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A graduate student in the Purdue University sport management program housed in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, Molly Wendel will work guest experience and media credentials at the Hulman Terrace Suites in the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 24.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu A drag racer since age 16, it’s only fitting Molly Wendel will experience the roar of 33 IndyCars and about 400,000 racing fans at the Indianapolis 500. A graduate student in the Purdue University sport...

Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences student-athletes on the Boilermaker baseball team make a strong case that baseball is “still America’s game.”

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu This article is one in a series of America250 stories showcasing Boilermakers contributing to some of America's most popular pastimes. The crack of the bat. The snap of a 95-mph fastball hitting the catcher’s mitt....

From early spring through late fall, Jennifer Burchett, a 2012 Purdue University School of Nursing alumna and a nurse at IU Health Methodist Hospital, can be found near the track watching professional IndyCar drivers race at extremely high speeds. With these high speeds comes the potential for crashes and significant injuries and health risks, which is where Burchett and the rest of the IndyCar medical team spring into action.  

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu  This article is one in a series of America250 stories showcasing Boilermakers contributing to some of America's most popular pastimes. From early spring through late fall, Jennifer Burchett, a 2012 Purdue University School of Nursing...

In time for Armed Forces Day, Abby Badinghaus (BS ’25) discussed what it’s like providing health care in the military, how her Purdue training has helped her provide expert care and what it’s like being married to another nurse.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu While the setting is different, the Purdue University School of Nursing quality of care and expertise is the same. Abby (Reneau) Badinghaus (BS ’25) commissioned in the Air Force after graduating and is stationed in...

During their year at Purdue, Garrett Pave and Lucca Agate combined coursework with hands-on experiences through internships and practicum opportunities. The experiences helped build professional connections and opened doors to future careers in the sport industry.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu Garrett Pave and Lucca Agate transferred to Purdue University in 2025 in time to join the inaugural cohort of the university’s Master of Science in Sport Management program housed within the Department of Health and...

Whether she was leading a group of Boilermaker women to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, empowering the University Blood Initiative (UBI) to collect more than 1,000 units of blood, serving as president for the national championship equestrian team or helping students as a Resident Education Assistant, Yasmin Pirbhai’s giant leap in the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) has reverberated throughout the university and beyond.

On May 16, Pirbhai will cross the stage in Elliott Hall of Music with highest distinction and begin her next chapter at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine in her hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Pirbhai will earn honors from both the John Martinson Honors College as well as the Nutrition Science Honors Program.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Whether she was leading a group of Boilermaker women to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, empowering the University Blood Initiative (UBI) to collect more than 1,000 units of blood, serving as president for the national...