LA alum Zheming “Taro” Cai has received the Award of Excellence from the American Society of Landscape Architects for his work titled “Imagine the Barracks of Pion: Developing the Edge of the Park of Versailles” Taro is currently enrolled at the Harvard University Graduate School for Design. Congratulations to Taro! External Link: http://www.asla.org/2015studentawards/index.html
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University study shows that targeting plants with red and blue LEDs provides energy-efficient lighting in contained environments, a finding that could advance the development of crop-growth modules for space exploration. Research led by Cary Mitchell, professor of horticulture, and then-master’s student Lucie Poulet found that leaf lettuce thrived under a 95-to-5 ratio…Read more about Study: Targeted LEDs could provide efficient lighting for plants grown in space[Read More]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Extension and the Illiana Watermelon Association are offering audit cost-sharing programs to Indiana fruit and vegetable growers who receive passing scores on their third-party food safety audits. Many growers statewide are looking to go through a third-party audit in order to be good agricultural practices, also known as GAPs, certified,…Read more about Purdue, Illiana Watermelon Association offer food safety audit cost-share programs[Read More]
Published: 05/28/2015 By: Petrus Langenhoven plangenh@purdue.edu (765) 496-7955 Dr. Petrus Langenhoven In March 2015 the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture appointed Dr. Petrus Langenhoven as Horticulture and Hydroponics Crop Specialist. During the past 18 years Dr. Petrus Langenhoven has dedicated his career to the development of the horticulture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. His…Read more about Exciting Future for Horticulture in Indiana[Read More]
CNN News Video Article titled “Is Vertical Farming the Furure?” features Michael Dzakovich and Celina Gomez from Prof. Cary Mitchell’s lab. Vertical farming requires less energy and less water, and farmers are able to better control the environment to ensure produce is packed full of nutrients. External Link:
Awards August 2014 – May 2015 Faculty Steve Hallett has been promoted to the rank of Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Brian Dilkes has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Aaron Patton was awarded the 2015 Purdue Graduate Student Government (PGSG) Faculty Mentor Award. The award was graduate student…Read more about HLA Promotions, Honors & Award Announcements[Read More]
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – Purdue students are pitching ideas to local business owners that could tweak the layout of Downtown Lafayette. Seventeen students were at MatchBOX Coworking Studio Thursday to show off their parklets designs to a half dozen business. Parklets are miniature parks about the size of a few parking spaces. Each parklet…Read more about Purdue Landscape Architecture Students pitch parklets designs to local downtown business owners.[Read More]
Saturday April 18th, 2015 External Link: Purdue LA 50th Anniversary
Purdue University’s student farm is bringing fresh fruits and vegetables even closer to campus. Launched in 2011, the 5-acre farm sells the student-grown food at farmers markets and to local businesses and dining halls. But a new program hopes to further connect the community to what it eats. In June, the farm will launch a…Read more about Purdue farm share connects community with food[Read More]
On April 8th, Dr. Aaron Patton was awarded the 2015 Purdue Graduate Student Government (PGSG) Faculty Mentor Award. The award was graduate student nominated and selected by the PGSG. External Link:
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