WKU LifeSkills Center for Child Welfare Education and Research secures $5.8 million in external funding to expand services
Jul 18th, 2024
WKU LCCWEAR received $5.8 million in external funding to expand critical services. Funding provides three new initiatives in partnership with Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
WKU Faculty Member Awarded NIH Grant to Refine BumptUp® App
Jul 9th, 2024
Dr. Rachel Tinius, associate professor in the WKU College of Health and Human Services, and CEO of BumptUp® Labs, Inc., has been awarded a grant for $295,883 from the National Institutes of Health.
CHHS student selected for THA’s Agenda 21 Internship Program
Jun 10th, 2024
Student from WKU selected for the Tennessee Hospital Association’s Agenda 21 Internship Program. Maya Clinton is one of 14 students participating in a 12-week learning experience for qualified graduate students from minority and underrepresented groups.
CHHS faculty win poster fair from Interprofessional Education Collaborative
Apr 23rd, 2024
“Challenging Conversations: Ethical Approaches to Team-Based Care," presented by Drs. Melissa Travelsted and Kurt Neelly from WKU CHHS were awarded the best poster in the Communication Strategies, Empathy category at the IPEC poster fair.
CHHS student selected for prestigious Gilman Foreign Policy Seminar and graduate assistantship
Apr 19th, 2024
Ryan Messenger, a double major in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS), in Exercise Science and Dietetics, has been selected to attend the Gilman Foreign Policy in Focus: Global Food Security seminar in Washington, DC, this June.