Past News
Zhou, Liang Earn Maple Syrup Industry Grant
September 14, 2020
Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources assistant professors Mo Zhou and Jingjing Liang will be part of a collaborative study with the University of Kentucky on “Enhancing the Awareness, Knowledge and Understanding of Sustainable Maple Syrup Production Practices Among Current and Potential Maple Syrup Producers.” The duo has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture - Acer Access and Development Program for their portion of the study.
Purdue professors to develop course on agriculture informatics for agriscience students
September 2, 2020
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A multidisciplinary team from Purdue University, under the leadership of Dharmendra Saraswat, a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, recently received funding from the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The team will develop a curriculum to inculcate computational thinking, teach software development skill sets and increase agriscience students’ competencies for agriculture informatics careers.
Purdue professors to develop course on agriculture informatics for agriscience students
Melissa Remis, CLA Anthropology Department Head, Changes The Way We Think About The Ecological Role Of Elephants
September 1, 2020
Elephant trails may lead the way to better conservation approaches. "Think of elephants as engineers of the forests,” said Melissa J. Remis, professor and head of anthropology at Purdue University, who is best known for her work in ecology and behavior of western gorillas and their ecosystems. “Elephants shape the landscape in many ways that benefit humans.
Melissa Remis, CLA Anthropology Department Head, Changes The Way We Think About The Ecological Role Of Elephants
Purdue group prominent in studying chemical compounds that are everywhere — and shouldn’t be
August 26, 2020
As interest in “forever chemicals” increases, a Purdue group in Discovery Park’s Center for the Environment emerges as a preeminent team researching them. At first glance, a pizza box, raincoat, nonstick pan and firefighting foam don’t have much in common. But a group of researchers in the Center for the Environment at Purdue wants us to understand that in using these seemingly unrelated products, we introduce chemicals into the environment that may linger for millennia — and in the shorter term, affect animal and human health.
Purdue group prominent in studying chemical compounds that are everywhere — and shouldn’t be
Purdue Faculty Funded in NSF Project to Examine Interfaces for Materials Transport in the Environment
August 26, 2020
Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Studies (EAPS) and Agronomy (AGRY) Tim Filley, along with assistant professor of EAPS, Lisa Welp, have been funded for their role in a research team led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor Praveen Kumar. The grant of more than $6 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will enable the team to study critical interfaces, such as hillslopes, flood plains, and tile drains, in the environment that affect the transport and transformation of materials such as water, sediment, carbon and nutrients.
Associate Director Laura Zanotti Procures Fund for Conference on Environmental Justice, a Center focus for 2020-2021
August 24, 2020
Last week, the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership recently announced five grant recipients for project proposals enabling inclusion at Purdue. One of these project proposals, “Next Steps – Environment Justice, Climate Change, and Racial Justice," is led by Discovery Park’s Center for the Environment’s associate director and professor of Anthropology Laura Zanotti. This project involves the planning and implementation of a conference scheduled for spring 2021 entitled, “Next Steps – Environment Justice, Climate Change, and Racial Justice” that will leverage Purdue University’s convening power and its leadership in intersectional approaches to racial justice, climate change research, and the environmental sciences. The goal is to create a digital toolkit and a regional action network to improve environmental justice literacy and visibility.
EPA Awards $3.2 Million to Purdue and Indiana Universities for Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture and Rural Communities
August 21, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (August 20, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that two Indiana universities will receive research grants to better understand the potential impacts of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on water quality and availability in rural communities and agricultural operations across the United States.
EPA Awards $3.2 Million to Purdue and Indiana Universities for Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture and Rural Communities
Pandemic Lessons: Open Data for Forest and Climate Action
August 17, 2020
Since March 2020, we have witnessed numerous parallels between COVID-19 and the climate crisis, including a lack of cohesive, coordinated global intervention and a laissez-faire response to a global emergency. Inadequate government response to the pandemic has led to preventable deaths from a highly contagious virus, just as inadequate government responses to the climate crisis could result in exacerbated effects by drought, fires or flooding as well as rising food insecurity. These risks are fast approaching their tipping points.
C4E Associate Director Laura Zanotti receives grant for Diversity & Inclusion Activities
August 13, 2020
Zanotti will lead a team of faculty and staff for conference, more info pending.
C4E Affiliates funded as part of U. Penn-led NSF ERC on "Internet of Things for precision agriculture"
August 10, 2020
Affiliate Melba Crawford, the Nancy Uridil and Francis Bossu Professor in Civil Engineering, and Professor of Agronomy and Electrical & Computer Engineering, will serve as the Systems Integration lead for the project. And affiliate Tony Vyn, the Henry A. Wallace Chair in Crop Sciences and Professor of Agronomy, will serve as the Agricultural Test-beds co-lead.