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Graduate student Lauren Murfree has a love of community building, advocacy and research. So, when she was presented with the opportunity to pair her anthropology master’s degree with a Master of Public Health degree from Purdue University’s Department of Public Health, she took it. Murfree further tied her passions together with a PhD in science communication from the College of Agriculture in efforts to help communities through horizontal engagement, or engaging on an equal level with community members.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Graduate student Lauren Murfree has a love of community building, advocacy and research. So, when she was presented with the opportunity to pair her anthropology master’s degree with a Master of Public Health degree from...

Health sciences PhD candidate Hyunjin Kim’s Purdue career has yielded multiple research papers, off-campus success and a desire to propel stem cell research field.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu Hyunjin Kim discovered his career calling after taking an immunology course as an undergraduate at Hanyang University in South Korea. The only problem: He discovered his passion for human health one semester before he was...

As the first nationwide program designed specifically for women student veterans, the Focus Forward Fellowship, established in 2016, has helped 130 women veterans who are working toward a college degree find connection, build career skills and set their sights on success. The nationally competitive program, which is housed in the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences’ Military Family Research Institute (MFRI), is welcoming its largest-ever cohort this summer, bringing 24 women to campus from July 18-22.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu As the first nationwide program designed specifically for women student veterans, the Focus Forward Fellowship, established in 2016, has helped 130 women veterans who are working toward a college degree find connection, build career skills...

Starship robots are seen throughout Purdue University’s campus daily, delivering food to hungry faculty, staff and students. They serve as an example of one of the many ways robotics and technology have been introduced to the service industry.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Starship robots are seen throughout Purdue University’s campus daily, delivering food to hungry faculty, staff and students. They serve as an example of one of the many ways robotics and technology have been introduced to...

Qinglan “Priscilla” Ding, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, is the 2023 recipient of the Barbara H. and Ben R. Edmondson HHS Faculty Development Award.

Written By: Denise Buhrmester, buhrmest@purdue.edu Qinglan “Priscilla” Ding, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, is the 2023 recipient of the Barbara H. and Ben R. Edmondson HHS Faculty Development Award. Presented each year to a College of Health and Human...

Heather Eicher-Miller, professor in the Purdue University Department of Nutrition Science, is the winner of the 2023 Danone International Prize for Alimentation. The 100,000-euro award recognizes outstanding, innovative and multidisciplinary scientific research that represents a major advance in sustainable eating and drinking practices that contribute to the health of individuals, including food choice, purchase, preparation, cooking and meal organization, and their determinants.

Heather Eicher-Miller, professor in the Purdue University Department of Nutrition Science, is the winner of the 2023 Danone International Prize for Alimentation (DIPA). DIPA is a 100,000-euro award set up to recognize outstanding, innovative and multidisciplinary scientific research that represents...