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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.
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.