-Gopal Sankaran, MD, DrPH, professor of public health at West Chester University, Pennsylvania was the recipient of the Faculty Merit Award for Service at the Winter Commencement on Jan. 30, 2010.  The award is recognizes distinguished service to the university and its student body.  Emphasis is on contributions that have greatly enriched the university community, often over a long period of time.
--Gopal Sankaran, MD, DrPH, gsankaran@wcupa.edu

-The Red Colombiana de Universidades Promotoras de la Salud [The Colombian Network of Health-Promoting Universities] was created at the First Meeting of the Colombian Network of Health-Promoting Universities carried out in Bogota, Colombia 9-11 June 2010. See http://www.javeriana.edu.co/medio/salud_integral/presentacion_sa.htm  for all related information.
--Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd, PhD, ippolitoshepherdj@yahoo.com