Laura Murray-Kolb to lead Department of Nutrition Science
Laura Murray-Kolb, Ph.D., will head Purdue University’s Department of Nutrition Science in the College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS), …
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HHS Alumni and Students
Rolyn Clarke (HHS’14), works in the ICU at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA, and has been working on the …
A decade of success: Purdue HHS celebrates 10th anniversary
Written by: Aaron Martin Today, Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) is firmly established as a cornerstone …
COVID-19: A message to the Purdue HHS Community
Dear HHS community,There is a lot of uncertainty in all our lives right now. Life as we’ve known it has …
Shining a light on ethnic, cultural, and religious divides in scientific research
Written by Angie Klink. David Rollock was the type of kid to whom other kids told their problems. When he …
Clara E. Bell was a trailblazing African American professor of nursing
Written by Angie Klink. Clara E. Bell forged a personal footpath that developed her empathy for the complexities that faced …
Human Development and Family Studies professor honored with prestigious humanities and social sciences award
Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, professor of Human Development and Family Studies, is the recipient of the 2019 Lu Ann Aday Award—the …
In Katrina’s Wake
While many studies of Hurricane Katrina focused exclusively on the businesses that survived, a group of Purdue researchers studied the …
Purdue University Women’s Global Health Institute names new leadership
Dorothy Teegarden, professor of Nutrition Science, is WGHI’s new director. Ulrike Dydak, professor of Health Sciences, is the institute’s new …
Public Health professor selected as winner of reproductive health award
Andrea DeMaria, assistant professor of Public Health, was selected as a 2019 winner of 120 Under 40: The New Generation …
Department of Nutrition Science welcomes two new faculty
Dean Marion Underwood welcomes Tzu-Wen Cross and Greg Henderson to the Department of Nutrition Science this fall …
Study: travel agents have disappeared and that’s a bad thing
Research shows that humans benefit more from interacting with people than with computers, and that human interaction is extremely important …









