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UK Hospital now practicing ‘Kangaroo Care’
for new moms, babies to promote bonding
The University of Kentucky is the first hospital in Lexington to implement “Kangaroo Care” practices, a special training program based on the widely held belief that “skin-to-skin” contact between mothers and infants promotes breastfeeding and bonding. Named for its …
Board OKs first step in overhaul
of UK’s aging residence hall system
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has approved a plan to work with a private company to build a 600-bed residence hall that would be opened in August 2013 – the first step in what is expected to be …
Extension’s Kentucky Saves program
helps people reach financial goals
Saving money is sometimes easier said than done, especially in a difficult economy. Specialists and agents with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service are helping people across the state learn how they can save money through the Kentucky Saves …
Half a million in prize money up for grabs
at Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition
Staff report The stakes are high at the seventh annual Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition at the University of Kentucky’s Singletary Center for the Arts March 4. Sixteen hopeful vocalists who plan to attend UK in the fall either as …
UK students get paid to study in Brazil
On the flip side of the equator, four students from the UK College of Agriculture’s Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering left a Kentucky winter to study in a Brazilian summer. That’s not the only advantage they can claim from …
Study evaluates faster, more direct
treatment for serious seizures
Results have been released from an National Institutes of Health study conducted at multiple sites, including the University of Kentucky, indicating that an auto-injector pen is a faster and possibly more effective way for emergency medical personnel to treat serious …
Greek Sing brings fraternities and sororities
together to raise money for Make-A-Wish
Jamie Lee KyForward Contributor Greek Sing, hosted by the sisters of the Chi Omega sorority and the brothers of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, is an annual charity event benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Kentucky. The event was held …
UK vice president of Commercialization and
Economic Development, Len Heller, to retire
From Staff Reports Leonard “Len” Heller, vice president of the University of Kentucky Office for Commercialization & Economic Development has announced he will retire at the end of the month. Heller announced his retirement, which will be effective March …
Woman hopes new Kentucky license plate
will raise awareness about Alzheimer’s
By Katie Pratt University of Kentucky Stephanie Gamblin is on a quest to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease – and with good reason. Her father, Tommy Hunt, was diagnosed with the disease nearly eight years ago. “I don’t …
UK’s Athletic Association board dissolved;
will be replaced by BOT athletics committee
The duties performed by the University of Kentucky Athletic Association Board of Directors will now be handled by a new committee of the UK Board of Trustees, as a result of action taken today at the UKAA board’s final meeting. …
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