LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 19, 2025) — Nestled in the rolling hills of central Kentucky, Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill stands as a testament to a once-thriving utopian community. With its impeccably preserved 19th-century buildings, rich cultural history and dedication to education, it functions as a dynamic learning environment for both students and historians.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 17, 2025) – Eleven-year-old Colton Morgan grips his steering wheel and makes a hard left turn, sending his yellow Ford Bronco careening off the road. He makes a hard right to get back on the road and overcorrects; the Bronco flies off the road and down a hill.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 14, 2025) — For children battling cancer, keeping up with school can be a challenge due to frequent medical appointments, hospital stays and treatment side effects. The Providing Assistance With School (PAWS) Program at the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic bridges the gap between education and medical care, ensuring young patients stay on track academically.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 13, 2024) — The University of Kentucky’s Julie Pendergast, Ph.D., and a team of researchers are exploring how disruptions to our body’s natural circadian rhythms and sleep impact health.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 12, 2025) – For Jennifer Guilliams, playtime is serious business. As the director of Child and Family Life at Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH), she supervises a staff of 16 who spend their days playing games, making art and generally having fun with their young patients. But what looks like fun and games belies a sneaky ulterior motive: distracting their little minds and helping them learn about the hospital environment. “Every time a child or family allows me the privilege of being a part of their medical journey,” she said, “it’s an honor.”
MOREHEAD, Ky. (March 10, 2025) — Beyond the classroom, lab and hospital walls, University of Kentucky medical students are improving the health of their community. Students in the UK College of Medicine’s Rural Physician Leadership Program (RPLP) in Morehead have launched a student-run mobile health clinic called the Caring for Appalachians Through Service (CATS) Clinic. It’s in partnership with the Gateway Homeless Coalition.
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.
