Members in the News: Akridge, Hurt, Schwabe, McCarl, and Ortiz-Bobea

Jay Akridge, Purdue University Purdue looks inside, names 2 finalists for next provost By: Journal & Courier- October 20, 2017 Jay Akridge, an agricultural economics professor serving as interim provost, and Gary Bertoline, dean of Purdue Polytechnic Institute, were named finalists for the job, which includes the title of executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity. (Continued...) Read the entire article on Journal & Courier Chris Hurt, Purdue University Bin-busting bushels? Strong yields, low prices are expected throughout harvest By: AgriNews- October 21, 2017 “Soybean harvest in Indiana is a little bit ahead of pace, with 35 percent of Indiana soybeans already being harvested. Corn is a little behind pace, with only 24 percent of the Indiana corn crop having been harvested,” said Chris Hurt, a Purdue University agricultural economics professor. (Continued...) Read the entire article on AgriNews Kurt Schwabe, University of California, Riverside Bruce McCarl, Texas A&M University UCR-Texas A&M collaboration earns $2.4 million grant to fund food, energy, water research By: Eurek Alert- October 23, 2017 In the United States the problem is especially dire in arid and semiarid regions, where water scarcity and the effects of climate change have complicated resource management, said Kurt Schwabe, a professor of environmental economics and policy at the University of California, Riverside. Rounding out the research team are four professors from Texas A&M: Principal Investigator Bruce McCarl (agricultural economics) and Efstratios Pistikopoulos (chemical engineering), Rabi Mohtar (biological and agricultural engineering), and Raghavan Srinivasan (biological and agricultural engineering and ecosystem sciences and management). (Continued...) Read the entire article on Eurek Alert Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Cornell University Climate Change Costs Climbing, Yet Difficult to Predict By: News Wise - October 24, 2017 “The GAO report sheds light on a crucial trade-off facing the nation. To recognize that greenhouse gas emissions have ‘side-effects’ and can be, in many cases, harmful to different parts of the economy is the first step toward responsible policy-making. (Continued...) Read the entire article on News Wise

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