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Kentucky State University professor to receive high honor in nursing
A Kentucky State University professor is set to become a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) in June. Dr. Geraldine Q. Young, associate professor of nursing, is to receive the high honor in nursing in June. According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) website, fellows “are abstract reviewers, grant and scholarship reviewers, committee members, authors of journal articles, co-chai...

Kentucky State University alumna makes a difference through her dental practice
A Kentucky State University alumna makes a difference in her community through her dental practice. Aja Nichols, a 2001 graduate of Kentucky State, opened Lifestyle Dentistry in metro Atlanta in 2016 and uses her practice and skillset to serve the underserved. In addition to her own practice, she works with a mobile-based dentistry service that travels to elementary and middle schools around the state to provide treatments to stude...

Kentucky State University to host annual meeting of Kentucky Junior Academy of Science
The 2019 annual meeting of the Kentucky Junior Academy of Science will be held Saturday, April 27 on the campus of Kentucky State University. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Kentucky State has hosted the event. The Kentucky Junior Academy of Science is open to any middle or high school science student engaged in scientific research in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It offers middle- and high-school student scientists an...

Kentucky State University director of athletics to serve on Division 2 Athletics Directors Association board of directors
The Kentucky State University director of athletics will serve on the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) board of directors. Etienne Thomas will begin serving on the board beginning in July. Thomas was hired at Kentucky State in July 2018. Prior to her arrival at Kentucky State, Thomas served as the associate athletics director of student life at the University of Kansas. D2 ADA provides a collective voice for NCAA...