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U.S. trade policy expert Doug Irwin will speak at the Economic Ideas Forum on April 18. “Giant Leaps Series: Economic Ideas Forum Featuring Doug Irwin” is a fireside chat about trade policy and negotiations strategy. The event is free and open to the public, but registration by Friday (April 12) is preferred. Joining Irwin will be David Hummels, the Dr. Samuel R. Allen Dean of the Krannert School of Management, and David Schoorman, Krannert associate dean.
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Farmers bear much of the burden for growing the food to feed billions of people as the world’s population continually trends upward. But to do so, those farmers have to keep crops healthy and high-yielding. That necessitates using fertilizers and pesticides, which help crops but can have an inadvertent, negative impact on the environment. On one hand, feed the world. On the other, preserve the environment. Sylvie Brouder, a professor in the Department of Agronomy, knows it’s possible to do both.
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Kong Kat Wong, entrepreneur and co-founder of Xiaomi, one of China’s leading technology firms, will speak at 6:30 p.m. today (April 9) in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall. “Giant Leaps Series: Global Tech Innovator Kong Kat Wong” will be moderated by Arnold Chen, managing director of the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship.
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For decades, psychedelic drugs have been associated with “turning on, tuning in, dropping out” and the countercultural baggage of the 1960s. But what if they hold the key to treating a series of health afflictions? Are they safe? Are they effective? Renowned author Michael Pollan explored these ideas during a March 20 Ideas Festival event at Purdue.
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Beth Ford, president and CEO of Land O’Lakes Inc., will take part Friday (April 12) in an interview-style Q&A session, “A Conversation with Beth Ford,” at the 45th Annual James C. Snyder Memorial Lecture. The event is free and open to the public. |
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Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world. | |
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