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University Of Kentucky Announces Next Steps In Vice President For Institutional Diversity Search - Lexington, KY - Finalists will come to campus next week to further engage with the community.
File Photo: UK HealthCare employee receives the COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 17, 2020. Mark Cornelison l UK Photo The University of Kentucky Public Relations & Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week's column is by Tukea Talbert, chief diversity officer at UK HealthCare. LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 4, 2021) — Underrepresented populations in the United States have been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic. They are contracting, being hospitalized and dying from the virus at higher rates than white Americans. Ac...
UK hosts COVID-19 vaccine community town hall COVID-19 vaccine community town hall and last updated 2021-04-24 18:21:44-04 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Local health experts led a community town hall on Saturday to answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine as the state continues its push to vaccinate more Kentuckians. The University of Kentucky partnered with local faith leaders and SHARE Lexington for the event, which was held virtually but broadcast at several community centers across the city. Those who attended in person also had the opportunity to register for a COVID-19 vaccine. â...
SHARE Center, 572 Georgetown St., Lexington, Ky. Masks and physical distancing are required at all locations. At these sites, attendees will watch a virtual panel of health care experts from UK HealthCare and the UK Colleges of Pharmacy, Medicine and Health Sciences who will answer common questions about the vaccines. The panel includes Deshana Collett, Ph.D., associate professor in UK College of Health Sciences; Trenika Mitchell, Pharm.D., associate professor in the College of Pharmacy; Dr. Sylvia Ofei, assistant professor in the College of Medicine; and Vincent Venditto, Ph.D., assistant pr...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 15, 2021) — University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto announced in an email to faculty, staff and students today that the search for a new vice president for institutional diversity is underway. Please see the message below. Dear Campus Community, I am pleased this morning to announce a committee to help lead the national search for our next Vice President for Institutional Diversity (OID). It is a committee, comprised of members who have worked long and hard, with passion and purpose, on an aspiration we all share – to make our community a more inclusive and ...