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CLM senior already running her own Beauty Business
February 24, 2023
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
When Kamryn Tucker was young, she remembers watching her mother — a television news reporter — put on her makeup while getting ready for a broadcast or event.
The fascination with makeup and beauty products made an impression, and now the 21-year-old senior Clinical Leadership and Management major from Atlanta owns her own beauty company.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2023: Discussing the Experiences of Black Healthcare Professionals
February 22, 2023
By Lindsey Fiori and Ryan Clark
CHS Contributors
In celebration of Black History Month, the College of Health Sciences’ Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion hosted its monthly 3rd Tuesday event on Feb. 21, entitled, “Healthcare in Color: A Discussion of the Experiences of Black Healthcare Professionals.”
CHS unveils ‘The Way Podcast'
February 20, 2023
The idea came up during an interview over Zoom.
Ryan Clark, the director of communications for the College of Health Sciences, said he was listening back to an interview that was recorded over Zoom when he thought the conversation sounded pretty good.
“It sounded like a podcast,” he said.
Black History Month 2023: Third Tuesday Event to Explore Experiences of Black Healthcare Professionals
February 17, 2023
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
The reasons of importance can be put simply: To address health and healthcare disparities. To improve patient outcomes. To promote social justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and representation in the healthcare workforce.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2023: CHS Student, Alumnus Honored with Lyman T. Johnson Awards
February 3, 2023
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
Lyman T. Johnson, a teacher at Central High School in Louisville, Ky. for 33 years, was best known for breaking the color barrier at the University of Kentucky.
Connecting Through Movement: AWHI reaches out on National Girls & Women in Sports Day
February 2, 2023
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
All you had to do is look at the smiles on their faces.
It was plain to see that getting active is a whole lot of fun.
Carter nominated for MLK Center Catalyst Award
February 2, 2023
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
In this sense, it really was an honor just to be nominated.
UK, CHS Honor Black History Month
February 1, 2023
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2023) — Universities are where new discoveries are made, new understanding is reached and new ideas thrive. With that understanding, it is no surprise that Black History Month first began on a college campus.
Sandwich-making project allows CHS to give back in tangible way
January 24, 2023
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
Afterward, most everyone agreed: The room smelled like peanut butter.
And it felt really, really good.
On Tuesday, CHS faculty and staff came together in The Commons to make 187 sack lunches and 53 additional sandwiches, for the Lexington Hope Center’s HopeMobile, which provides help with food, clothing and healthcare to those in need.
50 Years of Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 13, 2023
by Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
As the city of Lexington and UK’s campus prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., what better time to announce a new tradition?
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