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CALC Faculty Associate Christie Sennott launches Reproductive Healthcare Desert Dashboard. 

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 EXCERPT: Tool provides information on access to reproductive healthcare across the U.S. since 2010.   
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CALC Faculty Associate Chad Carroll appointed Dean’s Fellow. 

Chad Carroll Headshot
 EXCERPT: Dr. Carroll will also lead the Health of the Forces initiative.
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CALC Faculty Associate Ken Ferraro interviewed by WTVT Fox Tampa about recent research on cognitive health

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 EXCERPT: Purdue researchers found that cognitively stimulating neighborhoods support healthy brain aging.   
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CALC Faculty Associate Jill Suitor talks to Time about communicating with elder parents.

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 EXCERPT: Suitor has studied a group of mothers and their adult children for the past 25 years. 
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CALC graduate student Sam Nemeth receives Presidential Excellence Award. 

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

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

Freddi Peng Headshot EXCERPT: The scholarships support students in the dissertation phase of their doctoral program. 
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CALC Faculty Associates promoted effective 2026-27 academic year. 

Purdue Logo EXCERPT: Congratulations to Drs. Hirai, Lalani, Lee, Roseguini, and Sennott.
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CALC researchers find connection between diabetes risk and sleep-related leg movements. 

Dr. DIng EXCERPT: Drs. Ding, Murray-Kolb, and Hass discover that adults with frequent leg jerks have higher odds of diabetes. 
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CALC Faculty Associate Laura Murray-Kolb receives Aday award. 

Murray Kolb Headshot EXCERPT: Purdue’s distinguished award recognizes research that has significantly contributed to the health and wellbeing of society. 
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CALC Faculty Associate Erin Dunn receives Breslau/Murphy award. 

Erin Dunn Headshot 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.
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CALC Faculty Associate Libby Richards named YWCA Woman of Distinction.

Libby Richards Headshot EXCERPT: Award recognizes significant contributions to the local community. 
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CALC Faculty Associate Susan South co-authors book, Psychopathology and Mental Health.

Susan South Headshot EXCERPT: 10th Edition incorporates the latest research findings, including references to hundreds of new studies.
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CALC Faculty Associate Wenzhuo Wu receives Trask Innovation Fund award for semiconductor project.

Wenzhou Wu Headshot EXCERPT: The funded project aims to scale up 2D tellurene manufacturing. 
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CALC Faculty Associate Libby Richards shares how to stay hydrated in winter.

Libby Richards Headshot EXCERPT: Dehydration isn’t just a warm-weather problem. The risk remains in winter, possibly more so.
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The New York Times covers CALC Faculty Associate Jill Suitor’s work on parental favoritism. 

Jill Suitor Headshot EXCERPT: Two-thirds of mothers with adult children in the study had a preferred child.    
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CALC researchers link neighborhoods to slower cognitive decline. 

Kenneth Ferraro Headshot EXCERPT: Older adults living in cognitively stimulating neighborhoods were less likely to experience steep cognitive decline. 
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CALC Faculty Associates recognized with 2025 Seed for Success Acorn Awards. 

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