Past News
EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams
September 18, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced approximately $6 million to fund research by eight organizations to expand the understanding of the environmental risks posed by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in waste streams and identify practical approaches to manage the potential impacts as PFAS enters the environment.
EPA Awards $6 Million to Research Potential Environmental Impacts of PFAS Substances in Waste Streams
Meet the Purdue professor revolutionizing outer space agriculture
September 16, 2019
When you think about what astronauts eat while in space, what comes to mind?
Meet the Purdue professor revolutionizing outer space agriculture
Purdue team gets $3 million to explore consequences of sustainability policies
September 11, 2019
The National Science Foundation awarded $2.5 million to an interdisciplinary team led by Thomas Hertel, a Purdue distinguished professor of agricultural economics, to build the tools necessary to understand the global-local-global linkages underpinning future sustainability policies.
Purdue team gets $3 million to explore consequences of sustainability policies
Invasive pests kill so many trees each year, it’s equal to 5 million car emissions
August 19, 2019
Invasive insects and pathogens have wreaked havoc on ash, elm, chestnut trees and others, wiping some of them almost completely from American forests. In addition to the ecological impact, a Purdue University study shows that the carbon storage lost to these pests each year is the same as the amount of carbon emitted by 5 million vehicles.
Invasive pests kill so many trees each year, it’s equal to 5 million car emissions
New research aims to optimize farmland use for crops, solar electricity production
August 12, 2019
Purdue University professors are questioning what else fertile farmland can be used for with a new multidisciplinary project researching how to improve future sustainability by simultaneously using crop fields for solar electricity production.
New research aims to optimize farmland use for crops, solar electricity production
2019 Arequipa Nexus Technical Workshop kicks off at Purdue
July 25, 2019
The second annual 2019 Arequipa Nexus Technical Workshop kicked off on Monday, July 22, 2019 at Purdue's Discovery Park.
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Cold, dry planets could have a lot of hurricanes
July 24, 2019
Nearly every atmospheric science textbook ever written will say that hurricanes are an inherently wet phenomenon – they use warm, moist air for fuel. But according to new simulations, the storms can also form in very cold, dry climates. A climate as cold and dry as the one in the study is unlikely to ever become the norm on Earth, especially as climate change is making the world warmer and wetter. But the findings could have implications for storms on other planets and for the intrinsic properties of hurricanes that most scientists and educators currently believe to be true.
Don’t bring the heat: New visualization technique offers alternative to heat maps to track spatial data sets
July 23, 2019
Heat maps or points on a map can be simple and typically effective ways to visualize spatial data sets. But when that data involves many different types of objects – such as planning resources for a city or tracking possible enemy locations for military strategy – these conventional visualization methods can make it nearly impossible to categorize and compare data.
Don’t bring the heat: New visualization technique offers alternative to heat maps to track spatial data sets
Indiana State Museum to host local premiere of ‘Global Soundscapes: Mission to Record the Earth,’ an interactive film for families
July 11, 2019
The premiere of “Global Soundscapes: Mission to Record the Earth,” showcasing the landscape and sound ecology work of Bryan Pijanowski, a Purdue University professor of forestry and natural resources and C4E affiliate, will be featured at a red carpet event at 6 p.m. July 17 at the Indiana State Museum’s Dean and Barbara White Auditorium as part of Purdue’s 150th Giant Leaps celebration.
Indiana State Museum to host local premiere of ‘Global Soundscapes: Mission to Record the Earth,’ an interactive film for families
Out with the old, in with the new
July 11, 2019
Purdue professor helps longtime grape growers embrace new technology