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Colleges across Purdue University are coming together to take their next giant leaps to accelerate and elevate life and health sciences research through the One Health and Well-Being Research Event: A Celebration of Interdisciplinary Health Research.

The event, which will take place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 10 in the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms, will bring together faculty, staff and students across the university as well as industry partners to celebrate research on the health and well-being of animals, plants, humans, and the environment, whether it be basic, applied or related-technology research.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Colleges across Purdue University are coming together to take their next giant leaps to accelerate and elevate life and health sciences research through the One Health and Well-Being Research Event: A Celebration of Interdisciplinary Health...

Purdue University’s athletic training program within the Department of Health and Kinesiology (HK) in the College of Health and Human Sciences will expand its reach with a new Master of Science in Athletic Training degree for the Indianapolis location. The Indianapolis program will launch in fall 2026 with an expected cohort of 25-30 students. To train these new graduate students, HK will welcome three new faculty members to be based in Indianapolis.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s athletic training program within the Department of Health and Kinesiology (HK) in the College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) will expand its reach with a new Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT)...

Jae Hong Park, associate professor of health sciences and principal investigator in the Aerosol Research Lab, and his PhD student Subin Han are characterizing particulate matter (PM), including the bioaerosols in swine farrowing rooms, and contributing to the development of a PM monitoring station to be used in hog farms.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu A Purdue University One Health study will seek healthier conditions for sows and their tiny piglets right after birth. The research project led by Ji-Qin Ni, professor of agriculture and biological engineering, and Brian Richert,...

Annabel Biruete, assistant professor at Purdue University Department of Nutrition Science, recently co-chaired and was the lead author on the latest guidance from the American Society of Nephrology on nutrition for chronic kidney disease patients. The guidance focuses on potassium and phosphorus additives, which are used by food manufacturers to improve shelf life, flavor, color and texture of their products.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu Ham is under the microscope — and the carving knife. The processed meat was deemed a Group 1 carcinogen by the World Health Organization and then a decade later, The BMJ journal warned of food...

The latest relationship science research from Purdue University clinical psychology professor Susan South’s Relationships and Mental Health Lab focuses on “attachment styles,” which are patterns in adult relationships stemming from childhood bonds with caregivers as well as from previous adult romantic relationships.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu Some of the latest relationship science research from Purdue University clinical psychology professor Susan South’s Relationships and Mental Health Lab focuses on “attachment styles,” which are patterns in adult relationships stemming from childhood bonds with...

The Purdue University Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences will now be able to take its audiology research and clinical tests to rural areas and other populations that live far from an audiologist. The Accessible Precision Audiology Research Center van was launched in the fall and has already logged a few hundred miles from visits to health fairs and even research outside of Mackey Arena.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu The Purdue University Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) will now be able to take its audiology research and clinical tests to rural areas and other populations that live far from an audiologist....