On Tuesday, September 2, the HLA department hosted its annual Welcome Back Event for undergraduate students, bringing together new and returning faces for an afternoon of fun, food, and connection. Students enjoyed a festive taco bar, participated in a lively scavenger hunt, and relaxed with a few rounds of cornhole on the lawn. The event[Read More…]
Purdue landscape architecture students Kinzie Carr, Elizabeth Hyzik, and Kate Burris received this year’s national ASLA Honor Award in the Research Category for their project “Reimagining Residential Landscapes in the Pacific Palisades.” https://www.asla.org/2025studentawards/12775.html This project was part of the final studio deliverables in Yiwei Huang’s Spring 2025 course, LA 32600: Community Design and Planning. The[Read More…]
PhD Student | Advisor: Dr. Josh Widhalm We’re excited to welcome Bishop Debnath to our graduate student community! Originally from West Bengal, India, Bishop brings a strong academic background and a passion for plant science. He completed his undergraduate degree in Agriculture (B.Sc) from HNB Garhwal University, followed by a Master’s in Agricultural Biotechnology (M.Tech)[Read More…]
Erin Percevault, HLA faculty and staff, and Purdue Extension educators are partnering with Watch Us Farm to support planning and design efforts for their future campus in Zionsville, Indiana. The organization, which helps adults with disabilities find meaningful employment, was recently featured in the Indianapolis Business Journal (https://www.ibj.com/articles/zionsville-organization-helps-adults-with-disabilities-find-work – subscription required), highlighting their impactful mission[Read More…]
Professor Avtar Handa has published a refereed manuscript with his collaborators in Mexico, entitled “Engineering Crops for Enhanced Drought Stress Tolerance: A Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture”. Agronomy 2025, 15(8), 1912. Authors are: Heriberto García-Coronado; Angel-Javier Ojeda-Contreras.: Guillermo Berumen-Varela; Jesús-Martín Robles-Parra; Avtar K. Handa; and Martín-Ernesto Tiznado-Hernández. This article belongs to the Special Issue Physiological, Biochemical,[Read More…]
Second week of classes and what an absolute whirlwind! Much like Jane mentioned last week, the change in scheduling makes everything feel a little topsy-turvy. Finding time to work and learning how to work on the farm without the ease of continuity from simply being here everyday is quite an interesting adjustment but I feel[Read More…]
Angelique Robb Founder & Owner of SYNKD, Lafayette, LA Thursday, September 18, at 3:30pm HORT 117 or via Zoom The Future of Our (Combined) Industry: Why Interconnection is Key to Resilience in a Changing Climate Join us for a thought-provoking session that explores why the future of landscape architecture, horticulture, construction, and maintenance depends on[Read More…]
2026 Indiana Horticulture and Small Farm Conference Save the date for our new merged conference for horticultural crop growers and small farmers! PARP, CCH and CCA continuing education credits will be available. Coordinated by Purdue Extension Diversified Farming and Food Systems and the Purdue Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. March 3–5 Hendricks County Fairgrounds[Read More…]
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