LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 7, 2025) — The Big Blue Book Club, hosted by Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) in the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, is entering a new chapter for the club’s 10th book. For the first time, the club will host meetings across Kentucky, exploring the state while reading “My Old Kentucky Road Trip” by UK alumni Cameron M. Ludwick and Blair Thomas Hess.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 6, 2025) — E-cigarettes are the most used tobacco product among U.S. youth, according to the CDC. One University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy student wants to make a positive impact on Kentucky’s youth through education and advocacy. Griffin Nemeth is also the coordinator for the #iCANendthetrend Youth Advisory Board, a campaign that is focused on delivering youth tobacco prevention education to families and children in the Commonwealth. Through high school advocates, Nemeth and his team have been able to reach more than 20,000 individuals to promote healthier lifestyles.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 5, 2025) — It’s been nearly five years since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Kentucky. Since that day, researchers at the University of Kentucky have worked tirelessly to better understand the pandemic from every standpoint. UK's College of Pharmacy and the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (M-G CAFE) have joined forces in a groundbreaking initiative to improve vaccine education and access in underserved communities called CARE-KY — Collaborative Approach to Raising Education and Immunization in Kentucky. It’s funded by a $224,635 grant from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS).
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 3, 2025) — A University of Kentucky alumna received the surprise of a lifetime last semester. Jenna Stewart, a fifth-grade teacher at Longbranch Elementary in Boone County, Kentucky, thought she was taking her class to a school assembly as part of a visit from the Kentucky Commissioner of Education. The event, however, was designed to surprise Stewart with the Milken Educator award – an honor, considered the “Oscar of teaching,’ that comes with a $25,000 cash prize.
We all face different challenges throughout our lives, but what truly matters is getting back on track after encountering one. One significant challenge for many students from rural areas in the Commonwealth is the opportunity to attend college. A true example of first-generation resilience is James Russell, a student in the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering.
An innovative approach to delivering essential health resources to rural Kentuckians has demonstrated the potential of using drone technology to overcome geographical barriers to improve health care access. The paper titled “Exploratory Pilot Study Engages Community Health Workers to Test Drone-Based Package Delivery System for Personal Protective Equipment in High-Risk Appalachia Population” was recently published in Health Promotion Practice.
Looking to fulfill his passion for serving others, Scottie B. Day, M.D., knew since he was a child that he wanted to become a physician at Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH). Day is a respected clinician who specializes in pediatric critical care. He is the physician-in-chief at KCH, where he has been a team leader for the ECMO team and pediatric cardiology strategic planning.
The recent flooding in Kentucky has devastated parts of our Commonwealth, impacting many members of our community. The University of Kentucky activated its Emergency Operations Center on Sunday, Feb. 16, and is responding to the needs of our students, employees, clinics and partners across the state.
Letisha Broadus knew her young son was having trouble hearing, but the results of a hearing assessment laid it out in stark terms. Her fourth grader had the “hearing of a World War II veteran,” Letisha said an ear, nose and throat physician in Louisville told her in late 2023.
