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Dr. Jean Edward awarded nearly $400,000 for health, social services research

College of Nursing assistant professor Dr. Jean Edward has received a $399,268 award for “Leveraging Medical-Legal Partnerships to Enhance Interdisciplinary, Team-Based Approaches to Facilitate Effective Cost of Care Conversations” from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

Nursing students participate in record-breaking DanceBlue 2020

On March 1, UK College of Nursing's students were proud to join more than 900 fellow UK students to participate in DanceBlue 2020. In total, this year DanceBlue raised a record-breaking $2,000,190.20 for cancer research.   UK CON's DanceBlue team did their part by raising $8,650.64 for this special cause.  CON Dance Blue team captain Makenzie Ward was also recognized as a Top 10 individual fundraiser among the more than 900 student participants for raising $1,700.  

College of Nursing Simulation Center receives national accreditation

  (Pictured from left to right are Stephanie Kehler, Malik Underwood, Jennifer Dent and Paula Kral.)

Nursing leadership speaks at National Cancer Prevention Workshop

  Pictured left to right: Dr. Melinda Ickes, UK CON Dean Janie Heath, Dr. Ellen Hahn and Less Cancer Founder and Director Bill Couzens.     Less Cancer National Cancer Prevention Workshop in Washington D.C. on Feb. 5.  UK College of nursing leaders Dean Janie Heath, Dr. Melinda Ickes and Dr. Ellen Hahn were featured guest speakers at the recent National Cancer Prevention Day Less Cancer Workshop in Washington D.C.

Delta Psi's 40th Anniversary Celebration

  Due to the CDC social distancing recommendations, this event is now canceled.   Please join the Sigma Theta Tau Delta Psi at-large chapter for our upcoming 40th Anniversary Celebration and New Member Induction Ceremony! When: Sunday, April 19, 2020 Time: 1 p.m. Where: Woodford Reserve Club at Kroger Field, Lexington, Ky. Cost:  $25 per attendee.   Lunch included.

CON hosts students from Sungshin University

Op-ed: Vaping is a serious health threat to kids. Parents need to be aware.

The below op-ed was written by Melinda Ickes (UK CON), Jim Pauly and Beth Magner. It was published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Feb. 6, 2020.  We are hard pressed to open a newspaper or turn on the news and not hear the latest statistics on vaping. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there have been 2,409 cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) in the U.S. Of these cases, 52 resulted in death.

First African American Nursing Grad Honored for Career, Service

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 7, 2020) – Marsha Hughes-Rease didn’t know it at the time, but she was making history. In 1969, Hughes-Rease enrolled in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, where she was the first African American student. But she didn’t know she was the first. In fact, she didn’t even notice she was the only black student because she had often been the only black student in classes when growing up.

CON professor Nicole Garritano to lead Feb. 11 workshop on how to teach with iPads

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2020) — The Smart Campus Initiative, along with the Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching, will host a series of talks by University of Kentucky faculty who have integrated iPads into their teaching.  The speakers will discuss what they have done to re-envision their courses and assignments; talk through ideas that did and didn’t work; and provide insight as to how they navigated challenges along the way.

UK students join KNA to advocate for nurses, patients in Frankfort

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 4, 2020) -- University of Kentucky College of Nursing students and faculty joined the Kentucky Nurses Association for 2020 Kentucky Nurses Day at the Capitol.   Nurses Day at the Capitol marked a true day of advocacy, where KNA members, nurses and others met with legislators from across the Commonwealth to share their concerns and ideas about issues that impact nurses, their families, colleagues and patients.