Past News
Purdue professor tackles bovine respiratory disease with over $1 million in grant support
April 7, 2021
Bovine respiratory disease is the most common and costly disease affecting beef cattle in the world. Mohit Verma, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Purdue University, recently received multiple awards, totaling $1.4 million, from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) to support his groundbreaking work to produce a biosensor-based decision-making tool to manage the disease.
Purdue professor tackles bovine respiratory disease with over $1 million in grant support
Purdue asks livestock producers for help studying losses due to black vultures
April 5, 2021
Vultures play an important role in the ecosystem cleaning up animal carcasses from the landscape. However, although primarily scavengers, some black vultures cause problems for cattle operators in southern Indiana, harassing and even preying on young calves and other livestock.
Purdue asks livestock producers for help studying losses due to black vultures
Two Purdue Doctoral Students Win Prestigious Sloan Post-Doctoral Fellowships to Study the New Carbon Economy
April 1, 2021
Janell Jett (Political Science) and Henry Seeger (Communication) have recently been awarded Sloan Post-doctoral Fellowships to study aspects of the New Carbon Economy through Purdue’s Center of the Environment as supported through a collaboration with the A.E. Sloan Foundation and the multi-university network of the New Carbon Economy Consortium’s (NCEC).
New approach developed to create thin films for electronics, acoustics
March 29, 2021
During a recent study, a Purdue University innovator developed a new approach to creating popular thin films that are used for devices across a broad range of fields, including optics, acoustics, and electronics.
New approach developed to create thin films for electronics, acoustics
Hi-Tech Indoor Farm in South Bend Taking on Lettuce Market
March 28, 2021
Ariana Torres, an assistant professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University, said the timing is right for ventures such as Pure Green because people are consuming more salad and insisting on higher quality produce.
The World’s First AI-Powered, Virtual Reality-Based Cybersecurity Training for First Responders is Being Developed
March 24, 2021
Researchers from Purdue University and a team from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) are creating the world’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered virtual reality-based cybersecurity training program for public safety officials. The joint three-year project began in September 2020 after receiving a $1.5M Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP)/Continuing Training Grant (CTG from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
What Problems Does Organic Cotton Solve?
March 10, 2021
One warm afternoon several years ago, I was walking with Korianna,* a farmer in Telangana, India, when I smelled something bad. The scent of diesel and sulfur wafted over the dusty red clay and fertile black earth characteristic of the Deccan plateau. Korianna pointed to fields of tightly planted, vibrant green cotton in the distance, where a neighboring villager was using a motorized sprayer to unleash pesticides onto crop rows. “When they start to face losses, they’ll want to join us,” he told me.
Finding Balance Between Industrial and Natural Systems
March 9, 2021
My fascination with engineering and models began when I first worked on an electrical model of logic gates in high school. So, I dreamt of becoming an engineer to build things; to me it was truly an adventurous journey. Fortunately, in this journey, I landed at Purdue, where Amelia Earhart once resided. Her stories are inspiring and give me courage to do things differently and to tackle the tough problems.
Student’s research addresses water-related climate change concerns
March 8, 2021
"There were constant concerns about droughts,” said Val Zayden Schull, referencing their childhood in California’s agriculturally-rich San Joaquin Valley. “My father is a farmworker, and they’re the ones who will be severely impacted by climate change. If farmworkers can’t work, they can’t provide for their families.” A first-generation college student, Schull double-majored in biological engineering and natural resources at Cornell University, where a professor encouraged them to follow their research interests to Purdue.
Student’s research addresses water-related climate change concerns
Travelers holding off on spring break plans despite fewer COVID cases
March 5, 2021
Purdue University professor Jonathan Day said modified school schedules this year could play a role in fewer spring break travelers. His university is among many that doesn’t have an allotted spring break this semester. “I think part of the lag is partly about organizations that have committed to schedules and partly people building up confidence to make the first trip,” said the associate professor of hospitality and tourism management.
Travelers holding off on spring break plans despite fewer COVID cases