The Kentucky Public Health Association had its yearly conference at Louisville. The Faculty and students of the Public Health Department made their mark at this event. The team of 32 students, graduate and undergraduate, and 5 faculty members was headed by the Department Head, Dr. Gary English, and Dr. Cecilia Watkins, faculty advisor for KPHA.  

The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Partnering Award for Worker Health and Safety honors groups who have demonstrated exemplary teamwork, innovative thinking, and strong science in their collaborative partnerships on occupational health and safety research.  

The WKU Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) Lab in the College of Health and Human Services has undergone a makeover!  

The long-distance learning program at WKU graduated 28 city speech teachers in January. The program, designed to help those who would like to earn a master's degree while still working full-time, takes 2 ½ years to complete and leads to a master's degree and national certification in speech-language pathology.