Peter Hirst hosted 7 classes of 3rd graders from West Lafayette Elementary School at the Meigs farm. As well as learning about apples, the kids learned about genetics, mitosis, math, health, and nutrition. Thanks to Chloe Richard, Paul Howard and Jay Young at Meigs for their able assistance.
Several FFA Chapters visited the College of Agriculture and toured several departments while attending the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Stacy Eckels, Department Chair-Agricultural Science and Southern FFA Advisor, stopped by with several members of the Southern FFA Chapter to learn more about the undergraduate programs in horticulture and landscape architecture. Dr. Michael…Read more about Southern FFA Chapter Visit to HLA[Read More]
Several of our graduate students in Turfgrass Science placed in graduate student research poster presentations at the Crop Science Society of America Annual Meeting earlier this week. Jada Powlen, 1st place, in the Crop Science Society of America, Turfgrass Science Division (C-5), graduate student research poster presentation contest, industry section, 2022. Baltimore, MD. Amanda Folck,…Read more about Turf Graduate Students Win Awards at Crop Science Society of America Annual Meeting[Read More]
A Center for Community & Environmental Design (CCED) service learning project wins the 2022 Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM) Placemaking Award. The renovation of J Long Memorial Second Street Park is a unique collaboration involving local government, residents, and civic organizations of Connersville, Indiana, along with Purdue Extension and the Landscape Architecture Program. The park design,…Read more about Center for Community and Environmental Design (CCED) Service Learning Project Wins Award[Read More]
Our team Split Happens played against Here 4 The Beer Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 9 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 6 out of 8 points, keeping our team in 3rd place for the third week in a row. In the Women’s Category, Alexandra Jewell placed 1st…Read more about HLA Bowling Team This Week[Read More]
The Women of the Green Industry will be hosting Carrie Tauscher, who will present: ‘Commentary about being a woman in the green industry, successes, failures and complaining the whole time’. Following Carrie’s presentation a meeting will be held to discuss a winter education event at the Indiana Green Expo. Please visit https://www.purduelandscapereport.org/article/join-women-of-the-green-industry/ for more information.
Dr. Avtar Handa has received a $100,000 grant from the Agricultural Research Service for his research on the Identification and regulation of Critical Transcriptional Regulators under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Solanaceous Crops. Title: Identification and Regulation of Critical Transcriptional Regulators under Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Solanaceous Crops PI: Avtar Handa Project Period: 08/30/2022…Read more about Dr. Avtar Handa Receives Grant[Read More]
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