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With Support from Her College, Nursing Student Finds Her Passion

Dec 8, 2020

Student Recognition

Like many students who start at the University of Kentucky, Danielle Duncan didn’t know exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up. She tried a few paths; she started down a major in public health before applying to the UK College of Nursing, but even then, she still had doubts. “I really thought I chose the wrong major,” Duncan said. “I thought, maybe this isn’t what I want to do.”

Nursing Lecturer Brings Innovation and Experience to the Online Classroom

Dec 8, 2020

Faculty Recognition

When University of Kentucky faculty were tasked with taking their classroom teaching online, the College of Nursing's Jennifer Cowley was faced with the prospect of having to scrap her plan for guest speakers for her Career Management course. But with the help of UK’s Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) and the instructional designers within the College of Nursing, Cowley was able to turn her guest speaker series into a podcast.

Nursing Researcher Awarded $2.8 Million Contract to Study Link Between Heart Disease and Depression

Nov 24, 2020

Research

Debra Moser has always been fascinated by the human heart. Ever since she started her career as an intensive care nurse in a small northern California hospital in 1977, Moser has been intrigued with how the heart works – how it serves as the control center for the body, sending blood to every organ in the body.

UK Nursing honors December 2020 Graduates with first-ever 'Park & Pin' ceremony

Nov 23, 2020

Events, Recognition

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing celebrated its 80th BSN graduating class with it's first-ever Park & Pin ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at Kroger Field's Blue Lot. The Park & Pin event took place in lieu of a traditional in-person Pinning ceremony in order to maintain safe and healthy physical distancing standards.

UK Nursing honors December 2020 Graduates with first-ever 'Park & Pin' ceremony

Nov 23, 2020

Events, Recognition

Dr. Zim Okoli receives Kentucky Nurse Researcher of the Year award

Nov 19, 2020

Faculty Recognition

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing's Zim Okoli, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, NCTTP, was recently awarded Outstanding Nurse Researcher of the Year for 2020 by the Kentucky Nurses Association.

Op-ed: New ideas to deliver better health care to people in rural Kentucky

Nov 19, 2020

Public Service

The below op-ed appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal Nov. 19, 2020, and was written by Dr. Tyrone F. Borders, a professor in the College of Nursing and director of the Rural and Underserved Health Research Center at the University of Kentucky.

UK College of Nursing's 2020 'Park & Pin' Ceremony

Nov 15, 2020

Events, Recognition

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing is excited to hold a "Park & Pin" Ceremony for the December 2020 graduating class! What: Fall 2020 Pinning Ceremony When: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at 10 a.m. Where: Kroger Stadium, Blue Lot Parking

College of Nursing announces new Health Equity Scholars program for students

Nov 15, 2020

Academic Programs

On behalf of Dr. Anthony Carney, Dr. Hartley Feld, Professor Megan Walden, and current UK nursing students, the University of Kentucky College of Nursing is proud to announce the launch of a new student internship enrichment opportunity called the Health Equity Scholars program. Who should apply? UK nursing students interested in learning about and improving the health equity of underserved populations. About the program

UK Nursing Faculty Named Assistant Director for Cancer Health Equity at Markey

Nov 12, 2020

Faculty Recognition

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has appointed Lovoria Williams, Ph.D., as assistant director for cancer health equity, a newly created position within the Markey leadership structure.

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