
CHS Basketballer Says Past Week Has Been ‘Whirlwind’
Here’s 5 questions with … SEC Champion Emma King
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…

‘You never know unless you try’
AT student wins SEATA scholarship
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
Angela Huston was a Kinesiology major at UK before she considered graduate school in the…

30 years later, one thing remains true – MLS grad says this degree will get you a job
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
It’s been 30 years, but Angela McCowan-Bailey, B.S. MT (ASCP), says one thing remains true: If you’re a…

$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…

‘Role Models for Us All’
Two Alumni Honored at College of Health Sciences Hall of Fame & Young Alumni Award Celebration
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
As Dean Scott Lephart said Thursday night, there must be something in the water in Somerset, Ky.…

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022: ‘I Just Want to Thank Them so, so Much’
Director of Office of Health Equity took Circuitous Road
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
It was a small bump on the neck, she says. Warm to the touch.
She hadn’t even noticed it until a nurse brought it up during a…

February is Black History Month
February is Black History Month
Since 1976 the United States and Canada have designated the month of February to recognize the contributions of people of the African diaspora.
The College of Health Sciences took the time…

Ben-Gal Cheerleader’s Super Bowl trip was ‘One of a Kind’
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
It’s been a big year for Holly Michel.
In fact, some would say it was more than big. Some would say it was Super.
In 2021-22, she became a…

RHB Alum Welcomes First Texas Class to New Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program
Col. Enrique Smith-Forbes, PhD, OTR/L, CHT, who received his PhD from the…

Black History Month 2022: ‘I Felt Completely Comfortable to be Myself’
AT Alumna Wasn’t Sure What She’d Find in Kentucky
5 Questions with … Ariel Allman, MS, MBA, LAT, ATC, CEAS-I, CSCS
By Ryan Clark CHS Communications Director
Ariel Allman says she never considered coming to Kentucky for school. In…