HLA was delighted to celebrate our own alumna last week at the Distinguished Agriculture Alumni awards ceremony. Stacy Haviland is a 2002 graduate of our Landscape Architecture program who has had an outsized influence on the Landscape Architecture profession here in Indiana through her work first with Earth Source, Inc. and now with the City…Read more about HLA Alumna Honored at Distinguished Ag Alumni Ceremony[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 about Former HLA Faculty/Department Head Celebrates 99th Birthday[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 about Jeanine Arana Finalist in 3MT Competition[Read More]
Dr. Kathryn Orvis participated in the panel discussion titled “Urban Ag: Engaging Youth” during the Indiana Small Farm Conference. Joining her were fellow panelists Danielle Guerin from the Soul Food Indy Project and Aster Bekele from the Felege Hiywot Center. All panelists are NCR-SARE grant recipients.
HLA members of the Diverse Corn Belt project (Dr. Aaron Thompson, Shivika Aggrawal, Dr. Lauren Asprooth, and Emily Usher) hosted a Reimagining Agricultural Diversity Meeting with farmers and other ag stakeholders in Marion, IA last week. This engaging meeting had 20 participants and lively conversations about what is needed to increase agricultural diversity on the…Read more about HLA Diverse Corn Belt Team Hosted Meeting in Iowa[Read More]
Purdue Agriculture published an article titled “Rehabilitation through cultivation—from incarceration to Master Gardeners” featuring six residents from the Chain O’Lakes Community Re-Entry Center who became Purdue Extension Master Gardener interns through basic training offered last fall in Noble County.
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 about HLA Spring 2024 Seminar Series – Dr. Lailiang Cheng[Read More]
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