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December 2018
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From the Dean
It has been an exciting year for the College of Agriculture,
and I want to thank you for being part of it! Click on the photo to watch my holiday message with
some of our biggest moments of 2018.
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Purdue Ag People |
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Graduate Research
Spotlight: Marcelo Zimmer
The Graduate Research Spotlight highlights graduate students
and their work. The December spotlight is on Marcelo Zimmer, Botany and Plant
Pathology. |
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Behind the Research: Erik
Kurdelak, Food Science
Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs,
services and facilities that undergird research in the College of Agriculture. “Behind
the Research” profiles six people whose work supports the six strategic themes
of Agricultural Research and Graduate Education. In this inaugural column, meet
a manager whose work strengthens our commitment to “Enhancing food and health.” |
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Purdue Extension
honors educators, specialists at annual Professional Development Conference
More than 350 Purdue Extension educators and extension
specialists gathered at the Purdue Memorial Union for the annual Professional
Development Conference, an event that recognizes individuals for outstanding
service and offers educational and collaborative opportunities. |
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Jeff Dukes in spotlight for Giant
Leaps research
Jeff Dukes, Forestry and Natural Resources, was profiled by
Purdue University in its “Giant Leaps Research” feature. He uses science as a
tool to help community members, business leaders, and outdoor enthusiasts
understand what climate change means for their daily lives or pocketbooks. |
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Don’t forget to track Civil Rights and Diversity Training
The College of Agriculture is committed to policies and practices that assure that race, ethnicity and gender are not barriers to success. All Purdue Agriculture faculty and staff members are required to receive training in civil rights (the regulations), diversity awareness or sexual harassment each year. Rather than mandate a specific training, we ask that you attend any training that fits your needs and interests and enhances your knowledge and understanding of diversity, civil rights or sexual harassment. Please use our Qualtrics survey tool to report training activities. |
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Awards and Recognitions |
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| Natalie Carroll, Agricultural Sciences Education and
Communication and Agricultural
and Biological Engineering, received the Frederick L. Hovde Award
of Excellence in Educational Service to the Rural People of Indiana. Indiana
Farm Bureau established the Hovde Award to recognize outstanding educational
contributions by a Purdue faculty or staff member to the well-being and
progress of rural Indiana. More |
Zhixiang Chen, Botany and
Plant Pathology, was named a Highly-Cited Researcher for 2018
by Clarivate Analytics. This list recognizes world-class researchers selected
for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of
multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and
year in Web of Science. |
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| Linda Prokopy, Forestry
and Natural Resources, and her co-authors won the 2018 Best Research Paper for
Impact and Quality Award from the Journal of Soil & Water Conservation The
paper focuses on understanding farmer perspectives on climate change. More |
Meredith Cobb, Agricultural Research and Graduate Education, was honored by the Indiana
Farm Bureau for her efforts on the Benton County Farm Bureau’s inaugural Farm
to Fork community dinner and fundraiser. More |
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| Eleven College of Agriculture Faculty members are among 45
Purdue faculty inducted into Purdue’s Book of Great Teachers. They are: John Lumkes, Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Ken Foster, Agricultural
Economics; Paul Preckel, Agricultural Economics; Gerald Shively,
Agricultural Economics; Wally Tyner, Agricultural Economics; Allen Talbert,
Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication; Clint Chapple, Biochemistry;
James Forney, Biochemistry; Lisa Mauer, Food Science; Suzanne Nielsen, Food
Science; Rod Williams, Forestry and Natural Resources. More |
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Purdue Ag in the News |
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Purdue solar device
to dry food products and fight waste wins national award
A solar dehydrator developed and commercialized by Klein Ileleji, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, was named the
winner of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 2019 AE50 product design
award. The award honors the most innovative engineering products
in the food and agriculture industries and helps introduce them to the
public. |
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Study: Who owns and
farms land can create barriers to conservation
As stewards of vast swaths of land, farmers are important
allies in U.S. conservation efforts, but a study led by Pranay Ranjan,
Forestry and Natural Resources, says there is evidence to suggest those farming
on rented land adopt conservation practices at a lower rate. |
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Purdue study to
answer when and why some algae turn toxic
Jennifer Wisecaver, Biochemistry, received a nearly $2
million National Science Foundation grant to identify the genetic mechanisms
associated with toxic algae blooms to better predict these events that are
deadly to fish. |
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Purdue Extension
project to tackle substance abuse, mental health issues in three states
Stephanie Woodcox, assistant program leader for Purdue Extension in
the College
of Health and Human Sciences, has received a $320,000 grant to
oversee and implement the Multistate Opioid Use Disorder Training and Education
Project and will be collaborating with Extension professionals at Michigan
State and South Dakota State universities. |
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Producer sentiment holds steady, but lack of new farm
bill concerns farmers
Agricultural producer sentiment held steady in November with
producers remaining optimistic about the state of the agricultural economy,
according to results from the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. |
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Urban agriculture,
soil biology highlight 2019 Indiana Small Farm Conference
The 2019 Purdue Extension Indiana Small Farm Conference and
trade show will be held from Feb. 28 to March 2 at the Hendricks County 4-H
Fairgrounds and Conference Complex, 1900 E. Main St., Danville, Ind.
Registration for the conference is now open at purdue.ag/sfc. |
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Purdue study:
Sustainable palm oil doesn't make the grade
According to a study led by Roberto Cazzolla Gatti, Forestry and Natural Resources, deforestation is
rising in major oil palm-producing countries. And it’s happening even faster in
areas certified as “sustainable.” |
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Young, hip farmers:
Coming to a city near you
A study led by Andrew Flachs, an environmental
anthropologist at Purdue, describes a movement of younger people new to
agricultural work who do it for different reasons than the conventional farmer
and identifies several hot spots where the movement is taking shape in the
United States. |
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Dates and Deadlines |
December 16: Commencement
December 24-January 2: University closed
January 7: Spring Semester begins
January 21: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 22-25: Diversity Week activities and events
February 2: Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry
February 28-March 2: Indiana Small Farm Conference
For more dates and deadlines, check the Purdue Agriculture calendar. |
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University News |
International
commercialization, startup expert joins Purdue as chief entrepreneurial officer
Purdue Research Foundation President
Brian Edelman announced Dec. 11 that Scott Henderson, an international
commercialization expert, will serve as the foundation’s new chief
entrepreneurial officer.
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Trustees OK new unit
for system-wide online education
The Purdue University Board of Trustees voted
on Dec. 7 to establish Purdue Online, a new organizational unit that will
systematically develop a coordinated, unified system-wide portfolio of online
course and degree offerings for students of all types.
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2019 events keep
rolling for Purdue 150th celebration
After a dazzling opening to Purdue’s 150th celebration and
charge to address the world’s greatest challenges, the sesquicentennial
momentum continues in 2019 with a lineup of
world-renowned experts, innovators and change makers.
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Purdue’s winter
commencement ceremonies Dec. 16 to be shown live on webcast
Purdue University’s winter commencement ceremonies will
broadcast live on the internet. The commencement exercises at 9:30 a.m. and 2
p.m. Sunday (Dec. 16), will be livestreamed at http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/1wd1v. The
video will play once broadcasting starts.
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Purdue Agriculture InFocus
Editor: Dinah L. McClure
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