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09/19/2024

🍁 Indiana maple syrup making waves! 🍯
One of our grad students Fritz gave an awesome lecture last week at the Indiana SAF fall meeting over his research on maple syrup economics. Did you know Indiana has some amazing syrup producers?
Next time you're out shopping, grab a bottle of local maple syrup. Trust us, your pancakes will thank you! 🥞

05/01/2024

Less than a week out from the Science-i workshop: "Bridging Worlds" hosted by the FACAI Lab at Purdue University! This workshop aims to bridge the gap between ecological stewardship and economic reasoning by bringing experts from various fields together. Link for more information

Science-i: Bridging Worlds is a pivotal event dedicated to advancing collaborative research in Forest Science. This event is tailored to unite professionals and communities, fostering a shared commitment to innovative forest research and sustainable practices

04/09/2024

Less than a month out from our Science-i workshop! The last day to register is this Friday.

In the spirit of building a community to manage and protect the world’s forests, Liang and his colleagues in Science-i created the Global Big Ideas Competition and the Bridging Worlds Workshop. The workshop will be held at Purdue on May 6-7, with an optional reception May 5. Anyone is welcome to a...

04/08/2024

Don't forget to check out the solar eclipse today and wear your glasses! The Great Solar Eclipse of 2024 is the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years. If you are not able to see it, watch it with NASA at the link below.

Watch live with us as a total solar eclipse moves across Mexico, the United States and Canada. Weather permitting, people throughout most of North and Central

03/29/2024

Exciting news from the lab! Aubrey Franks successfully defended his master's thesis on "Forest Plant Community Response to Invasive Control in Government Cost Share Sites" today. He will be working at Sequoia NP as a lead in early detection and rapid response for invasive plants.

02/29/2024

Our own Dr. Jingjing Liang was featured in the latest edition of Purdue College of Agriculture Envision magazine, an alumni publication. The article "Taking Environmental Expertise Abroad Brings Ideas Back Home" highlighted the ongoing research and collaboration to measure every tree in the world.

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When it comes to the need for agricultural irrigation, Peru and Indiana have little in common. But Keith Cherkauer, professor of agricultural and biological engineering and director of the Indiana Water Resources Research Center, is finding ways to apply what he learned in the South American country...