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Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology ranked among nation’s top graduate departments

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director 

Two graduate departments in the…

APTA

PT to Host 2024 APTA Kentucky Student Conclave this Weekend

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director 

For the first time in 10 years, the state of Kentucky will have an…

Ramona Carper, PT, DPT

CHS Associate Prof Appointed to State Board of Physical Therapy

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director

Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed Ramona Carper, PT, DPT, as a member of the State Board of Physical Therapy for a term expiring Feb. 18, 2028.

Carper, a physical therapist and associate…

Viviana Ortiz Guerrero

Students Ready for PT White Coat Ceremony

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director

Viviana Ortiz Guerrero knows the impact a…

Stacy Fritz, Shelby Baez, and Thomas Corbett

Alumni Honored at CHS Hall of Fame Awards

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director“Sometimes, you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”

That quote came from the iconic Dr. Seuss, and it was repeated Monday night by Stacy…

Martha Thomas, PT

UK PT Alumna Pens Memoir About Profession

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director 

Martha Thomas, PT, a UK…

Stacy Fritz, PhD, PT, FAPTA

Fritz Named Latest CHS Hall of Fame Inductee

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director 

Stacy Fritz, PhD, PT, FAPTA, knows the importance of an acceptance letter.

In fact, she says that one of her fondest memories of being a student in the…

Emma Rose Davis Bridges

10,931 Days: Family, CHS Create Memorial Scholarship for A Very Special Daughter

By Loralyn CecilCHS Philanthropy Director 

The life of Emma Rose Davis Bridges was tragically cut short on Feb. 8, 2023, when — at 29 years old — she died from a pulmonary embolism. Just a month earlier…

Tim Uhl

FROM THE ARCHIVE: CHS Professor Part of 1984 Final Four Team Reunion

This story originally ran on Jan. 25, 2024. While we're celebrating Athletic Training month, we'll be dipping into our archive to highlight some of our most exciting AT tales. 

By Ryan ClarkCHS…

Yuyan “Summer” Xia, PhD

PT Postdoc Scholar Presents Dissertation Research at CRIEI Conference

Xia Cites Importance of Collaboration to Address ‘Complex Health Issues’ for Young Children

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director

Yuyan “Summer” Xia, PhD, and a postdoctoral scholar in the…