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Greenhouse workshop aims to promote sustainable growing practices
July 17, 2018
Purdue University’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture is offering a Greenhouse and Indoor Hydroponics Workshop
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Purdue Extension to host Crops Field Day on Sept. 6
July 17, 2018
Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs, will be among the featured topics on Sept. 6 at Purdue University Extension's annual Crops Field Day.
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These tiny plastics make their way up the food chain and into your diet
July 16, 2018
For Plastic Free July — a global movement to reduce plastic use and waste — we are diving into the tiny world of microplastics to better understand what they are, where they are found, and how they affect us and the environment.
These tiny plastics make their way up the food chain and into your diet
Purdue Extension helping Indiana farmers reach new heights with UAV demonstrations
July 16, 2018
Unmanned aerial vehicles - better known as UAVs or drones - are transforming agriculture by providing farmers with a highly effective, cost-efficient tool to monitor soil and crop conditions. But like any new technology, the multi-rotor vehicles with onboard cameras can initially be as intimidating as they are impressive.
Purdue Extension helping Indiana farmers reach new heights with UAV demonstrations
Hoosier wine and grape industry doing just 'de-vine'
July 12, 2018
Indiana's wine and grape industry, much like the product it produces, has been aging well, packing an estimated $604 million in total economic impact in 2016.
Purdue researchers developing device that detects mosquito-borne diseases, giving health officials time to take action
July 12, 2018
Purdue University professors created a startup to develop a low-cost sensor that can detect dangerous mosquito-borne tropical diseases. These sensors will allow officials to take action before humans are infected.
Environmental Toxicologist Jennifer Freeman selected to scope plan to assess the hazards of ‘Organohalogen Flame Retardants’
July 5, 2018
Jennifer Freeman, associate professor in the School of Health Sciences, has been a named to a new National Academy of Science committee to review the toxicity of flame-retardants materials.
Discovery Park's chief scientist addresses congressional committee in Peru
June 18, 2018
Discovery Park's tagline, "Where disciplines converge to solve global challenges," gains real-world application through international partnerships. Tomás Díaz de la Rubia, Discovery Park's chief scientist and executive director, spoke Tuesday (June 12) to members of Peru's Congress as part of one such partnership -- presenting the mission of Discovery Park and an overview of the Arequipa NEXUS Institute for food, energy, water and the environment.
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C4E faculty Laura Bowling discusses how climate shifts could hurt Indiana Corn
June 15, 2018
Purdue Center for the Environment faculty, Laura Bowling discusses how climate shifts could hurt Indiana corn in a segment on listener supported radio station, WMOT Roots Radio. Listen to a radio version of this story "A new study predicts the U.S. could lose nearly half of its corn by the end of the century due to climate. That could have detrimental effects in Indiana, the country’s fifth largest corn-producing state. Corn production in Indiana has been increasing for decades, largely because of advances in genetics. Still, Indiana stands to lose up to 30 percent of its corn yield by the 22nd century. That’s according to Laura Bowling, a professor in Purdue University’s agronomy department."
C4E faculty Laura Bowling discusses how climate shifts could hurt Indiana Corn
New efficient and economical technique helps remove pharmaceuticals, chemical contaminants from public water systems
June 12, 2018
As the controversy surrounding the Environmental Protection Agency and water contamination heats up in Washington, D.C., Purdue University researchers have developed a technology to remove pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics and controlled substances, and chemical contaminants from public water systems.