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Lake Michigan coastline erosion research brings in new data and diplomacy

October 1, 2021

The record high Lake Michigan water levels in 2020 were even more dramatic if you consider that the lake had near record low levels as recent as 2013.

Lake Michigan coastline erosion research brings in new data and diplomacy

Center Affiliate Assigned to Governor’s Wetland Taskforce

September 28, 2021

On Monday, September 20th, Governor Holcomb’s office released the official list of appointees to the Indiana Wetlands Taskforce as required by Senate Enrolled Act 389. The list includes a representative from Purdue’s Center for the Environment, Sara McMillan, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering(ABE) and convener of the Water Challenges research area.

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New tool finds the best opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle across industrial sectors

September 24, 2021

A new tool finds hidden connections across industrial sectors and identifies opportunities to reduce waste and lower carbon emissions by mapping the physical economy for a region.

New tool finds the best opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle across industrial sectors

Undergraduate Student Focus: Madison Hodges, Class of 2022

September 13, 2021

Madison Hodges, class of 2022 in Environmental and Ecological Sciences, has made her mark during her four years at Purdue as a student and community leader for sustainability.

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Corn zein offers alternative for meat analogues

September 9, 2021

Bruce Hamaker, director of the Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research and distinguished professor of food science, has discovered a means for replicating animal protein textures to near perfection—with corn zein—a protein in corn.

Corn zein offers alternative for meat analogues

Invisible, devastating and sustaining: Research explores mysterious microfungi

August 31, 2021

The world around you is teeming with life you can’t see. Plants, soil, water, insects – even your hair and skin – are home to microfungi, and they both sustain and devastate life on our planet.

Invisible, devastating and sustaining: Research explores mysterious microfungi

Post-doc in Cannon Lab Wins Prestigious NIH K Award

August 30, 2021

As a post-doctoral researcher in Professor Jason Canon’s lab at Purdue, Dr. Shreesh Sammi has been looking into the neurotoxicity of forever chemicals known as PFAS.

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Scientific Animations Without Borders scales knowledge for impact

August 27, 2021

How do you make access to scientific knowledge more democratic for people around the world?

Scientific Animations Without Borders scales knowledge for impact

Two College of Agriculture professors tapped for EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board

August 25, 2021

Sylvie Brouder, professor of agronomy, and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe, director of the Center for Global Trade Analysis (GTAP) and agricultural economics research professor, were recently appointed to the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB). This is Brouder’s second appointment to the SAB.

Two College of Agriculture professors tapped for EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board

Lab Culture: Linda Nie Lab

August 24, 2021

Linda Nie, professor in the Purdue University School of Health Sciences, has developed multiple ways of measuring metallic levels and the effects of metals in humans and animals.

Lab Culture: Linda Nie Lab