Alumnus Dustin Potts, Purdue HLA ’09, visited campus this week to speak to the HORT 11000 Opportunities in Horticulture class. Dustin shared insights from his experiences as a summer college intern through his current role as Plant Breeding Compliance Operations Manager, among other things, for Bayer U.S. – Crop Science (formerly Monsanto).
Dr. Naba Amgain has recently joined Dr. Patton’s research program as a postdoctoral associate. Naba was born and raised in Nepal. He moved to the United States for graduate school, where he revived a Master’s degree in Horticulture and a Ph.D. in Crop Science from Oklahoma State University. During his graduate degree he conducted research…Read more about Welcome Dr. Naba Amgain![Read More]
Ariana Torres was recognized in the Purdue College of Agriculture “Millionaire’s Club” for bringing in, as part of 3 interdisciplinary projects, over $16 million in 2022. The projects she is part of include 1) USDA-SAS funded Diverse Corn Belt, 2) USAID Peru-HUB to work on the Peruvian jungle, and 3) USDA-SCRI IPM managements for high…Read more about Ariana Torres Recognized in College of Ag’s “Millionaire’s Club”[Read More]
The Carmel Chinese Garden Co-envisioning workshop was successfully conducted on the previous Sunday in Carmel, Indiana. The public engagement process, led by Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang, thus far has garnered considerable support from the community. Approximately 70 individuals participated in the workshop in person, while an additional 240 responses were received through an online survey….Read more about Carmel Chinese Garden Co-Envisioning Workshop a Success[Read More]
Jeanine Arana‘s presentation, “Black soldier fly composting reduced weed seed germination,” won first place in the 3MT competition at the 10th Annual Agricultural and Biological Engineering Graduate Industrial Research Symposium “Reshaping the Future through Science and Technology.” She competed against students from multiple departments within the Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering at Purdue.
John Orick, Karen Mitchell, and Pam Fisher have worked to set up the Purdue Extension Master Gardener Plant Info to Go Booth at the Indiana Flower and Patio Show. This year’s show will be held March 11-19 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Extension Master Gardener volunteers from across the state will be on hand to…Read more about Purdue Extension Master Gardener Plant Info to Go Booth at the Indiana Flower and Patio Show[Read More]
Our team Split Happens played against River City Rasca Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 25 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 6 out of 8 points holding our team at number 1 in the league for the 3rd week in a row! In the Women’s Category, Ashley Adair…Read more about HLA Bowling Team This Week[Read More]
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