NEWS

CALC Faculty Associate Wenzhuo Wu receives patent. 

EXCERPT: Wearable triboelectric nanogenerators monitor cardiovascular health.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Alec Rhodes chosen as CAF Emerging Scholar. 

EXCERPT: The Center for Aging Families will provide two years of support.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Hyesun Choung receives CAF Innovation Program funds.

EXCERPT: The Center for Aging Families funds support the development and submission of an NIA proposal.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Robbee Wedow receives ASHG Education Award.

EXCERPT: The award recognizes outstanding contributions to human genetics education.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Tim Gavin appointed to HHS leadership role for Purdue in Indianapolis.

EXCERPT: Gavin will serve as associate dean for Indianapolis and strategic initiatives.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Allison Schaser receives NIH R01 grant.

EXCERPT: $2.8 million to fund research on Parkinson’s disease. ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Laura Murray-Kolb announced as first Sharon Rulon Broadhead Head of Nutrition Science.

EXCERPT: $2.5 million endowed headship bestowed by HHS alumna.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associates Jason Cannon and Libby Richards appointed heads of respective schools.

EXCERPT: School of Health Sciences and School of Nursing to benefit from their leadership.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Qinglan (Priscilla) Ding selected to participate in the Fuster Prevention Forum.

EXCERPT: The American College of Cardiology program focuses on early cardiovascular disease prevention.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Ellen Kossek honored with WFRN Lifetime Achievement Award.

EXCERPT: Award “recognizes extraordinary scholars who have made enduring contributions to the work-family community.”  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Christie Sennott launches Reproductive Healthcare Desert Dashboard. 

EXCERPT: Tool provides information on access to reproductive healthcare across the U.S. since 2010.    ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Chad Carroll appointed Dean’s Fellow. 

EXCERPT: Dr. Carroll will also lead the Health of the Forces initiative. ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Ken Ferraro interviewed by WTVT Fox Tampa about recent research on cognitive health

EXCERPT: Purdue researchers found that cognitively stimulating neighborhoods support healthy brain aging.    ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Jill Suitor talks to Time about communicating with elder parents.

EXCERPT: Suitor has studied a group of mothers and their adult children for the past 25 years.  ARTICLE

CALC graduate student Sam Nemeth receives Presidential Excellence Award. 

EXCERPT: Ninety-six students honored with the faculty-nominated Purdue fellowship.               ARTICLE

CALC graduate student Ching-Hsuan (Freddie) Peng awarded CAPCSD PhD Research Scholarship.

EXCERPT: The scholarships support students in the dissertation phase of their doctoral program.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associates promoted effective 2026-27 academic year. 

EXCERPT: Congratulations to Drs. Hirai, Lalani, Lee, Roseguini, and Sennott. ARTICLE

CALC researchers find connection between diabetes risk and sleep-related leg movements. 

EXCERPT: Drs. Ding, Murray-Kolb, and Hass discover that adults with frequent leg jerks have higher odds of diabetes.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Laura Murray-Kolb receives Aday award. 

EXCERPT: Purdue’s distinguished award recognizes research that has significantly contributed to the health and wellbeing of society.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Erin Dunn receives Breslau/Murphy award. 

EXCERPT: The APPA award is given to a midcareer investigator who has made significant contributions to psychopathological research and to mentoring the next generation of scholars. ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Libby Richards named YWCA Woman of Distinction.

EXCERPT: Award recognizes significant contributions to the local community.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Susan South co-authors book, Psychopathology and Mental Health.

EXCERPT: 10th Edition incorporates the latest research findings, including references to hundreds of new studies. ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Wenzhuo Wu receives Trask Innovation Fund award for semiconductor project.

EXCERPT: The funded project aims to scale up 2D tellurene manufacturing.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associate Libby Richards shares how to stay hydrated in winter.

EXCERPT: Dehydration isn’t just a warm-weather problem. The risk remains in winter, possibly more so. ARTICLE

The New York Times covers CALC Faculty Associate Jill Suitor’s work on parental favoritism. 

EXCERPT: Two-thirds of mothers with adult children in the study had a preferred child.     ARTICLE

CALC researchers link neighborhoods to slower cognitive decline. 

EXCERPT: Older adults living in cognitively stimulating neighborhoods were less likely to experience steep cognitive decline.  ARTICLE

CALC Faculty Associates recognized with 2025 Seed for Success Acorn Awards. 

EXCERPT: Drs. Dunn, MacDermid Wadsworth, Malandraki, Pitts, Wu, and Xu obtained an external sponsored award of $1 million or more.  ARTICLE