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Professor Richard Welsh鈥檚 desire to help Kentucky families propelled a decades-long career in health care and academia at the 海角禁区 and 海角禁区 HealthCare. After nearly 52 years of service, Welsh, LCSW, MSW, has made official plans to retire.

To Welsh, the decision to say goodbye was a difficult one. He garnered a wealth of expertise in treating disruptive behavior disorders and made a tremendous impact as a professor, holding joint appointments in the 海角禁区 College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and the 海角禁区 College of Social Work.

The seventh annual Healthy Hearts for Women virtual symposium will take place Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. A virtual round table hosted by Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) will follow the symposium.

8:30 a.m.-Noon
Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 22, 2021) 鈥� While the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines continue to be administered across the United States under an emergency authorization status, ongoing coronavirus vaccine research and development remain critical to the fight against the global pandemic.

The emergency authorization allows us to protect people now, but research will continue for decades, says 海角禁区 vaccine researcher Jerry Woodward.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2021) 鈥� The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announces the appointment of Mindy Rogers as director of the Kentucky Cancer Program 鈥� East, which is housed within the Cancer Center.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2021) 鈥� More than 5.7 million Americans live with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and that number is projected to triple by 2050. Despite that growing number, there is not yet a cure.

Researchers at the University of Kentucky have received a $100,000 grant from The Marfan Foundation to assess how patients with Marfan syndrome develop hip pain. The study will be conducted by Mary Sheppard, an assistant professor of family medicine and surgery in the 海角禁区 College of Medicine, and Michael Samaan, an assistant professor of biomechanics in the 海角禁区 College of Education Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion. Marfan syndrome is a genetic condition that impacts the body鈥檚 connective tissue. It most frequently affects the heart, blood vessels, eyes and bones.

Each year, the University of Kentucky rewards exceptional research faculty with the Wethington Awards, a way to acknowledge great work while incentivizing extramurally sponsored research activity.

After witnessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 award recipients from the 海角禁区 College of Medicine elected to use their funds to make a difference for members of the 海角禁区 campus community. They donated their monetary awards to the CRISIS fund, which helps 海角禁区 faculty and staff in need.

Collectively, the Wethington Award recipients gifted more than $80,000.

The Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) recently received the Excellence in Education Award, one of the annual MediStar Awards given to health care organizations and professionals in Kentucky and southern Indiana by IGE Media, publisher of the Medical News.

The award is presented to an organization that takes creative approaches to developing and implementing programs that enhance the level of knowledge, and educational and career opportunities for health care professionals.

Ten organizations were nominated for the award this year.

"How could I have missed this? She was growing, eating, drinking and playing lots of softball."

Those thoughts went rushing through Crystal and Vernon Cecil's minds in August of 2017. Their 10-year-old, Evie Cecil, came home from school with a stomach ache but no fever. After a nap, the fifth-grader grew increasingly lethargic and Crystal's motherly instincts kicked in. "Her symptoms didn't seem to fit the typical flu or stomach virus," she said.

This feature appeared in the blog of George Wright, the University of Kentucky's vice president for institutional diversity.

Recently, I was grateful to have a conversation with Dr. Stephanie White, associate dean of diversity and inclusion for the 海角禁区 College of Medicine. Dr. White joined the University of Kentucky in January 2020, and she is currently a member of the DEI Leadership Team.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2020) 鈥� The COVID-19 pandemic introduced many new actions to our daily lives 鈥� wearing masks, washing hands more frequently, and watching our distance from others. Add these health behaviors on top of already existing challenges like isolation, transportation and access to health care, and creative solutions are more necessary than ever. 

As part of its commitment toward creating a more inclusive work and learning environment, the 海角禁区 has established additional leadership roles in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The college is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Pearson, PhD, to oversee progress in research as the inaugural director of inclusive research initiatives.  

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne bacterial disease in the U.S., with 200,000 new cases each year. While incidence in Kentucky typically has been relatively low, the incidence of the tick vector, lxodes scapularis, has increased over the past five years, even spreading to areas it did not previously live.

Following the excellent and long-tenure of leadership by Phillip A. Tibbs, MD, the 海角禁区 College of Medicine has announced Craig G. van Horne, MD, PhD, as the new chair for the department of neurosurgery effective Dec. 1.

Marilyn Duncan, PhD, a driven researcher and well-regarded professor in the department of neuroscience, has been elected to serve on the University Senate Council, the executive body of the University Senate. 

Dr. Duncan is serving a third term on the University Senate. During her tenure she has been part of the Advisory Committee for Prior Service, the Academic Programs Committee, the Academic Area Committee for Promotion and Tenure in the Biological Sciences, and the Library Committee. 

Her term on the Senate Council will run from Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2023.

Daniel Lee, PhD, is an associate professor at the 海角禁区 Department of Neuroscience and a researcher at the 海角禁区 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, an internationally recognized Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Research Center. He joined the 海角禁区 College of Medicine in August 2019. He is also a member of the Faculty of Color Network and currently serves as co-director for the Research Education Component (REC) of the 海角禁区-ADRC.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 24, 2020) 鈥� Linda J. Van Eldik, director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 18, 2020) 鈥� Researchers in the University of Kentucky鈥檚 College of Medicine and College of Engineering are testing a new technology to evaluate wastewater to track community presence of COVID-19.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2020) 鈥� When Lexington resident Brenda Spillman came down with pneumonia in 2016, the illness lingered in her lungs, gradually causing her to lose her breath. For three weeks, she tried over-the-counter medicines to no avail.

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