Dr. Aaron Thompson joins HLA Faculty As a landscape planner, Dr. Aaron Thompson’s teaching and research focus on using applied social-ecological science to achieve better decision making at the interface of land use planning and natural resource management. Prior to joining Purdue’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecutre he served as an Associate Professor at[Read More…]
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) – comprised of more than 2,700 men and women professionals overseeing sports fields worldwide and critical to athletes’ safety – has named Ryder Haulk, assistant sports field manager for Purdue Athletics winner of the annual “Stars and Stripes” field art contest. Haulk’s “Red, White and Purdue” design at Bittinger[Read More…]
Recent HLA alumna Chelsea Maupin is one of six Purdue students to be awarded with Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants and will spend the next academic year teaching in Vietnam. Originally from Kokomo, Indiana, she graduated with a degree in sustainable food and farm systems. “I’ll teach English in Phan Rang-thap Cham City, Vietnam, through[Read More…]
Participate in the Design Intelligence Annual Survey of the Best Architecture + Design Schools Each year, Design Intelligence asks hiring professionals and alumni to evaluate which landscape architecture programs are doing the best job of preparing future professionals for practice. At Purdue Landscape Architecture, we’re proud that we’ve been listed as one of the top[Read More…]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – When a plant is introduced to an abundant patch of water or fertilizer, a cascade of genetic and molecular actions lead to beneficial physiological responses such as root development and increased biomass. Identifying the genes involved in the early molecular responses has been difficult, but a Purdue University scientist has led[Read More…]
Graduate Ag Research Spotlight: Joshua Craver “I love the idea that by manipulating the environment, a plant is going to change for better or worse. How do we optimize the environment to improve plant growth?” -Joshua Craver, PhD, Horticulture Joshua Craver grew up in Tyler, Texas, where his parents were both teachers. He chose Mississippi State University[Read More…]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new book of essays by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Purdue University helps readers understand how decisions made today by farmers, scientists, policymakers, educators and consumers are vital to ensuring global food security in coming decades. The book “How to Feed the World,” is now available from Island Press.[Read More…]
Butler Center to honor four alumnae as Distinguished Women Scholars on March 22 Four Purdue alumnae from four colleges will be recognized as 2018 Distinguished Women Scholars for their exceptional contributions to their fields and impressive leadership. The Office of the Provost and the Butler Center for Leadership Excellence will honor the alumnae during an[Read More…]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A French company has obtained worldwide exclusive rights to Juliet, a Purdue-affiliated apple gaining popularity for organic production. Benoit Escande Editions SARL has obtained exclusive rights to the Juliet apple, a product of a cooperative breeding program involving Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois. The cooperative had received royalties on the[Read More…]
Purdue research reveals plant volatiles released more deliberately than once thought WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University team of scientists upended a long-held assumption about how plant volatile compounds, the chemicals that are responsible for scent, move to the outside of the cells to attract pollinators, defend the plant and perform other key functions. [Read More…]
It is the policy of the Purdue University that all persons have equal opportunity and access to its educational programs, services, activities, and facilities without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability or status as a veteran. Purdue is an Affirmative Action Institution. This material may be available in alternative formats.