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A toddler swirls paint across a page. A preschooler examines a leaf found on the playground. An infant shakes a tambourine for the first time. Nearby, an undergraduate student leads a lesson while researchers study how the children learn and grow.

For the last century, these moments, both ordinary and extraordinary, have unfolded in Purdue University’s Ben and Maxine Miller Child Development Laboratory School where children, families, students and researchers come together to shape the highest quality early childhood education. Now, as it celebrates its 100-year anniversary, the lab school, which is housed in the Department of Human Development and Family Science, is taking a moment to appreciate its past and build its momentum toward the future.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu A toddler swirls paint across a page. A preschooler examines a leaf found on the playground. An infant shakes a tambourine for the first time. Nearby, an undergraduate student leads a lesson while researchers study...

Is it safe to crack your knuckles? Why do we get goose bumps? Does eating turkey really make you sleepy? How much caffeine is too much?

Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) experts are answering these and other everyday health questions in the popular YouTube series Ask an HHS Expert.

Written by: Denise Buhrmester, buhrmest@purdue.edu Is it safe to crack your knuckles? Why do we get goose bumps? Does eating turkey really make you sleepy? How much caffeine is too much? Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS)...

When tornadoes and flooding struck Indiana on Aug. 11-12, Purdue University Health and Human Sciences Extension educators across the state quickly shifted into disaster-response mode, providing residents with practical information about food, water, generators, scams and other emergency concerns.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu When tornadoes and flooding struck Indiana on Aug. 11-12, Purdue University Health and Human Sciences (HHS) Extension educators across the state quickly shifted into disaster-response mode, providing residents with practical information about food, water, generators,...

Purdue University’s national reputation as a leader in nutrition science is playing a key role in a push from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to better prepare physicians to use nutrition as a tool for disease prevention and patient care. The initiative, titled Advancing Nutrition Education Across the Medical Continuum, encourages medical schools to require 40 hours of nutrition education as part of their curriculum.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Purdue University’s national reputation as a leader in nutrition science is playing a key role in a push from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to better prepare physicians to use nutrition as...

For Isaiah Schaefer, Purdue University wrestler and Department of Nutrition Science (NUTR) sophomore, fueling his body to perform on the mat starts with a green thumb.

Schaefer, who is majoring in nutrition and dietetics in the College of Health and Human Sciences, not only has a personal garden at his home near campus, but he also actively participates in the university’s student-athlete garden, located on the east side of the football practice fields. The student-athlete garden enables Purdue student-athletes to not only experience the full life cycle of vegetables, fruits and herbs but also take fresh produce with them to incorporate into their daily diets.

Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu For Isaiah Schaefer, Purdue University wrestler and Department of Nutrition Science (NUTR) sophomore, fueling his body to perform on the mat starts with a green thumb. Schaefer, who is majoring in nutrition and dietetics in...

Finding an exercise routine that fits a person’s health needs, goals and schedule can be difficult. Purdue University’s Department of Health and Kinesiology is hoping to make that process easier with a new 10-week Exercise Is Medicine program open to Purdue faculty, staff, students and community members.

Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdu.edu Finding an exercise routine that fits a person’s health needs, goals and schedule can be difficult. Purdue University’s Department of Health and Kinesiology is hoping to make that process easier with a new 10-week Exercise...