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Upstairs in the University of Kentucky Johnson Center鈥檚 Blue Studio on a Wednesday night, a crowd begins to gather 鈥� first a trickle, then smaller groups. Soon, a line develops outside the door as participants check in.

鈥淓nglish or Espa帽ol?鈥� Second-year medical student Whitney Weinschenk said asking that simple question elicited sighs of relief from some attendees during a recent community baby shower in Florence, Ky. 

David Drake, MD, the William S. Farish Endowed Chair of plastic surgery at UK HealthCare, has been named as one of the official visiting professors for the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (SESPRS) for 2024. 

Hollie Swanson, PhD, is a professor in the department of pharmacology and nutritional sciences. She also serves as the director of graduate studies for integrated biomedical sciences and as graduate faculty in nutritional sciences. 

The Thomas V. Getchell, Ph.D., Memorial Award for excellence in grant writing held a presentation for the 2021 and 2022 award winners on January 23, 2024. The 2021 winner, Ethan P. Glaser, PhD is an MD/PhD student with John Gensel, PhD, in the Spinal Cord and Brian Injury Research Center.

UK HealthCare鈥檚 Gill Heart and Vascular Institute is a renowned center for cardiovascular care, research and education. Established with the aim of advancing cardiovascular health, Gill stands as a comprehensive facility offering a wide range of services.

The year 2024 marks a special milestone for Charlotte Baker, faculty resource coordinator for the 91小黄车. This year, Baker celebrates 50 years of service to the University of Kentucky. 

Baker joined the University of Kentucky in 1974, working in nursing services. Less than 18 months later, she joined the 91小黄车 and has never looked back. 

In the spring of 2022, Lexington resident Jan Carrico noticed she鈥檇 developed fever blisters and a lymph node on the left side of her neck was swollen. Thinking she was just fighting off a cold, the digital workplace communications manager at UK HealthCare, brushed off the symptoms and figured they would go away after some prayer and a few weeks. 

When Lexington native Devin Thompson walked across the Rupp Arena stage at last month鈥檚 Commencement ceremony 鈥� he completed a journey that began when he was a little kid and continued during his teenage years.

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky continues to advance strategies to prevent child sex trafficking (CST) across the Commonwealth through a training program for middle school staff.

The 91小黄车 Office of Research recently launched phase one of its new initiative to elevate clinical research efforts across the 91小黄车, Markey Cancer Center (MCC), and the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS). 

Since earning the 2023 MVPE Award for Research, Sarah Inman, MAE, has continued to cultivate robust research experiences for faculty, staff, residents, and learners at the 91小黄车-Bowling Green Campus. 

The Department of Behavioral Science in the 91小黄车 has launched a new student organization affiliated with the department鈥檚 undergraduate certificate program.

In just over a year, the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) has helped provide more than $1.3 million in loan relief for health care workers.

Katherine E. Hartmann, MD, PhD, has been named director of the University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS). She will assume the role on Feb. 15, 2024. 

In 2019, Tiona Stevenson realized she didn鈥檛 feel like herself.

She couldn鈥檛 sleep. She couldn鈥檛 focus at work. Something was off, but Tiona couldn鈥檛 pinpoint the problem. She spent two long years working through it.

With one smile, 18-year-old Payton Ebertshauer of London can light up any room.

Her mom, Stephanie, describes Payton as kind, compassionate and loyal to her close-knit group of friends. She loves to go out to eat and to the movies with them, or just hang at home watching Netflix. All in all, Payton is your typical teenager living a typical teenage life.

The University of Kentucky Cannabis Center is sponsoring a seminar series featuring national and international experts on cannabis science.

Larry Goldstein, MD, chair of the University of Kentucky Department of Neurology, has been selected to serve as co-chair of The Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (KHDSP) Task Force r

The University of Kentucky will mark a decade of raising awareness and continuing its effort to warn women about the dangers of heart disease with the annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium.