"Operation Wildcat" Registration Open – Test Your Skills with Military Veterans

By Laura Wright

"Operation Wildcat" may sound like a police sting, but it's actually an opportunity for veterans and civilians to work together and solve a challenge that feels a lot like a military mission. Part Amazing Race,...

Oct 18, 2017

First Sports Physical Therapy Resident Begins New Program

When Morgan Lester tore her ACL in high school, she knew she wanted a career working with athletes. When she began her undergraduate education she chose to study biology, knowing it would give her the educational background needed to pursue that...

Oct 17, 2017

Are you ready for some football?! Get your Homecoming Tickets!

Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for kids under 12

Expect games, face painting, great food from DaRae and Friends Catering and more!

Contact Keturah Taylor if you are interested in football tickets. Unfortunately, we will not know...

Sep 25, 2017

10th Annual IAPAE Conference

The International Academy of Physician Associate Educators (IAPAE) is hosting their annual conference September 22 - 24 on the University of Kentucky campus. The association is made up of medical educators from around the world who are interested...

Sep 22, 2017

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas For His New Book

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Thomas for his participation in authoring Nutrition for Sport, Exercise, and Health. Dr. Thomas is an associate professor of Clinical and Sports Nutrition at the UK College of Health...

Sep 14, 2017

UK Sports Medicine Research Institute Opens Its Doors

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 14, 2017) —Today marked the opening of University of Kentucky's Sports Medicine Research Institute (SMRI), spearheaded by the UK College of Health Sciences and supported in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense...

Jun 15, 2017

UK College of Health Sciences Professor Receives Excellence in Teaching Award

Charles Hazle, Jr., PT, Ph.D., an associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences Division of Physical Therapy, and a member of the Rehabilitation Sciences Ph.D. Program faculty, has been named the latest recipient of...

Jun 15, 2017

UK College of Health Sciences Receives $1.6 Million Grant to Fund CSD Graduate Student Scholarships

By Kieara Pena and Melanie Sparks

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 24, 2017) — Student success is the number one priority at the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences. Unmet financial need is a major obstacle to success for many...

May 26, 2017

Researchers Present Work to Fight Cancer Burden at Markey Research Day

By Olivia Ramirez

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 18, 2017) – The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Research Day is an opportunity for researchers to share their work, and receive feedback from colleagues across campus....

May 18, 2017

Dr. Carl Mattacola was interviewed by NBC regarding his work with jockeys and concussions

When Rajiv Maragh mounts Irish War Cry at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, he will cap a comeback from a spill that left him with broken ribs, a broken back and a collapsed lung, injuries that kept him out of racing for 16 months.

Maragh...

May 8, 2017

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