# Purdue University College of Agriculture

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Drawing inspiration from nature to formulate new pharmaceuticals

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## One Health

## One Health

Purdue Agriculture researchers support One Health initiative

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## Featured Stories

Digital forestry team combines AI with satellite data to monitor urban trees

A Purdue University digital forestry team has created a computational tool to obtain and analyze urban tree inventories on public and private lands with record-breaking speed at an unprecedented scale.

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Finding her path in animal sciences

Growing up in Houston, Texas, Mel Sercu knew she wanted a future working closely with animals. Now an animal sciences major with a concentration in pre-veterinary medicine and a minor in biotechnology, she is building that future, one hands-on experience at a time.
With the plan to graduate in winter 2026, Mel chose Purdue for its strong academic reputation and the opportunities it provides beyond the classroom.

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Billions of tons in food loss and waste at stake in global diets

If historical dietary trends continue, economic modeling shows that food loss and waste could reach 3.26 billion tons by 2050, an increase of 52% over 2014 levels. The modeling also projects that cutting global food loss and waste by half relative to a business-as-usual scenario would boost food availability and lower prices, especially for plant-based foods.

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## Prospective Students

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## PURDUE EXTENSION

Purdue Extension is Indiana's educational partner for life. Extension delivers practical, research-based information that \
 enhances lives and livelihoods.

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