final round in the national-level Business Pitch contest within the[Read More…]
Dr. Kristine Lang, Assistant Professor Agronomy, Horticulture, & Plant Science, South Dakota State University Extension Thursday March 28st, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom. “Room to grow: Expanding local food and flower research, outreach, and collaboration across South Dakota” Abstract: Join Dr. Lang as she shares the current context of the local food system[Read More…]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against Here For the Beer Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 26 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won all 8 points, placing our team in tie for 1st place with River City Rascals. In the Team Category: Good Thyme Gang placed 3rd in team scratch game with a 688, placed 1st[Read More…]
Dr. Lailiang Cheng, Professor Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science Cornell University Thursday March 21st, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom. “Apple Flower Development and Fruit Acidity in Relation to Sorbitol” Abstract: Apple and other tree fruits in the Rosaceae family synthesize, transport and utilize sorbitol in addition to sucrose for plant growth[Read More…]
Jeanine Arana (Ph.D., Meyer’s Lab) is one of ten finalists in Purdue’s 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) Competition. The 3MT Competition is a research communication competition that develops academic, presentation, and research communication skills while developing the skills to explain their research to an intelligent, non-specialist audience in three minutes using only one slide. Jeanine is[Read More…]
Former HLA faculty member and Department Head, Homer Erickson, celebrated his 99th birthday on Friday, March 8th with his wife Carolyn, four children from all over the globe, some grandchildren and Jules Janick & Patricia Ryan at their home on Salisbury St. where they have resided since….forever. At the party, Homer reminisced and shared some[Read More…]
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