Shivika Aggrawal, from Dr. Aaron Thompson’s lab at the Center for Community & Environmental Design (CCED), delivered an invited guest lecture for the Initiative for Civic Leadership in the University of Texas at Dallas’s School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences. Her talk, “What Can a Park Remember? Memory, Participation, & the Civic Capacity of…Read more about Aggrawal Delivers Invited Guest Lecture at University of Texas at Dallas[Read More]
Mingyu Zhao, a third-year Ph.D. candidate in ecological science and horticulture and landscape architecture, is this month’s Graduate Ag Research Spotlight. Originally from Xuzhou, China, Zhao earned his master’s degree from the National University of Singapore before arriving at Purdue in 2024 to shift his focus from urban to agricultural landscapes. His research examines the…Read more about Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Mingyu Zhao[Read More]
John P. Haven, who earned a B.S. in landscape architecture from Purdue’s College of Agriculture in 2001, was among nine alumni honored at the College of Agriculture’s Distinguished Agriculture Alumni Award ceremony Oct. 2, 2026, in West Lafayette, Ind. As a principal at LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects in Boston, Haven’s work caught the attention of…Read more about LA Alumnus John Haven Honored with Distinguished Agriculture Alumni[Read More]
Congratulations to Kinzie Carr and Kate Burris, two students in Purdue University’s Landscape Architecture program, on receiving the 2026 INASLA Student Scholarship Awards! Each student was awarded a $2,000 scholarship in recognition of their academic achievements and potential in the field of landscape architecture. These scholarships reflect INASLA’s continued commitment to supporting the next generation…Read more about Purdue Landscape Architecture Students Receive 2026 INASLA Scholarships[Read More]
We are excited to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students, whose projects received four awards at the 2026 Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA) Student Design Awards. These recognitions highlight students’ creativity, critical thinking, and commitment to addressing environmental and social challenges through landscape architecture. Merit Award – Design Works:…Read more about Student Projects Recognized at the 2026 INASLA Student Design Award[Read More]
Landing Frontier Technology: Interdisciplinary Research at the Property-Tech Nexus will focus on transformations in land, property, and platform technologies with an emphasis on “the frontier.” We use the term “frontier” to encompass three interconnected scholarly objectives: Analyze how digital technologies create frontiers in land and property markets by producing new forms of value, access, and…Read more about Upcoming Workshop Examines Technology’s Impact on Land, Property and Ownership[Read More]
By Sophia Chiparus Welcome to week 15! I had to check 3 times before I wrote that out. 15 weeks- and it feels like a blink. It’s been another busy week, with time continuing to accelerate. I’ve started to realize how much energy being constantly worried about the semester is siphoning from my reserves. In…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Andrew Flachs was featured on the Democracy Does podcast speaking about food inflation, the interconnections of our global food supply chain, and the role of local growers in feeding their regions: Sticker Shock: What is Eating My Grocery Bill He also spoke with Dr. Cassandra Quave on the Foodie Pharmacology podcast about his recent book, Feeding…Read more about Flachs Discusses Food Security, Local Agriculture and New Book on National Podcasts[Read More]
Stephen Meyers, HLA horticulture crops weed scientist and pumpkin enthusiast, is included in the Fall issue of Outdoor Indiana magazine. The article features interviews with pumpkin farmers, carvers, and Meyers to spotlight this Indiana fall favorite. Meyers also contributed a family recipe for Squash Pie, a version of pumpkin pie developed by the maternal grandmother…Read more about Meyers talks Pumpkins in Outdoor Indiana[Read More]
Anna Paltseva gave an invited talk at the Regenerative Textile Forum during Climate Week NYC. The forum, hosted by Why Regenerative, gathered brands, farmers, designers, and sustainability leaders. Her talk, “Soil: Fashion’s Missing Metric,” argued that soil is where natural fibers begin and where textile waste ends, yet fashion’s sustainability frameworks rarely measure it. She…Read more about Paltseva Highlights Soil’s Role in Sustainable Fashion at Climate Week NYC[Read More]
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