Purdue University’s College of Agriculture is one of the world's leading colleges of agriculture, food, life & natural resource sciences. #PurdueAg
West Lafayette, IN
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Looking to save on groceries? 🛒 Ellen Van Loo, associate professor of @PurdueAgEcon, recently shared expert tips for smarter shopping in a @USATODAY article.
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Grass is more complex than it looks. From managing water use to evaluating varieties and exploring sustainable management practices, turfgrass management takes research, expertise and a whole-system approach.
Meet Jada Powlen, lead research scholar in turfgrass ecology and management at @PurdueHortLA, and learn how she connects research with practical solutions for turfgrass professionals while teaching and mentoring the next generation.
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Calling all #PurdueAg faculty and staff! 🚂
The 2026 @LifeAtPurdue United Way campaign is more than halfway to our goal. Please join me in supporting local nonprofit organizations that provide essential services across our community.
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When #PurdueAg thinks of leaders who have made a lasting impact on @LifeAtPurdue, @JayAkridge stands tall.
Akridge built a distinguished career at Purdue, first as an award-winning @PurdueAgEcon faculty member, then as director of @PurdueAgBiz, interim vice provost of engagement, dean, and provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity.
His career reflects his commitment and diverse strengths. But for Akridge, success isn’t measured by personal accomplishments. It comes from working with Purdue’s many supporters and, most of all, fellow Boilermakers.
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#PurdueAg is celebrating 100 years of Willis Blatchley’s “Bugs of Indiana” Collection, housed within @PurdueInsects!🪲
In 1935, naturalist, teacher and Indiana State Geologist Willis Blatchley donated his extensive insect collection to @LifeAtPurdue. Today, these historic specimens preserve a valuable record of Indiana’s biodiversity.
Here’s to continuing Blatchley’s legacy of scientific discovery and inspiring the next generation of researchers! 🔬
#PurdueAg is proud to be part of a university setting the standard for excellence! 🚂🌾
Ranked No. 12 among U.S. public universities in the 2027 @timeshighered, we are thrilled to continue working on groundbreaking agricultural research that drives impact across the world. 🌍
Purdue ranks No. 12 among U.S. public universities in the 2027 @timeshighered World University Rankings — and remains the only university in Indiana in the global top 100.
Read more: purdue.university/4yh43LD
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How can education reach people across languages, literacy levels and cultures? “The Right to Knowledge,” co-authored by @PurdueAg’s Julia Bello-Bravo, John Medendorp and Barry Pittendrigh, offers one answer to how timely information can help meet sustainable development goals. purdue.university/4dCpvmF
A new study led by @PurdueBioChem and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute researchers found a surprising link to HIV.
The team found that CD46, a protein exploited by several pathogens, plays a key role in how human CD4 T cells survive, respond to infection and regulate viral gene activity.
Read more about the findings, published in @SciImmunology: ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/10/s…
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Last week, @PurdueCorn, assistant professor of corn production in @PurdueAgronomy, spoke with @WISHNews8 about @LifeatPurdue's innovative corn research and how it helps identify the needs of Indiana’s farming community. 🌽
Thank you WISH-TV for visiting our fields, harvesting plots and labs to get a behind-the-scenes look at how our faculty and students are turning research into meaningful insights for farmers.
Image provided by @TheKernelLab.
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Congratulations to the 2025 SPRING Portal project team from @LifeAtPurdue's AgBridge Workforce Development Program on receiving the @ASABEorg Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award! 🏆
This award recognizes excellence in informational materials that advance the understanding of agricultural and biological engineering beyond traditional classroom settings. The SPRING Portal project exemplifies this initiative, building a website that brings SPRING tools and sensors directly to users.
Learn more about AgBridge: ag.purdue.edu/news/2025/10/a…
ALT Member from the 2025 SPRING Portal team photographing SPRING tools in a field.
This #NationalFarmersDay, we’re celebrating the farmers and agricultural workers who sustain our food systems, along with #PurdueAg students, researchers and partners advancing agriculture through hands-on learning, research at ACRE and community initiatives like the @PurdueSFarm. 🍅🥬
Thank you all for helping agriculture grow! 🌱
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ALT Female student harvesting a green leafy crop in a greenhouse.
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On Friday, the @LifeAtPurdue Board of Trustees named @PurdueFoodSci's Ozan Ciftci as the William R. Scholle Endowed Chair in Food Processing. 🎉
Ciftci joined #PurdueAg this fall as a professor in food science and serves as director and principal investigator of the @NSF Global Center for Food Innovation and Diversification to Advance the Bioeconomy (FoodID).
With the William R. Scholle Endowed Chair in Food Processing, Ciftci will continue to advance excellence and leadership in food processing through impactful scholarship, innovation and industry engagement at Purdue.
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Happy #WorldSpaceWeek! In recognition, we’re highlighting @PurdueABE research developing novel CO₂ sensors to improve air circulation in spacecraft, with the potential of improvement in airplanes, high-rise buildings and other environments here on Earth, too.
Learn more about the incredible space research being done in the college and at @LifeAtPurdue: ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/07/e…
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A major milestone just happened for the #PurdueOneHealth initiative! Leaders from @LifeAtPurdue, @elanco and the city of Indianapolis officially broke ground October 6 on the new One Health Research Institute, bringing research, industry and entrepreneurship together to advance solutions for human, animal and environmental health.
Learn more about this partnership and the continued growth of this initiative: purdue.edu/newsroom/2026/Q4/…
We’re sharing Brody Cox’s story for #National4HWeek! 🍀
Through @PurdueAgEcon and @Indiana4H, Brody has built skills in animal care, customer service and entrepreneurship while discovering a passion for legal issues affecting farms, agribusinesses and food production. #4HBeyondReady
Read Brody’s @LifeAtPurdue journey: ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/10/f…
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Yesterday, @LifeAtPurdue students and alumni gathered for the #PurdueAg Fall Career Fair!
Through connecting with employers, exploring opportunities and building professional networks, students took the next giant leap toward careers in agriculture.
Take a look at some highlights from the day!
