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As owner of Charlie Baggs Culinary Innovations consultation company, chef Charlie Baggs has helped restaurants, chains and companies develop new recipes and flavor profiles.

By Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu Pumpkin spice — the familiar blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and others — has dominated favorite fall foods for years. A quick Google search revealed these pumpkin spice products: Cheerios, tea, Werther’s Original candy, Oreos,...

The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences got its start with the first university or college clinic founded in Indiana and has continued to take giant leaps ever since.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences got its start with the first university or college clinic founded in Indiana and has continued to take giant leaps ever since. In 1935, the Purdue speech...

Although Public Health is the newest department in the College of Health and Human Sciences, its history goes back to its original home in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, where the program offered a bachelor’s degree option as well as a master’s degree option, beginning in 2006.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Although Public Health is the newest department in the College of Health and Human Sciences, its history goes back to its original home in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, where the program offered a...

The Department of Psychological Sciences (PSY) got its start in 1908 when the first psychology courses were taught in Purdue University’s Department of Education, which served the general education requirements for students who did not belong to a specific school. Lucas George Roberts, the department’s only faculty member, taught both of the psychology courses the department offered at the time: general psychology and educational psychology.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu The Department of Psychological Sciences got its start in 1908 when the first psychology courses were taught in Purdue University’s Department of Education, which served the general education requirements for students who did not belong...

The Department of Nutrition Science (NUTR) has been a foundational ingredient in Purdue’s history as early as 1905 when the School of Science established the Department of Household Economics, which contained a dietetics and nutrition program — the first in the state.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu The Department of Nutrition Science has been a foundational ingredient in Purdue’s history as early as 1905 when the School of Science established the Department of Household Economics, which contained a dietetics and nutrition program...

Purdue University’s School of Nursing (NUR) started with a call to action and a drive to meet the challenge. In the 1950s, there was a dire need for nurses in Indiana, leading to a demand for more university nursing programs.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Purdue University’s School of Nursing started with a call to action and a drive to meet the challenge. In the 1950s, there was a dire need for nurses in Indiana, leading to a demand for...