He's only 27, but Johnny Cebak is a veteran of combat in Iraq, a University of Kentucky doctoral candidate studying neurotrauma, a survivor of brain trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder himself, and a National Guard officer. He has even been on the cover of the New York Times.

Whether he's teaching medical students in the classroom or developing innovative ways for other instructors to teach anatomy, University of Kentucky College of Medicine Assistant Professor Samuel Franklin strives for excellence.

Watch the video below to discover what motivates Franklin and why he loves watching his students succeed. 

Congratulation to Manli Shen - Winner of the Staff Award at the Barnstable Brown Obesity and Diabetes Research Day symposium held on 5/13/2013.

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The University of Kentucky has been selected to host the 28th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) from April 3rd – 5th, 2014. Part of the planned festivities will include an event called ‘Open Houses’, which is intended to showcase and promote research at UK. Open Houses will take place on Thursday April 3rd from 4-6pm. We would like to provide participating undergraduates with an opportunity to take part in a number of interactive demonstrations hosted by departments and academic units across campus.

The UK COM RO1 Consultant Review Program is a process that will facilitate a faculty member engaging an authoritative external consultant to provide an assessment of a complete, but not yet submitted, RO1 (or equivalent) application. Read more.

As one University of Kentucky graduate prepared to leave campus, she reflected on one of her favorite experiences during her eight years at UK — traveling to South Africa on a medical rotation. UK College of Medicine student Elaine Patterson was accustomed to studying abroad, having traveled to Ecuador and Denmark while in college. However, there was one other place she had always wanted to see. “I was interested in South Africa because my grandmother was born in Swaziland, and her parents were missionaries there," Patterson said.
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UK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN RURAL HEALTH RECOGNIZES UK COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK MSW GRADUATES

By Shane Allen

Hazard, Ky. (May 23, 2013) –  The University of Kentucky (UK) Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) recognized the 2013 graduates of UK’s Southeast Kentucky Masters of Social Work (SEKY MSW) program.  Family members and friends gathered at the Knott County Central Auditorium in Hindman on May 3 to honor the 15 graduates during a commencement and community celebration.

The University of Kentucky’s local Clarion completion included eight students from the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health including (from left to right above) Joe Chiles (College of Medicine), Lazarus Eze (College of Public Health), Cara Platz (College of Public Health), Rana Lindsay (College of Nursing), Adaeze Aroh (College of Public Health), Elizabeth Elam, College of Nursing), Sindhu Nimma (College of Medicine), and Paul Hennig (College of Medicine). UK was represented at the National Competition by Adaeze Aroh (College of Public Health), Joe Chiles (College of Medicine), Eli