Author: Paige Diane Pittman

Thanks to a grant from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), Grounds and Sustainable Operations are expanding Purdue's composting program, increasing its capacity and diverting more organic material from landfills.  The grant provided half of the funds to purchase a...

Purdue has once again been recognized as a Bee Campus USA affiliate for 2026, reaffirming its commitment to creating and maintaining a campus environment that supports pollinators such as bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. The Bee Campus USA designation...

Each winter, snow and ice events test the resilience of Purdue’s campus. While students, faculty and staff arrive to cleared sidewalks and open roadways, the work begins hours earlier. Thanks to the strategic planning and rapid response of the Grounds...