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Kentucky State University’s Laura Rogers receives Kentucky Women in Agriculture Continued Excellence Award
Laura Rogers, Kentucky State University Small Farm Area Agent, received the Continued Excellence Award at the annual Kentucky Women in Agriculture (KWIA) conference. The award recognizes an outstanding KWIA member who has made significant strides to improve agriculture over the course of 10 years or longer and who has been a KWIA member for at least five years. Rogers has worked in agriculture for 25 years and has been at Kentucky...

Senior biology majors finish strong in poster competition
Whitney M. Young Jr. scholar Emma McQuade’s participation in the Kentucky Chapter of the American Physiological Society's 10th annual conference on Oct. 1, at the University of Kentucky earned her first place and a $75 cash prize. Emma’s winning poster, “Anatomical Comparison Between Selected Fish on the Actinopterygii Phylogenic Tree,” described anatomical and phylogenic comparisons between dissection models of Hybrid Striped Bass...

School of Business professors attend annual economic conference
Kentucky State University Professor of Economics Dr. Abdul Turay and Dr. Charles Nichols, visiting assistant professor in the School of Business, attended the 45th annual Kentucky Economics Association state meeting at Northern Kentucky University in October of this year. Dr. Nichols and Adjunct Faculty Dr. Tamara Bowles submitted a paper for presentation on educational and governmental programs designed to reduce the impact of pov...

Chemistry professor selected as a spokesperson for NSF EPSCoR video series
Associate professor of chemistry Dr. Scott Wicker has been named a spokesperson for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) broadening participation video series. NSF EPSCoR seeks to expand opportunities for diverse faculty, staff, and student populations through a geographic approach focused on strengthening research capabilities and competitiveness. The Committee on E...