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One Year Later: UK’s COVID Response by the Numbers

The UK vaccination clinic has marked a monumental milestone in the fight against the virus — administering 180,000+ COVID-19 vaccines to citizens across the Commonwealth, including front-line health care workers, first responders, teachers, school personnel and people over age 70. Members of the entire UK community have joined forces to help the community meet this unprecedented challenge.

Journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser to Deliver Creason Lecture April 21

The husband and wife duo are longtime Washington journalists who have written for years about the intersection of politics and the world. They scheduled to deliver the Joe Creason Lecture via Zoom, held by the University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Media in the College of Communication and Information.

Sanders-Brown Hosts Discussion & Screening of Documentary Highlighting Robin Williams' Undiagnosed Dementia

The educational film titled, Spark, delves deeper into the disease, its biology, myriad of clinical symptoms and its impact on both the person with LBD and the primary caregiver. A post-screening panel will feature doctors from the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute.

Saha Legacy Continues with Establishment of New Research Center

A new research center focused on aortic disease has been established at the University of Kentucky thanks to a gift from the Saha Foundation. Housed in the Biomedical Biological Science Research Building, the Saha Aortic Center will promote research and education to advance clinical care for disease of the aorta.

UK, Fayette County Schools and Partners Join Forces on STEM Pipeline Program

The STEM Through Authentic Research and Training (START) program at UK is creating a unique pipeline to promote careers for underrepresented populations, first-generation college students, and girls and women in STEM. START is funded by a five-year, $1.3 million Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

Gaines Center’s Lafayette Seminar to Examine History, Passion Surrounding Anthems

Noted Princeton University scholar and creative nonfiction author Imani Perry will lead the online conversation. She is the author of “May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem,” winner of the 2019 American Studies Association John Hope Franklin Book Award, the Hurston Wright Award for Nonfiction, and finalist for an NAACP Image Award in Nonfiction.

Covering a Pandemic: UK Social Work Study Explores Impact of COVID-19 on Journalists

A study from the College of Social Work Self-Care Lab revealed that a majority of participants engaged in moderate levels of self-care before the pandemic, but self-care routines significantly decreased during COVID-19. Self-care for journalists may be impacted by finances, physical health and mental health.

Rally at UK Supports Asian, Asian American Community

The crowd of nearly 400 gathered in front of Memorial Hall March 24, many carrying signs, and all supporting a call for change

University Press of Kentucky Debuts Newest Series: ‘Appalachian Futures’

The book series gives voice to Black, Native, Latinx, Asian, queer, and other nonwhite or ignored identities within the Appalachian region. It will be edited by University of Kentucky faculty member and recently named Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson, alongside Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Davis Shoulders.

UK’s Bhattacharyya Wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award

Bhattacharyya has been a fixture in UK Engineering for more than 50 years and is renowned for his research, which focuses on incorporating life sciences materials with synthetic membranes for filtering and producing clean water. As the director of UK’s Center of Membrane Sciences, he is also contributing his decades of expertise to help address the spread of COVID-19.

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