Past News
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.
Energy demand, sources will change with Indiana’s climate
February 19, 2019
Hoosiers will heat homes and businesses less but rely more on air conditioning as Indiana’s climate warms. They’ll also get more of their energy from natural gas and renewable sources as those become more cost-effective throughout the rest of the century. That’s according to the latest Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment report, “Climate Change and Indiana’s Energy Sector,” released Tuesday (Feb. 19). The Purdue Climate Change Research Center in Purdue’s Discovery Park coordinates the IN CCIA, which includes researchers from dozens of Indiana universities and stakeholder groups. A video highlighting key findings of the report can be found at https://youtu.be/6bKdcaQuzWc.
Millions of tons of the world’s plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other products through chemical conversion
February 6, 2019
The United Nations estimates that more than 8 million tons of plastics flow into the oceans each year. A new chemical conversion process could transform the world’s polyolefin waste, a form of plastic, into useful products, such as clean fuels and other items.
Millions of tons of the world’s plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other products through chemical conversion
West Lafayette City Council votes to reduce plastic straw use
February 5, 2019
The West Lafayette City Council voted unanimously in favor of a resolution that would urge commercial and educational establishments, such as Purdue, to reduce the use of plastic beverage straws and prevent plastic straws from being distributed at city facilities.
West Lafayette City Council votes to reduce plastic straw use
Food for thought: What IF food was digital?
February 4, 2019
Have you ever thought how artificial intelligence could improve how an apple tastes or how it is grown? And what about moving farming indoors? Would doing so solve problems related to food security and sustainability?