Past News
Center Affiliates Linda Nie and Lori Hoagland win Fulbright Award
May 3, 2019
Linda Nie, Associate Professor of Health Sciences, and Lori Hoagland, Associate Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, win two of six Fulbright awards given to Purdue faculty for 2019
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Who owns and farms land can create barriers to conservation
April 23, 2019
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As stewards of vast swaths of land, farmers are important allies in U.S. conservation efforts, but there is evidence to suggest those farming on rented land adopt conservation practices at a lower rate.
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U.S. forests’ changes are double-edged sword for environment
April 18, 2019
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Climate change, nitrogen deposition and fire suppression are leading to shifts in the types of trees that dominate American forests. These changes will have environmental consequences, potentially positive and negative, according to a Purdue University study.
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Purdue joins UN initiative set on addressing global challenges
April 10, 2019
Purdue has joined the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, an initiative within the United Nations that aims to bring together scientific and technological knowledge from across the globe to face challenges that occur worldwide.
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How to feed the world and preserve the environment
April 9, 2019
The critical work of Purdue Professor Sylvie Brouder is highlighted in Purdue Today.
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Freeman receives Murphy Award
March 19, 2019
Jennifer Freeman, associate professor in the School of Health Sciences and member of the executive committee at the Center for the Environment has been named a recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy.
Center researchers help put forward a plan for an Energy Corridor at the Mexican-U.S. Border
March 19, 2019
Building an energy corridor along the border instead of just a wall would be a 'giant leap for mankind,' bringing security and jobs to the region, says a Purdue University-led national consortium of engineers and scientists.
Center researchers help put forward a plan for an Energy Corridor at the Mexican-U.S. Border
GM seed use has exploded in India: Socially motivated decisions
February 25, 2019
Genetically modified seeds have exploded in India since the government liberalized the economy in the 1990s. After the Indian government liberalized its economy, shops stocking a previously controlled market of public agricultural goods were suddenly flooded with new private brands. Rather than relying on data for seed yields, many farmers make socially motivated purchasing decisions. For more, please go to the journal reference: Andrew Flachs. Planting and Performing: Anxiety, Aspiration, and “Scripts” in Telangana Cotton Farming. American Anthropologist, 2019; 121 (1): 48 DOI: 10.1111/aman.13175
GM seed use has exploded in India: Socially motivated decisions
Purdue water, soil analysis technology may help improve cleanup and monitoring at contaminated Superfund sites across the U.S.
February 20, 2019
At least 53 million Americans, including about 18 percent of the nation’s children, live less than three miles from a Superfund site, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Congress created the Superfund program in 1980 to pay for the cleanup of sites identified by the EPA as polluted by highly dangerous wastes.
Purdue water, soil analysis technology may help improve cleanup and monitoring at contaminated Superfund sites across the U.S.
Go Greener Commission talks sustainability
February 19, 2019
Commissioners talked about the recent ban on plastic straws, a local composting project and a proposed ban on wind farms in West Lafayette Tuesday evening.