Purdue College of Health and Human Sciences

☀️ Packing for spring break? Don't forget the sunscreen to avoid painful sunburns and even skin cancer. But with a plethora of products available, how do we know what's best? Jordan Kunkel, clinical assistant professor in the School of Nursing, has some tips for sunscreen use.🏖️

👂🏼@PurdueSLHS is offering free hearing screenings inside the new APARC mobile clinic van for Life Inspired Week. Stop by for a quick check of your hearing health. 🗓️ March 26 and April 2 ⏰ 2:30-5 p.m. 🗓️ March 30 ⏰ 2-3 p.m. 📍 Oval Drive (behind Stewart Center)

📷 Elevate your professional profile with a complimentary headshot during Life Inspired Week. 📅 Thursday, March 26 ⏰ 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 📍 Stone Hall Lobby This event is open to all HHS students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends — no registration needed. #HHSLifeInspired

Thanks to HHS' innovative audiology clinic and Shannon Van Hyfte and Jillian Hubertz, audiologists and clinical professors in @PurdueSLHS, 2-year-old Callie, who has significant hearing loss, received cutting-edge cochlear implants. 🦻 stories.purdue.edu/helping-a-todd…

🏆BIG congrats to @BoilerBall for winning the @bigten Tournament! Shout-out to our HHS student-athletes: Oscar Cluff, Daniel Jacobsen, Jace Rayl and Antoine West. #PurdeuHHS #BoilerUp

Life Inspired Week starts next week! It's an annual celebration of HHS to showcase some of the ways the college is transforming lives and communities. We're hosting a variety of events for students, alumni, faculty and friends March 26-April 2. Join us! ➡️hhs.purdue.edu/life-inspired/

Watching her grandmother struggle with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) as she grew up, Department of Health and Kinesiology PhD student Emily Jakob was inspired to research the interplay between physical activity, MS symptoms & self-efficacy. @HKPurdue bit.ly/4lqsNw4

Are you a sleep talker?😴 On this #WorldSleepDay we're asking sleep researcher A.J. Schwichtenberg, associate professor in @PurdueHDFS, why some people talk in their #sleep. #PurdueHHS #PurdueUniversity #SleepTalking

🏀 Best of luck to @BoilerBall tonight as they start Big Ten Tournament play! Shout-out to our HHS student-athletes: Oscar Cluff, Daniel Jacobsen, Jace Rayl and Antoine West. #PurdeuHHS #BoilerUp purduesports.com/news/2026/03/1…

Join us during Life Inspired Week for an alumni honoree luncheon featuring a Three Minute Thesis program to hear graduate students present their research in just three minutes. 🗓️ 3/27 ⏰ 12-1 p.m. 📍 Marriott Hall ➡️ Seating is limited. Register now: bit.ly/46R48uG

Yesterday's “One Health and Well-Being Research Event: A Celebration of Interdisciplinary Health Research" was a great day filled with a mini symposium, poster competition + panel discussion on One Health. Congrats to the poster competition winners and thanks to all who attended!

🏆 Join us for the 2026 HHS Alumni Awards to recognize outstanding alumni for their exceptional career development, achievements and leadership. 🗓️ Friday, March 27 ⏰ 5:00 p.m. 📍 Ross-Ade Shively Club ✅ Register: events.blackthorn.io/en/3ktO526/alu…

🥪 It's #NationalPackYourLunchDay! What did you bring? We took a peek inside the lunch boxes of @PurdueNutrition faculty and found that they practice — and eat — what they teach and research. purdue.edu/hhs/news/2026/…

A successful Purdue University-developed tool for assessing babies who may have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities has been reignited and expanded thanks to a $1 million grant from the @NIH. purdue.edu/hhs/news/2026/… @Purdue_PsychSci #PurdueHHS

For #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth, we're highlighting the work of Pius Sarfo Buobu, @PurdueNutrition PhD student. Buobu hopes to understand the role socioenvironmental factors and psychosocial vulnerabilities play in the development of colorectal cancer. purdue.edu/hhs/news/2025/…

🎉 Get ready for Life Inspired Week, an annual celebration of the College of Health and Human Sciences. To showcase some of the ways the college is transforming lives and communities, we're hosting a variety of events March 26-April 2. Join us! ➡️ hhs.purdue.edu/life-inspired/

🎉Congrats to #Purdue Police Chief Lesley Wiete, a 1998 @Purdue_PsychSci alumna, on being appointed by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun to serve on the board of trustees for the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. bit.ly/4uczqGg

Pepper Burruss’ 42-year @NFL athletic training career was built on the Purdue network that guided him. Learn how Burruss, a '76 @HKPurdue grad, and a fellow Boiler conducted the league’s first predraft physicals while working as trainers for the @NYJets. stories.purdue.edu/why-is-the-nfl…

Pianpian Cao, assistant professor of @PurduePubHealth, is looking for screening methods to reduce #LungCancer mortality while also investigating interventions to reduce overall lung cancer incidence. bit.ly/4b667w7 @PurdueInnovates #PurdueHHS #PurdueUniversity #cancer

Mackey Arena is one of college basketball’s most iconic venues. To explore how game-day sound exposure affects fans, students in @PurdueSLHS conducted hearing tests with four fans before and after the Feb. 7 @BoilerBall matchup vs. Oregon. purdue.edu/hhs/news/2026/… #WorldHearingDay