New, groundbreaking research shows how, at a local scale, agricultural research and development led to improved crop varieties that resulted in global benefits to the environment and food system sustainability. The Purdue study appears in the latest issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Two leading Purdue researchers will discuss the university’s growing role in the next revolution of pharmaceutical manufacturing from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Westwood, the Purdue president’s residence.
Purdue alumna and new Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White, a Boilermaker legend who guided her team to an NCAA basketball championship in 1999, will return to campus for a Presidential Lecture Series conversation with President Mung Chiang. White’s Presidential Lecture appearance, titled “A Boilermaker Legend: On and Off the Court,” is at 6 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 11) in Stewart Center’s Loeb Playhouse. The event is free and open to the public, but a general admission ticket will be required.
Real-world applications for Kiana Skobel’s retail management studies were in her closet the whole time. The senior in the White Lodging-J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management established Kiki Thrifts, a thrifted clothing shop, when she was in high school. The business is mostly online with the occasional pop-up sale opportunity, where Skobel brings racks of clothing for customers to peruse.
