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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....

Taylor (Rathke) Bilger credits experience first cultivated within the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences and expanded with stops at ESPN as a floor producer and women’s program manager for USA Gymnastics before thriving at Lucas Oil Stadium as assistant general manager for external operations.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edue There is no central Indiana venue bigger than Lucas Oil Stadium, not only in terms of capacity but prestige. The 70,000-seat space will host this year’s NCAA men’s basketball Final Four in April, and it...