Using an innovative approach to speed breast cancer diagnostics, Purdue Biochemistry professor W. Andy Tao is studying how specific blood particles could be used to catch BRCA-related breast cancer before any tumor growth.
Purdue Agriculture
Higher Education
West Lafayette, IN 13,455 followers
Purdue Agriculture is one of the world's leading colleges of agriculture, food, life & natural resource sciences.
About us
Purdue University has one of the best colleges of agriculture in the nation and the world. As a land-grant institution, we are committed to providing exceptional education for our students; discovering knowledge that stretches the frontiers of science and provides solutions to societal challenges; and, through Purdue Extension, helping the people of Indiana, the nation and the world improve their lives and livelihoods.
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- Higher Education
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- West Lafayette, IN
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- Educational
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- 1869
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West Lafayette, IN 47907, US
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On #NationalAuthorsDay, we're celebrating Bryan Pijanowski, who published "Principles of Soundscape Ecology." The professor of Purdue University, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources gives life to sounds around the world – falling rain, creaking ice, roaring airplanes - on a page for all to read.
The sound of the world
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While bats may seem spooky on #Halloween, biologists find a world without bats even scarier. Purdue University, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources professor Patrick Zollner's lab is investigating a disease devastating Indiana bats and working to conserve this vital part of our ecosystem. 🦇
Unexpected Plants and Animals of Indiana: Indiana Bats
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Witches’ brooms are more than just an iconic #Halloween symbol. Ipê trees are under attack by a parasitic bacteria commonly known as witches’ broom. Learn how researchers in Purdue University, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources are tackling this spooky-looking disease.
Witches’ brooms are more than a Halloween staple this year: How digital forestry is combating phytoplasma tree infections
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#PurdueAg researchers are making our favorite fall fruit more resilient. The Southwest Purdue University Agricultural Center harvests pumpkins for a study in designed to help growers navigate environmental, economic, social and institutional challenges.
Squashing common farming challenges with resilient agriculture
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It's peak apple season, and #PurdueAg students are going beyond picking apples and snapping fall photos. At Wea Creek Orchard, students assist with apple production, engage with customers and conduct research, extending education beyond the classroom. 🍎
Ag students love this local apple orchard a bushel and a peck
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Today Jason Hoverman, Purdue University, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources professor, receives the Agriculture Research Award, #PurdueAg's highest honor for midcareer faculty members. His ecological research makes impacts in Indiana, the U.S. and the world as he leads the next generation of scientists. https://lnkd.in/girABPg6
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Mass hallucinations, paranoia, seizures. From 1692 to 1693, the town of Salem tried around 200 people for witchcraft, fueled by politics, fear and superstition. But what if fungi is also to blame? Rabern Simmons, curator of fungi in the Botany and Plant Pathology Department at Purdue University, explains this theory. 🍄
Could a fungus be behind the Salem witch trials?
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A long-term, FDA-funded study of Salmonella in cantaloupe country by Purdue Food Science associate professor Amanda Deering, Purdue Extension educators and specialists, and students will help improve food safety in Indiana.
Purdue, FDA join Indiana produce growers in multiyear food safety study
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