Congratulations to Jeanine Arana (Ph.D./Meyer’s Lab) who won the “People’s Choice” Award at the Purdue Graduate School’s 3MT Finals held April 9 with her presentation “Cover Crops in the War Against Weeds. The 3MT Competition is a research communication competition that develops academic, presentation, and research communication skills by explaining their research to an intelligent,[Read More…]
I am delighted to introduce Sofia Catucuamba. Sofia has a strong interest in agricultural science and comes from a family that has been involved in agriculture and livestock. She pursued her education at Zamorano University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science and Production in 2017. During her studies, she had the opportunity[Read More…]
We are very excited to announce that Dr. Kathryn Orvis has been appointed as a Fellow in the Purdue University Teaching Academy. Fellowship in the Teaching Academy recognizes outstanding and scholarly teaching at Purdue so it will come as no surprise to Dr. Orvis’ students and peers that she has received this recognition. Dr. Orvis[Read More…]
Purdue University student Colby Smock has been recognized for his research on erosion control solutions. Smock, a senior majoring in agribusiness with a minor in natural resources and environmental science (NRES), received the Undergraduate Award for Humanities & STEM Research. Smock has been working on a project titled “Erosion, Aesthetics, and Acceptance – A Shoreline[Read More…]
Hydroponics training is offered to everyone in May and June at Purdue University. Interested participants can choose either May or June session. There will be four classes for each session on Saturdays from 9am-4pm. Training will be provided at the state-of-the-art Purdue hydroponics facility located in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, 625 Ag.[Read More…]
Dr. Stanton Gelvin H. Edwin Umbarger Distinguished Professor Biological Sciences, Purdue University Thursday April 11th, at 3:30 pm HORT 117 or via Zoom. Understanding and manipulating Agrobacterium T-DNA integration for plant genome engineering Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (AMT) is the most commonly used method to deliver genome engineering reagents efficiently into plants. T-DNA integration into the plant genome[Read More…]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against The Purdudes Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 28 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won all 8 points, confirming our team’s placement in first. In the Women’s Category: Ashley Adair placed 3rd with scratch game scoring a 162, placed 3rd with scratch series scoring a 460, placed 3rd with handicap game[Read More…]
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