EKU Environmental Health Science & Sustainability

09/21/2026

Our program was well represented at last week’s KYEHA Annual Education Conference in Lexington!

Our students and faculty had the opportunity to learn, connect with environmental health professionals, and build valuable relationships across the field. Several of our students also stepped into leadership roles by serving as session moderators throughout the conference!

We love providing our students with opportunities to attend professional conferences, expand their networks, and gain experiences that extend beyond the classroom. We are so proud of the way they represented our program and the future of environmental health!

A special shoutout to Dr. Vorbeck and Kay Thurman for representing the MPH program as exhibitors at this year’s conference! We loved having them join us and share more about the program with environmental health professionals from across the state!
Eastern Kentucky University College of Health Sciences
EKU Ephams

09/11/2026

🚨When the classroom becomes the hot zone!

Dr. Kirby’s new “Bioterrorism and Science” class got some hands-on experience on how to safely respond when hazardous biological threats become a reality!🥽☣️🦠

08/14/2026

KYEHA is coming up! Register today!

06/07/2026

We spy some familiar faces! So proud of our two EHS students!

05/18/2026

Also on June 9th - this NIOSH-sponsored Heat Stress Management Workshop may be beneficial to current students, our alumni, and our EKU Environmental Health Science & Sustainability & EKU MPH students. Registration deadline: 5/25.

05/18/2026

If you never had a chance to explore EKU's old growth forest, Lilley Cornett Woods, this event on June 9th is open to all, and EKU students and faculty needing to carpool, there may be some options to ride in a university van from Richmond.

Save the Date for the William H. Martin Appalachian Research Symposium at Lilley Cornett Woods Appalachian Ecological Research Station.

05/09/2026

🎉🎉We are incredibly proud of our EHS graduates! It was such a joy to celebrate this milestone and recognize all they’ve accomplished.

This is an outstanding group, and we have no doubt they will go on to make a meaningful impact in the field. 🎓🎉

04/14/2026

So proud of our EHS students -Arilyn, Jodie, & Savanna - who represented us so well at CHS Scholars Day!

A special shoutout to EHS senior, Savanna Crooks, for earning the overall award for Top Undergraduate Poster in the Department of Environmental and Public Health, Administration, and Medical Sciences—what an incredible achievement!

04/06/2026

We had an incredible time at the 30th Annual Environmental Health Science Symposium! 🎉

From engaging speakers to meaningful conversations, the day was filled with opportunities for our students to connect, grow, and be inspired by professionals in the field.

A huge thank you to our speakers, volunteers, and attendees who made this event such a success. We are so proud of our students for representing EKU EHS so well—your future in environmental health is bright!

03/26/2026

Meet Some of Our Speakers!

We are excited to showcase an incredible lineup of professionals for the 30th Annual EHS Symposium happening next week on April 1st!

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, network, and be inspired. There’s still time to register—check out the link in the comments!