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Psychological sciences Assistant Professor Sydney Trask looks at the retrosplenial cortex because of the memories stored within. This work aims to discover new pathways in the understanding of age-related neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu While many scientists who study neurodegeneration focus on the hippocampus area in the brain, Sydney Trask, Purdue University assistant professor in the College of Health and Human Sciences’ Department of Psychological Sciences, looks at the...

Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences alumna Julie Taulman’s first introduction to adaptive sports came only months after her son, Kyle, became paralyzed in 2003. At two years old, Kyle was diagnosed with a stage-three, high-risk neuroblastoma cancer, which caused a tumor to wrap around his spine and prevented him from walking again. Despite the daunting diagnosis, the discovery of adaptive sports gave Taulman renewed hope that her son could live a normal life.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences alumna Julie Taulman’s first introduction to adaptive sports came only months after her son, Kyle, became paralyzed in 2003. At two years old, Kyle was diagnosed with...

To give professionals who are interested in healthcare an opportunity to develop valuable skills in business, management and quality improvement in healthcare delivery, Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences is offering two new online graduate certificates in healthcare operations management and healthcare quality improvement.

Written By: Rachel Barton To give professionals who are interested in healthcare an opportunity to develop valuable skills in business, management and quality improvement in healthcare delivery, Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences is offering two new online...

As it meets the evolving needs of healthcare, Purdue University’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program was recently named one of the best online master’s degree programs in health administration by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD), earning the No. 3 spot on the list.

Written By: Rachel Barton As it meets the evolving needs of healthcare, Purdue University’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program was recently named one of the best online master’s degree programs in health administration by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD), earning the No....

Led by Lydia Kruse, clinical assistant professor in the Purdue Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, the Purdue Center for Voice specializes in Gender-Affirming Voice and Communication Training and Parkinson’s disease vocal therapies.

https://youtu.be/IPYcnApFXxI Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu A little more than a year ago, Keita Wade’s life was very different. A transgender woman, she was still living closeted and not presenting female in early 2021. After hearing about the Purdue University...

While Barb Beaulieu has introduced a wide variety of family-centered programs within Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) Extension during her time as an extension specialist in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS), she is most proud of the co-parenting education program, which offers education on communication strategies for parents going through divorce.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu While Barb Beaulieu has introduced a wide variety of family-centered programs within Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) Extension during her time as an extension specialist in the Department of Human Development...