Robert R. Jacobs, PhD, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and MPH Program Director, was elected co-chair of the Associated Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Environmental and Occupational Health Council (http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=737). ASPH standing committees and councils recommend program directions and policies to both the Board of Directors and the members in general. Dr. Jacobs two-year term began November 2007 during ASPH's Annual Meeting of the Deans.