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Revisiting the Top 10 CHS Stories of 2022
January 6, 2023
Here at the CHS News Desk, we thought it might be fun to run down the stories that received the most clicks and views from 2022. As we reviewed them, we saw exactly why they garnered so much attention. Some made us laugh and cry. Some inspired. Some were just important and informed us.
No matter the topic, each one made it crystal clear: Last year was a big and important time for the College of Health Sciences.
Without further ado, let's reveal the list. Cue the drumroll, if you like.
Student Helps Organize Panel Discussion to Challenge Biases in Healthcare
November 14, 2022
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
Molly Taylor wanted to have a frank discussion about challenging beliefs within the healthcare community.
Luckily, she says, she’s attending an institution that not only supported the notion, but includes faculty who stepped up to make it happen.
25 students to be inducted into Diversity Healthcare Program tonight
November 3, 2022
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
When the students walk up and get inducted tonight, Emma Pastirik says she will fully realize that the ceremony is the most notable achievement that the College of Health Sciences Student Ambassadors have made.
PHOTO GALLERY: CHS students, alumni honored at Lyman T. Johnson Awards
October 25, 2022
Four people with ties to the College of Health Sciences were honored at the 31st Annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards Luncheon at noon, Friday, Oct. 14.
This year, we had four nominees from the College, two from 2021 and two from 2022 — all were honored this year because the event was unable to be held last year due to COVID.
The four are:
CHS Students, Alumni Honored at Lyman T. Johnson Awards
October 13, 2022
Four people with ties to the College of Health Sciences will be honored at the 31st Annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards Luncheon at noon, Friday, Oct. 14.
This year, we have four nominees from the College, two from 2021 and two from 2022 — all are being honored this year because the event was unable to be held last year due to COVID.
For those who want to follow the ceremony on Zoom, you can do so here:
https://uky.zoom.us/j/87072977459
CHS Moves In, Kicks Off School Year with Record Numbers
August 19, 2022
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
Allison Rulen says she’s always wanted to do something in healthcare — something scientific, she says — and she always loved the University of Kentucky.
‘Go and Do It’: As we celebrate Disability Pride Month, a recent CHS alum describes her independent life
July 28, 2022
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
Dyeshia Parrott was just 12 when the accident happened.
She was riding in the car with her family when the vehicle hit a patch of black ice and crashed. While others suffered only minor injuries, Dyeshia was left with a severed spinal cord that resulted in her being paralyzed from the waist down.
That was 12 years ago.
DEI Helps Educate, Celebrate Topic of Juneteenth
June 15, 2022
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
PHOTO GALLERY: CHS Celebrates Student Awards
April 28, 2022
By Ryan Clark
CHS Communications Director
The 2022 CHS Student Awards was a feel-good, end-of-the-year celebration of achievement held in the Worsham Cinema in the Gatton Student Center.
"Today is about our students," CHS Dean Scott Lephart, PhD, told the crowd. "This is an exciting time to celebrate."
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