Agricultural Research and Graduate Education
Purdue Agriculture is known around the world for groundbreaking multidisciplinary research that addresses society’s most pressing challenges. Agricultural Research and Graduate Education connects researchers with opportunity to enable world-changing discoveries in agriculture and life sciences.
Agricultural Administration Building, Room 105
615 West State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-8362
agresearch@purdue.edu
Graduate Spotlight
Graduate Spotlight
“Being at Purdue has changed my thinking entirely,” says Mingyu Zhao, a third-year PhD candidate in ecological science and engineering and horticulture and landscape architecture. “Now, I think like a farmer.”...
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Postdoctoral Scholar Feature
It wasn’t until she was actually in a veterinary hospital, attempting to give an injection to a small, wriggling dog, that Xiurui 'Iris' Cui realized she didn’t want to be a vet after all. “It was quite a...
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Behind the Research
People think grass is simple. Lawns, right? Mow regularly and add some water and fertilizer. What could be complicated about that? Jada Powlen, lead research scholar in turfgrass ecology and management, has an answer. “There’s much...
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Elements is a new faculty reporting tool for all West Lafayette campus for administering annual reviews. It is led by the Provost’s office, managed by Institutional Data Analytics + Assessment (IDA+A), and shared across all colleges and schools.
Elements
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Purdue’s bold investments in plant sciences have made it a global leader, transforming agriculture in Indiana and beyond.
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Purdue On the Farm
Purdue On The Farm strengthens ties between Purdue researchers and Indiana farmers through direct, hands-on engagement.
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People think grass is simple. Lawns, right? Mow regularly and add some water and fertilizer. What...
In the September Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer survey, 52% of respondents...
In 1951, Purdue University faculty members traveled more than 4,000 miles from West Lafayette,...
For the first time since June 2025, respondents in the August Purdue University/CME Group Ag...
Weed scientist Julie Young’s workweeks are sometimes chaotic — but never dull. On any...
Porterfield founded MycoGravity — the Purdue Innovates Office of Technology...
