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Prevailing Joy: Being a Part of Dance Blue

By Josie BaileyCHS Contributor

I still remember the feeling I had leaving my high school’s mini marathon for pediatric cancer. It wasn’t just excitement — it was a pull to do more.

That’s where my…

Shayna Bassi

CHS student's club transforms plastic bags into support for Lexington’s unhoused

By Katelin RalenkotterUKNow

BBN Tackles Plastic, an initiative aimed at reducing campus plastic waste through the collection of plastic bags…

CHS Hall of Famers 2026

PHOTOS: CHS Honors 2026 Hall of Fame Inductee, Alumni Award Winners

Mimi Loan says life is all about The Ripple Effect. 

“Everyone in this room will be a mentor for someone,” she told the crowd. “Be an advocate for them.”

She explained that touching others’ lives…

Mary Jo Learning Corner picture

A Lasting Impression: More than a Year after Dr. Mary Jo Cooley-Hidecker’s Death, Plaque Honors Her Legacy

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director

On the second floor of the Charles T. Wethington Building, a wooden sign hangs just inside the window of the College of Health Sciences Rehab Makerspace Lab. In the…

Michael Muscarella

CHS alum earns national AHEC honor for mentorship and service

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director

Michael Muscarella’s career in physical therapy has always extended well beyond the clinic.

Muscarella, PT, DPT, LDE, a College…

2026 CHS Hall of Fame

CHS Honors 2026 Hall of Fame Inductee, Alumni Award Winners

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director

Mimi Loan says life is all about The Ripple Effect. 

“Everyone in this room will be a mentor for someone,” she told the crowd. “Be an advocate for them…

CHS Day in the Life

CHS Explains What it’s Like to Be a Student

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications DirectorWhat was your favorite class? What Human Health Sciences course was most useful? Is it easy to make friends in college? How did you choose your minor? How do you balance…

Jason Waddles, DPT

THE WAY PODCAST, episode 31: "Saying Yes" with Jason Waddles, DPT

When CHS alumnus Jason Waddles, D.P.T., became a physical therapist, little did he know he would someday be working on the PGA Tour, helping professional golfers…

Phillip Gribble

New Dean of the College of Health Sciences Announced

By Johnson LamUKNow

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 27, 2026) — University of Kentucky Provost Robert DiPaola, M.D., has announced that Phillip Gribble…