Appointments, honors and activities

Faculty and staff honors: 

Catherine (Cammie) McBride, professor of human development and family science, has been recognized by the Association for Psychological Science with the 2024 APS Mentor Award. The award honors the dedication and impact of psychology researchers and educators with a distinguished record of teaching, advising, and encouraging students and colleagues. Read more    

Student honors: 

A Purdue student team won first prize in the NBIB Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge for its invention, the “EpicPen.” The EpicPen is a reusable, low-cost epinephrin auto-injector used to treat anaphylactic reactions. EpicPen received a $20,000 prize and will be recognized at the Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society in October 2023. The winning team was comprised of undergraduates Nathan French, Victoria Sinfield, Nick Will, Brianna Shannon and Deepa Jayasankar.