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 …
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…
Kercsmar Named Chair of Department of Health and Clinical Sciences
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 24, 2023) — Sarah Kercsmar, PhD, MHA, has been named Chair of the…
CHS Professors Hope to Give Students More Realistic Training with MediSkin
By MaKenzie Purdom Launch Blue
While the world of medical education has evolved rapidly, and the improvements have been extraordinary, gaps remain when it comes to giving students in medical education the most realistic, applicable, and…
International Stuttering Awareness Day ‘Vital,’ Professor Says
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
International Stuttering Awareness Day is Sunday, Oct. 22, and it is ‘vital’ to understanding those who struggle with speech disorders, a…
Four CHS RHB Alumni Receive Prestigious K Awards
By Lindsey Fiori CHS Contributor
Four young investigators who graduated from the College of Health Sciences' …
New Academic Advisor Lesli Hall Wants to Help Students, Give Back to Health Community
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
Lesli Hall needed help.
As a first-generation college student, she didn’t know exactly how to navigate the world of higher education as a freshman at UK. But through the help of family and…
Telehealth Course to be Offered to Undergraduates in Spring
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
For years, the College of Health Sciences has…
King Ready to Put Leadership Lessons into Action
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
When Emma King was in the fifth grade, she told her father that she wanted to play basketball for the University of Kentucky.
That dream came true. And now, as she heads into her senior year…
New Alumni Engagement Director Ready to ‘Connect People, Affect Change’
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
John Cruz is pretty sure he could be on Survivor. Or Amazing Race. Or maybe Big Brother.
So long as they don’t make him eat anything disgusting.
But until those casting agents…