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Farm safety matters every day. 🚜
The 2025 Indiana Farm Fatality Summary from @LifeAtPurdue's Agricultural Safety and Health Program underscores this sentiment, reporting 17 farm-related fatalities and 37 non-fatal injuries in 2025.
Every number represents a person, family and community. Prevention, education and awareness are essential to keeping Indiana’s agricultural communities safe.
Learn more from @PurdueExtension: extension.purdue.edu/news/20…
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Can PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” worsen gut health?
@PurdueFoodSci researchers found that PFOA, a type of PFAS, worsened colitis in hosts by altering gut bacteria and damaging the protective mucus barrier.
Read more about this collaborative #PurdueOneHealth research: ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/10/h…
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#PurdueANSC researchers recently studied how dietary nucleotide supplementation affects growth and immune function in weanling pigs.
Read the research: academic.oup.com/jas/article…
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For Alisa Tilson, #PurdueAg alumna in the Natural Resources and Environmental Science (NRES) program, a passion for environmental science led to a career in urban planning.
After graduating from @LifeAtPurdue NRES program, exploring career opportunities in environmental science and earning a master’s in urban planning from @thisisUIC, she now helps create vibrant, sustainable communities in @chicago.
Discover how her Purdue roots shape the way she designs city spaces: ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/10/m…
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Congratulations to @PurdueABE's @SomaliChaterji and Meng Deng on their recently issued patents.
Purdue’s tradition of giant leaps continues with 16 new patents issued in October. Congratulations to the innovators from @PurdueEngineers, @PurdueAg, @PurdueScience, @purduepharmacy and @PurdueNorthwest on this milestone. purdue.university/4yDbNYv
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.@MChepeliev has stepped into a new role: associate professor of @PurdueAgEcon. This opportunity came about through @LifeAtPurdue’s Moveable Dream Hires program.
In this position, he will continue to grow his research program and remain actively involved with @GTAP_Purdue, while focusing more on teaching and supervising graduate students.
ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/10/g…
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Did higher pump prices affect your grocery bill in September? ⛽ Foster and Dalheimer share their latest insights on the September 2026 #CPI and #PPI reports.
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The @NationalFFA Convention & Expo is happening now through Oct. 24 in Indianapolis.
With the event located just an hour from @LifeAtPurdue's West Lafayette campus, we're excited to welcome #FFA26 students to #PurdueAg.
Check out highlights from past tours! 📸
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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! 🔬
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#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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Purdue Agriculture retweeted
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
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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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