LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 21, 2012) − Patricia B. Howard, has been named interim dean of theUniversity of Kentucky College of Nursing, effective Dec. 17, 2012. She replaces Jane M. Kirschling, who is leaving the university to become dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing and university director of Interprofessional ...

The University Medical Center (UMC) and the University of Louisville announced today that they have entered a partnership that brings together University Hospital and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center with KentuckyOne Health. The agreements for the partnership have been signed by the partners along with Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear. This new ...

Did you know that about 27 million Americans live with diabetes? It can be caused by too little insulin, resistance to insulin or both. (Insulin is a hormone the pancreas produces to control blood sugar.) Diabetes is a lifelong, chronic disease, and is the leading cause of kidney failure, non-injury lower-limb ...

The University of Louisville will present a new $50,000 award — the Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy — to recognize outstanding energy ideas or achievements that have shown or likely will have global impact. The award is intended to spotlight wide-ranging research related to the science, technology, engineering and ...

par par The College of Business honored six of its most successful graduates with induction into its new Entrepreneurship Circle of Fame Nov. 1.par The honorees'e2'80'99 names, carved onto granite slabs inside the'c2~Jane Goldstein Plaza, were unveiled at an early evening ceremony.par The college'e2'80'99s Board of Advisors started the circle to permanently recognize the ...

par par A community effort to provide LGBT students at the University of Louisville with a welcoming place to celebrate Thanksgiving has evolved into an event that will help them year-round.par par Alternative Thanksgiving was born a few years ago when community members pulled together to provide LGBT students who had lost their support ...

par par Health care is changing, and how the University of Louisville prepares students to deliver high-quality care is adjusting to those changes.par par A new educational initiative will have nursing and dental students collaborating to better identify and manage systemic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease that are sometimes linked to oral ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Keeping with UK tradition, an undergraduate student will be selected to speak at the undergraduate December Commencement ceremony, which will take place at 6 p.m. Dec. 14, in Memorial Coliseum. A Commencement Speaker Selection Committee will determine which student will have the honor of addressing his or her ...

The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Committee on Equal Opportunities will meet on Thursday, November 1, 9:00 a.m. (EDT) in Meeting Room A at the Council on Postsecondary Education's offices in Frankfort. An agenda is available at: http://cpe.ky.gov/committees/ceo/meetings/2012/110112.htm. Directions to the Council's offices are available at http://cpe.ky.gov/about/directions.htm.   *****************

LEXINGTON, Ky.  — The University of Kentucky and EdR Thursday announced the successful completion of contract negotiations, clearing the way for the beginning of construction on five new residence halls -- more than 2,300 beds -- that will be open in summer 2014. "Today we are finalizing an important step in ...

Housing and Residence Life has moved all 270 Miller Hall residents to other housing, and university officials have determined there is no need to displace additional students after testing for mold in several other halls this week. The tests were done shortly after UofL officials decided to close Miller Hall for ...

It is time again for UofL employees to select benefit options for the coming year. Benefits open enrollment will run Oct. 22 through Nov. 5. During that time, employees can make changes to and enroll in a number of benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance; Get Healthy Now; and dependent ...

  The University of Louisville honored faculty, staff, students and a community partner Oct. 11 for playing significant roles in bringing university resources to the community during the fourth annual Community Engagement Awards. “The work of our honorees demonstrates that strong university/community partnerships can truly make a difference in our community,” said ...

American-born Tel Aviv politician and professor Noah Efron will discuss Israeli social justice issues and changing views on nature during two free, public talks Oct. 18 at the University of Louisville. At 1 p.m., Efron will give a science-related talk titled, “Nature: They Ain’t Making It Like They Used To.” At ...

Students, faculty and staff arriving on or leaving the west side of Belknap campus between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. should allow extra time each Monday and Thursday through Nov. 15. Trusses for the floor and roof of the new Student Recreation Center will arrive those days on Belknap Campus. Each ...

A review of student testing practices in the McCracken County Adult Education program found that the practices were not in compliance with state and federal policies and established ethical standards, according to Kentucky Adult Education officials. West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) is the current provider for the McCracken County ...

California biologist Robert Dudley will discuss evidence that human alcohol use and abuse can be traced back to fruit-eating primate ancestors during a University of Louisville talk Oct. 11. Dudley, integrative biology professor at University of California-Berkeley, will discuss “The Drunken Monkey: The Evolution of Alcoholism in Primates” at 4 p.m. ...

Author Edgar Rice Burroughs created the loincloth-clad character Tarzan in 1912, and 100 years later the jungle dweller is a cultural icon with his signature yodel and sparse attire. Tarzan was born in October, 1912 when he appeared in a special issue of "The All-Story" magazine. (Photo courtesy of Special Collections) The ...