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Health Education Building Rendering

Groundbreaking ceremony held for UK Health Education Building

By Kristi Willett and Ryan Clark CHS Contributors

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 27, 2023) — Long ago — nearly 160 years ago, in fact — the University of Kentucky made a promise to help serve the people of the …

Noah Fields

Celebrating National Physical Therapy Month with a Future PT

By Ryan ClarkCHS Communications Director

He knew he wanted to help others; he just didn’t know how.

Now, 19-year-old Noah Fields is working toward a career in Physical Therapy.

Fields, a native of Manchester, is a…

Shelby Baez, PhD, ATC; Davis Englund, PhD; Kate Jochimsen, PhD, ATC; and Kirby Mayer, DPT, PhD

Four CHS RHB Alumni Receive Prestigious K Awards

By Lindsey Fiori CHS Contributor

Four young investigators who graduated from the College of Health Sciences' …

APTA Kentucky logo

Congratulations to those who have had posters accepted to APTA Kentucky

Congratulations to all the presenters for getting their posters accepted at APTA – Kentucky!

There are 24 posters accepted, of which eight are from students and faculty at the University of Kentucky.

Another…

Ben Kendrick

DPT Students Ready for Graduation Ceremony on Aug. 26

‘I can’t wait to start treating my own patients’

By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director

Going back to school was not really part of the plan for Ben Kendrick.

“Physical Therapy wasn’t my first plan for a career,” said the 27-year…

PT Class of 1983 standing together

PHOTO GALLERY: PT Class of '83 Celebrates 40-Year Reunion

Welcome to the PT Class of 1983 reunion! 

They had a…

Dr. Fran Feltner, Director of the Center of Excellence in Rural Health

THE WAY PODCAST: Episode 7 — The Floods, One Year Later, with Dr. Fran Feltner

By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director

Down in Hazard, in the southeastern part of Kentucky, the scars still remain.

One year after torrential rain caused flooding that swept through 14…

Students behind a stack of goods purchases to assist flood victims

The CERH Family: After the Flood (Part 3 of 3)

One Year After Flooding Killed 45 People and Displaced Thousands More, a Community Comes Back Stronger

By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director

HAZARD, Ky. — It became clear in the days after last year's flood that some were suffering…

Students shopping for goods to assist families affected by flooding

The CERH Family: After the Flood (Part 2 of 3)

One Year After Flooding Killed 45 People and Displaced Thousands More, a Community Comes Back Stronger

By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director

HAZARD, Ky. — During the last week of July, 2023, the…

CERH Employees standing in front of Bailey-Stumbo building

The CERH Family: After the Flood (Part 1 of 3)

One Year After Flooding Killed 45 People and Displaced Thousands More, a Community Comes Back Stronger

By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director

HAZARD, Ky. — In the early morning hours of July 28, 2022, Lee Hall awoke to a Weather Alert…