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With April being the Month of the Military Child, Bella Ross, a junior studying speech-language pathology, reflected on the seven intercontinental moves she made since her birth in Okinawa, Japan.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu Bella Ross’ first memory involved her family’s impending move. The Purdue University Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) junior remembered the scene: She was 3 and her sister, Cassandra, was 4. They were...

Elliot Friedman, the William and Sally Berner Hanley Professor of Gerontology in the Purdue University Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS), is the recipient of the 2025 Jane S. Link Outstanding Teaching Award. 

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu  Elliot Friedman, the William and Sally Berner Hanley Professor of Gerontology in the Purdue University Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS), is the recipient of the 2025 Jane S. Link Outstanding Teaching Award.  (more…)

The College of Health and Human Sciences is proud to announce this year’s HHS Outstanding Seniors. These outstanding individuals and their accomplishments in academics, professionalism, leadership and service to others will be recognized at the 2025 HHS Outstanding Seniors Dinner....

From their earliest years all the way through high school, children and teenagers develop a variety of friends as they grow. Laura Elenbaas, assistant professor in the Purdue University Department of Human Development and Family Science, is interested in the way children and teenagers approach inclusion and exclusion and the implicit and explicit factors that play into who they choose to associate themselves with. 

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu  From their earliest years all the way through high school, children and teenagers develop a variety of friends as they grow. Laura Elenbaas, assistant professor in the Purdue University Department of Human Development and Family...

Congratulations to Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) student-athletes who earned Academic All-Big Ten honors this winter.

Congratulations to Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) student-athletes who earned Academic All-Big Ten honors this winter. To be eligible to receive Academic All-Big Ten designation, student-athletes must be enrolled full-time at their university for a minimum of 12 months...

From West Africa to Southeast Asia to the United States, Prudence Mbah, a graduate student in the Purdue University Department of Public Health, is dedicated to improving health outcomes wherever she goes. By pursuing her Master of Public Health in the College of Health and Human Sciences and her PhD in health communication through the College of Liberal Arts, Mbah is setting herself on a path to improve health messaging and implement programs where they are needed through global research. 

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu  From West Africa to Southeast Asia to the United States, Prudence Mbah, a graduate student in the Purdue University Department of Public Health, is dedicated to improving health outcomes wherever she goes. By pursuing her...