Quite a Month: Rehabilitation and Health Sciences PhD Program Student Earns Awards at National Conference
Here’s 5 questions with Alexander Sklivas …
By Ellee Sidebottom and Ryan Clark CHS contributors
It’s been an impressive month for Alexander Sklivas.
Sklivas, currently a second-year student in the…
CHS Family Celebrates at Student Awards
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
Some of the professors could barely hold back their tears. Then again, others didn't hold back at all.
That was the vibe at the 2022 College of Health Sciences Student Awards ceremony…
Dorich Joins CHS Students for Awards Ceremony Tuesday
Her reaction to award: ‘I was truly astonished’
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
Jenny Dorich, PhD, MBA, OTR/L, CHT, was looking for the perfect situation as a graduate student.
She needed a school that could challenge her…
Faculty, Students Support One Another at CHS Research Day
By Madison Becknell CHS Contributor
The College of Health Sciences and the Center for Clinical and Translational Science organized a day this week to celebrate and display different kinds of research.
Held on April 5, this is…
$367K Grant Will Allow PAs to Prescribe Treatment for Opioids
By Austin Robinson and Ryan Clark CHS Contributors
Working with Veterans holds a special place in Cheryl Vanderford’s heart.
And through that work, she received firsthand experience by providing substance use disorder treatment as a…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022: RHB Student Wins Leadership Legacy Award
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
We are so proud to share the news that Ke’La Porter, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, who serves as the student member of the DEI Committee, has been selected as the graduate student recipient of the inaugural…
English Honored, Students Present at APTA CSM
A festive time was had by all this weekend in San Antonio, Texas, where the American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Sections Meeting gathered to congregate and celebrate.
But it was even more special this year. …
Peterson Accepts Invite to Serve on NACA Board
Charlotte A. Peterson, PhD, recently accepted the invitation from the Secretary of Health & Human Services to serve as a member of the National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA…
Study Featured in New York Times - How ‘Muscle Memory’ May Help Us Get in Shape
A paper recently published in the journal Function reporting novel findings of experiments performed by post-docs in the College of Health Sciences, Center for Muscle Biology, entitled “Nucleus Type-Specific DNA Methylomics Reveals Epigenetic…
RHB Student Studies Sleep Quality, Call Volume of Local Firefighters
By Ryan Clark and Ellee Sidebottom CHS Contributors
When Jacob Jelmini came to Kentucky, he knew three things about the state: horses, basketball and bourbon. He’d soon find out a lot more.
In 2017, Jelmini — an athletic trainer —…