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UKnow - UK Patient’s Heart Keeps Him Strong 29 Years After Transplant
By Dani Jaffe
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“It was six days,” said Eddie Grimes’ son, Glenn. “That’s what I remember. They gave him six days to live.”
CHET Associate Director Named Sarah Bennett Holmes Awardee
Congratulations to Carrie B. Oser, Ph.D., CHET Associate Director of Outreach and Dissemination, who was named a 2022 Sarah Bennett Holmes awardee in the faculty category. This award recognizes UK employees for their contributions to issues that affect women at the university and across the Commonwealth. The University of Kentucky Women’s Forum held a virtual awards ceremony Wednesday, March 30, to honor four awardees who reflect the accomplishments and legacy of Sarah Bennett Holmes.
Dr. Sorge, Dr. Yadon Selected as 2022 Fellows for BHEC Academic Leadership Academy
The UK College of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Development is pleased to announce that Caryn Sorge, MD, and Rachèle Yadon, MD, have been selected as fellows for the 2022 Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium Academic Leadership Academy (BHEC-ALA).
As ER Doctor, Josh Karsner Will Care for Kentuckians in Most Urgent Time of Need
A Frankfort, Ky., native, Josh Karsner originally planned to attend the UK College of Medicine’s main campus in Lexington. Near the start of medical school, he learned about the college’s new regional campus in Bowling Green that would offer the same curriculum but smaller class sizes, as well as a chance to pave the way for future physicians-in-training in western Kentucky.
His first thought: “Why not?”
UK Health Project Will Celebrate with Ribbon-Cutting at Appalachian Site
BENHAM, Ky. (April 14, 2022) — Make Better Choices 2 (MBC2), a mobile health (mHealth) project through the University of Kentucky, is celebrating a new wave of community participation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its project headquarters in Benham, Kentucky, on May 11 at 2 p.m.
UK Markey Cancer Center Joins Global Network to Advance Precision Oncology Research
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 14, 2022) — Caris Life Sciences (Caris), the leading molecular science and technology company actively developing and delivering innovative solutions to revolutionize health care, announced April 14 that the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has joined Caris’ Precision Oncology Alliance (POA).
UK Sophomore Isha Chauhan Named Goldwater Scholar
The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that UK sophomore Isha Chauhan, from LaGrange, Kentucky, has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.
The Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent undergraduate award of its kind in the fields of natural sciences, engineering and mathematics. Chauhan is among 417 students nationwide selected to receive the honor, from an estimated pool of over 5,000 students.
