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New Center Addresses Health Disparities University of Kentucky

WebCHET also aims to grow health equity research at UK by training and providing professional development guidance to those interested in studying and addressing health disparities. Through research and training, CHET will increase the number of researchers at UK conducting health-equity focused research. Within the next five years, CHET will

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HealthCare University of Kentucky

WebThe UK Markey Cancer Center is now one of 56 National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country. The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced last Friday that it has earned a National Cancer Institute “Comprehensive” Cancer Center designation, the highest level of recognition awarded by the NCI. Markey …

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Education University of Kentucky

WebA new Health Education Building will house four colleges in the largest academic building on campus. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Friday for the largest academic building in the history of the University of Kentucky.

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Meet Our Team University of Kentucky

WebGifts to the University of Kentucky empower UK’s people, programs and projects, providing scholarships and support to advance UK’s academics, research, healthcare, outreach and creativity.

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Historic $5 Million Scholarship Gift to Increase Access for First

WebA historic $5 million gift from the University of Kentucky’s largest single donor will help thousands of young Kentuckians from underserved areas obtain a degree from UK.. The scholarship program will also target students from medically underserved areas who want to attend medical school at UK.

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Westling Hopes to Close Health Disparity Gaps

WebBy Haley Potter Student Philanthropy Board Correspondent. A founding member of the Student Philanthropy Board, Matthew Westling is dedicated to his future in pharmaceuticals and philanthropy.

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Asher Uses His Story to Give Back, Inspire Others

WebNew Center Addresses Health Disparities This article shows the importance of groundbreaking research at the University of Kentucky, one of the main…

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A Note to the Future University of Kentucky

WebAstronaut Dr. Story Musgrave, who has been on six space missions and spent more time beyond earth than any human being to date suggested that “It’s useless to leave this Earth unless you know what it’s like to live in it.”

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UK College of Nursing Awarded Grant from Helene Fuld Health …

WebBy Ann Blackford. The University of Kentucky College of Nursing has received a $600,000 grant from the Helene Fuld Health Trust to fund scholarships for UK nursing students pursuing the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.. UK's Accelerated BSN degree is designed for students who have undergraduate or graduate degrees in other …

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UK Student Wellness Ambassadors Work to Strengthen Students' …

WebBy Ryan Girves. For more than 15 years, Brown-Forman Corp. has supported the wellness of University of Kentucky students, funding alcohol awareness initiatives and holistic wellness programs that teach students how to live healthfully and responsibly while on campus and in the community.

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UK Team Selected by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to …

WebBy Jenny Wells-Hosley. A team from the University of Kentucky has been selected to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Clinical Scholars leadership program to address children's health and education in Appalachia.. The UK team of five, which includes a dentist, dietitian, two nurse practitioners and a clinical psychologist, will …

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Deborah Slaton Creates A Legacy for Doctoral Students

WebBy Amanda Nelson. Dr. Deborah Bott Slaton has been helping special education students, teachers and doctoral students for more than three decades.

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More Than $1 Million Raised During One Day for UK

WebBy Molly Williamson. It was a day that exceeded all expectations and showed the generosity of the University of Kentucky community. One Day for UK, the university’s first giving day, raised more than $1 million on April 17 — benefiting colleges, programs and causes across campus. “One Day for UK was an outstanding day for the university,” said Anne …

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Advancement Fee University of Kentucky

WebFunding the Growth of the University. The University of Kentucky has an important responsibility to provide the education, research, health care, agriculture, creative and outreach programs that will serve and advance the Commonwealth.

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Senior Kendall Hitch Making Impact on Global Education

WebBy Sydney Sparks Student Philanthropy Board Correspondent. As one of the founding members of the Student Philanthropy Board at UK, senior Kendall Hitch hopes students realize that they don't have to wait until after they gradate college to …

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Pharmacy Alums Share Love of International Travel and Giving Back

WebWhen Duane Kirking, then a pharmacy student at the University of Wisconsin, and Marilyn Howard, a UK pharmacy student from Harlan, Ky, met at a national student pharmacy convention in 1973, neither of them knew at the time that they would one day meet again at the University of Kentucky and eventually marry.

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Bruce Lunsford Pledges $1M to Establish Scholarship Program

WebBy Jenny Wells-Hosley and Lindsey Piercy. University of Kentucky alumnus and successful Kentucky businessman Bruce Lunsford has pledged $1 million to establish the W. Bruce Lunsford Scholars Program in Citizenship and Public Service at UK.

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