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Local Partnerships Impact Latinx Community’s Health

Photo caption: Pictured above left to right are Virginia Cruz, Guipsy Lopez-Ramirez, Dr. Gia Mudd –Martin, Rosa Martin, Jackie Arakaki, Herlinda Martinez

Faculty Practice Spotlight: Dr. Misty Ellis

Misty Ellis, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC Assistant Professor, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track Coordinator Courses                NUR 930 Problems in Advanced Practice Nursing NUR 916 Program Planning & Evaluation for Improvement (Co-Faculty with Dr. Karen Butler) Area of Practice Pediatric Intensive Care and Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine

Tips to Navigate Seasonal Depression

The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week's column is by Lee Anne Walmsley, PhD, EdS, MSN, RN, an assistant professor in UK’s College of Nursing and research team member of Behavioral Health Wellness Environments for Living and Learning (BH WELL). She serves as the chair of the Work-Life and Student Wellness Council.

UK College of Nursing's December 2021 Pinning Ceremony

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing is proud to celebrate all of our December 2021 graduates. Details for Pinning and Commencement are included below.  Pinning When: Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at 9 a.m.  *doors open at 8 a.m. Where: Singletary Center for the Arts, 405 Rose St, Lexington, Ky Watch live: The ceremony will be live-streamed on the UK College of Nursing YouTube Channel

UK College of Nursing students partner with Voices of Hope, Madison Opioid Response and Empowerment to distribute Naloxboxes

  Voices of Hope, a recovery community center based in Lexington that helps people in recovery stay in recovery, is partnering with the Madison Opioid Response and Empowerment (MORE) program to place ten NaloxBoxes within Madison County. Operated by Kentucky River Foothills, a local community action agency, MORE works to sustain the fight against opioid use disorder/substance use disorder in Madison County. They focus on prevention, recovery, and treatment.  

Fostering Future Nurse Leaders Through Pediatrics

Pictured above left to right are Dr. Vicki Hensley and Dr. Morgan Chojnacki. 

UK Nursing student places third in Global Case Competition

Congratulations to senior University of Kentucky College of Nursing student Ojawsi Piya for placing third in the Office of Global Health Initiatives' annual Global Case Competition.  Ojawsi was part of a four-person interprofessional team with students from other UK colleges: Mary Winifred Edom (College of Arts and Sciences), Abby Knoy (College of Arts and Sciences), and Farhad Shahidi (Gatton College of Business and Economics).

UK Nursing's Dr. Williams receives Fred and Marcielle de Beer Award for impactful diabetes research

Congratulations to the University of Kentucky College of Nursing’s Lovoria Williams PhD, FNP-C, FAANP, FAAN for receiving the 2021 Fred and Marcielle de Beer Award from the UK Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center.   The Fred and Marcielle de Beer Award recognizes faculty for excellence in research, education, clinical care or leadership activities related to diabetes.

Great American Smokeout, Lung Cancer Awareness Month Q&A with Dr. Melinda Ickes

  November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Each year, the American Cancer Society names the third Thursday of the month as The Great American Smokeout – a day to encourage people who smoke across the country take the first step toward a healthier life.

UK Nursing's Dr. Ellen Hahn receives prestigious 2021 Faye Glenn Abdellah Leadership Award

  The University of Kentucky College of Nursing’s Dr. Ellen Hahn was recently awarded the 2021 Faye Glenn Abdellah Leadership Award from the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) for her landmark research efforts to promote lung health and healthy environments.  

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