Happy New Year.

Personal news — I was named a regent’s professor at Texas A&M Health Science Center.  Here’s an abstract from a press release:

Established in 1996, the Regents Professor Award is bestowed annually by the Board of Regents in recognition of awardees’ exemplary contributions to their university or agency and to the people of Texas. Since its adoption, 106 faculty members from universities, agencies and the HSC across the A&M System have been recognized with the award.

Dr. Ory is a national leader in the aging and health promotion field. She has made substantial contributions to identifying factors associated with healthy aging, as well as implementing and disseminating evidence-based programs for improving the health and functioning of older adults. Working collaboratively with a variety of community, state and national partners, she has advanced the science of public health translational research. She also is known for her excellence in mentoring the next generation of scholars and practitioners.

Other School news: Our school was awarded a minority disparities grant from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities at NIH last fall. GHS/APHA members are actively involved: Joe Sharkey is leading a project on Behavioral and Environmental Influence on Obesity: Rural Context and Race/Ethnicity. Marcia Ory is working on a project to compare effectiveness of different technological and behavioral strategies for diabetes management.

Other news — all is well!!  Hope so with you, too.

Marcia