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Ashlee Sudbury, a Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program coordinator, offers insights about how to eat healthier at the dinner table and shopping healthier at the grocery store.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu Eating healthy during a pandemic, supply chain problems, rising food costs and accessibility issues could cause anyone to reach for the Ben & Jerry’s. But hold off on that Half Baked ice cream because Ashlee...

Dark and dreary days that are prominent throughout Indiana winters can leave anyone feeling a bit more sluggish than normal, but when it starts interfering with day-to-day activities, that lack of energy could be a sign of something more serious, such as seasonal affective disorder.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Dark and dreary days that are prominent throughout Indiana winters can leave anyone feeling a bit more sluggish than normal, but when it starts interfering with day-to-day activities, that lack of energy could be a...

Qinglan Ding, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, has instructed cohorts of young Data Mine researchers, many of whom live together in Hillenbrand Hall and work together on projects that have a public health focus.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu From COVID-19 trends to youth vaping cessation, big data has a big presence in health sciences. The Purdue University Data Mine has trained students from all majors to work with and analyze large data sets...

Brad Lincks’ interest in treating patients with mental illness while a Purdue University School of Nursing student in the early 1990s was somewhat ahead of the times.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu A southern Indiana farm boy’s part-time job at Walmart cultivated a passion for helping people. That passion for helping people led to an interest in nursing, which shifted to a focus on mental health. Today,...

new year. It’s time for a new you by introducing more exercise into your life, which is easier said than done when there’s an ongoing pandemic, terrible weather and the stresses of everyday life.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu It’s a new year. It’s time for a new you by introducing more exercise into your life, which is easier said than done when there’s an ongoing pandemic, terrible weather and the stresses of everyday...

he popular New Year’s resolution to spend more time with loved ones — whether that be romantic partners, parents, siblings, friends or others — can actually offer a variety of physical and mental health benefits.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu The popular New Year’s resolution to spend more time with loved ones — whether that be romantic partners, parents, siblings, friends or others — can actually offer a variety of physical and mental health benefits....