Patrick Lantz gets a lot out of gardening. “I get the opportunity to be creative, grow something, and produce something that I can see and like,” says Lantz. And gardening gives Lantz, a Purdue Extension Master Gardener volunteer, an opportunity to give something to his community. He designed and maintained a demonstration garden in[Read More…]
Graduate students were honored Wednesday (April 30) at the 16th Annual Celebration of Graduate Teaching Excellence, hosted by the Office of the Provost, Teaching Academy, Graduate School and the Center for Instructional Excellence. The Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award is the highest honor Purdue gives to a graduate student. Selected students must show excellence[Read More…]
2012 Indiana Flower Growers Association 30th Annual Meeting Wednesday & Thursday, October 3-4, 2012, West Lafayette, IN Bennett’s and/or Galema’s Greenhouse Tour, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Educational Sessions, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Cocktail Reception and Awards, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 5:00 – 8:00 PM Golf Tournament, Thursday, Oct.[Read More…]
Jules Janick’s career at Purdue University has spanned seven decades from 1951, when he began as a graduate student with the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA), to today as the James Troop Distinguished professor in the same department and director of the Center for New Crops and Plant Products. On Friday, Aug. 23,[Read More…]
Dr. Aaron Thompson joins HLA Faculty As a landscape planner, Dr. Aaron Thompson’s teaching and research focus on using applied social-ecological science to achieve better decision making at the interface of land use planning and natural resource management. Prior to joining Purdue’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecutre he served as an Associate Professor at[Read More…]
When spring returns to West Lafayette in 2017, the volunteers and students at the Purdue University Student Farm will be planting into new ground – both figuratively and literally. The farm has provided practical education to students and fresh produce to the surrounding community from its current location at 1601 W. State St. for five[Read More…]
Brussels sprouts have long been under-appreciated by many, but now they proudly join other conveniently packaged vegetables in produce aisles and at farmers markets. They’re loaded with good nutrition – a one-half cup serving has just 28 calories, 0 fat grams and 81 percent of your daily vitamin C requirement. Brussels sprouts are also[Read More…]
Hongji Gui was recently honored as a recipient of the Purdue University Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Award during a celebration hosted by the Provost and the Dean of the Graduate School. Hongi was our department’s nominee, and she has been an outstandingly effective teaching assistant in HORT 101 (Fundamentals of Horticulture). She was nominated by her professors,[Read More…]
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