2025 Olinger Lecture Catching the Creative Spark: An Art-Informed Approach to Landscape Architecture Practice Lisa Casey, Principal, studioOutside February 6, 5:30 PM Dean’s Auditorium PFEN 241 Creativity never follows a linear path and openness to observation inspires an artful approach. Design intersects and overlaps with the creation of art from subtle details to full collaboration…Read more about 2025 Olinger Lecture[Read More]
This month’s Lunch and Learn Series by HLA’s Community Standards Committee was held January 29 and focused on the agriculture of Hawai’i. Kathryn Orvis, Linda Prokopy, Steve Meyers and Miranda Purcell presented on their farm tour adventures while in Hawai’i for the American Society for Horticulture Science Conference in September 2024. They visited a macadamia…Read more about January’s Lunch and Learn Series Focused on Hawai’ian Agriculture[Read More]
The Southern Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers’ Annual Meeting in conjunction with Illiana Watermelon Association Convention was held on January 17th in French Lick, Indiana. The event, co-organized by the Indiana Vegetable Growers Association and Illiana Watermelon Association, attracted approximately 70 attendees, including melon and vegetable growers, agricultural professionals, and industry representatives. Wenjing Guan delivered two…Read more about Wenjing Guan and Steve Meyers Presented at the Southern Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Association Annual Meeting[Read More]
Former visiting scholar Leilei Zhang published the first paper from the research she conducted as an intern in the Hoagland Lab investigating how nanoplastic contamination in soils can influence plant-soil-microbial feedbacks. Results of this study will help scientists develop solutions to this growing problem. “The combination of hyperspectral imaging, untargeted metabolomics and lipidomics highlights a…Read more about Former Visiting Scholar Publishes Research Paper[Read More]
Dr. Krishna Nemali traveled to El Salvador to support the ongoing Purdue IPIA project on enhancing sustainable and climate-smart agriculture in the region. He conducted an assessment of hydroponic crop production in the region. During his visit, Dr. Nemali met several stakeholders including researchers at the National Center for Agricultural and Forestry Technology (CENTA), The…Read more about Dr. Krishna Nemali Visits El Salvador for Purdue IPIA Project[Read More]
Eight HLA-Turf Science undergraduates competed last week in the Sports Field Managers Association (SFMA) Collegiate Quiz Bowl competition at the SFMA annual meeting in Palm Springs, CA. The students placed 3rd overall out of 26 teams in this competition. This exam tests the students plant/seed/pest/equipment identification skills, practical turfgrass calculations for the sports field manager…Read more about HLA Turf Science Students Competed at SFMA Collegiate Quiz Bowl[Read More]
Our team Good Thyme Gang played against English Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 18 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We all 8 points to maintain our position in 7th. In the Team Category: No placements. In the Women’s Category: Ashley Adair placed 2nd with scratch series scoring a 499 and placed 1st with handicap series scoring a…Read more about HLA Bowling Team[Read More]
Drs. Fatemeh Sheibani and Cary Mitchell, with co-author Dr. Erik Runkle (Michigan State University) recently published a research article in the Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science: “Interaction of the Far-red Radiation Intensity and CO2 Concentration during Early Indoor Production Stages of Red Leaf Lettuce” (https://doi.org/10.21273/JASHS05434-24).
Research conducted by the Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab is featured in the Winter issue of the Mint Industry Research Council’s (MIRC) Insight newsletter: mirc-ewsletter-winter-2024.pdf The article seeks to summarize research findings from 2023 and 2024 field trials evaluating peppermint tolerance to herbicides. Stephen Meyers was also invited to speak on this topic at the MIRC Annual Meeting on…Read more about Weed Science Research Featured in National Mint Magazine and Annual Meeting[Read More]
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