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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.  

UK College of Nursing, University Center of Southern Kentucky partner to offer innovative, hybrid bachelors program

Marsha Hughes-Rease delivers impactful lecture on "The Power of Choice"

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Distinguished University of Kentucky College of Nursing alum Marsha Hughes-Rease delivered an impactful lecture on "The Power of Choice" to a large crowd of nursing clinicians, faculty and students yesterday at the UK Chandler Hospital Karpf Auditorium.  

2020 Declared International #YearOfTheNurse

  The University of Kentucky College of Nursing (CON) in alignment with the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes 2020 as the "Year of the Nurse."  Throughout the entire year, the College of Nursing will be elevating and celebrating the essential, robust contributions of nurses and the college's students, faculty and alumni.  

2020 kicks off with Blessing of the Hands Ceremony for new students

On Jan. 14, the incoming class of undergraduate students at UK Nursing participated in the Blessing of the Hands Ceremony --an event that symbolizes what it means to become a nurse and touch the lives of countless patients. Students gathered in a large circle and lit pin lights one-by-one to represent the light Florence Nightingale (the founder or modern nursing) was known for carrying as she cared for the sick and wounded.   

Dr. Lee Anne Walmsley awarded $28,500 for "in the barn" student mental health program

UK College of Nursing professor Lee Anne Walmsley PhD, MSN, RN, and her colleagues were recently awarded a $28,500 grant from Women & Philanthropy for the hCATS (health Colleges Advancing Team Skills) to the BARN (Bringing Awareness Right Now) for Student Mental Health & Wellness program. 

Nursing Leadership Lecture Series to feature Marsha Hughes-Rease Jan. 23

  LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 6, 2019) -- Please join the University of Kentucky College of Nursing for its upcoming Nursing Leadership Lecture Series featuring Marsh Hughes-Rease, CEO of Quo Vadis Coaching and Consulting LLC.  This special lecture event will take place Thursday, Jan. 23, at noon, at the UK Hospital Pavilion's Karpf Auditorium (Pavilion A Auditorium), and is free and open to the public.