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Purdue will require all students to be tested for COVID-19 before start of the fall semester

As the next step to protect the health and safety of everyone on campus and the community, Purdue announced Wednesday (July 8) that it is formulating plans to require and pay for all West Lafayette-bound students to be tested for COVID-19 before moving into residence halls and attending classes in August.

Media Contact: Tim Doty, doty2@purdue.edu

COVID-19 ‘toolkit’ helps health care providers stay informed

Bethany McGowan, an assistant professor and health sciences information specialist at Purdue, is partnering with the nonprofit organization Evidence Aid to develop a toolkit dedicated to help health care providers during COVID-19.

Media Contact: Amy Patterson Neubert, apatterson@purdue.edu

Time to reschedule canceled well-child doctor visits delayed by pandemic

Now’s the time to schedule children for any missed well-child doctor visits and vaccinations, says Meg Sorg, a clinical assistant professor and a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner in Purdue’s College of Health and Human Services.

Media Contact: Matthew Oates, oatesw@purdue.edu

Protective antibodies identified for rare, polio-like disease in children

Antibodies for a respiratory virus that can cause a rare polio-like disease that causes paralysis in children have been identified by a team of researchers at Purdue, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Wisconsin.

Media Contact: Steve Tally, steve@purdue.edu

Online Purdue Data Storytelling courses use surprise and contrarian thought to make compelling stories from data

Purdue is throwing a life preserver to people who feel like they’re drowning in a flood of data that they need to explain in ways designed to captivate, rather than overwhelm, an audience.

Media Contact: Greg Kline, gkline@purdue.edu

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