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Kentucky State University Foundation mourns the death of Thorobred fixture Darlene Jackson
Kentucky State University alumna, longtime staff and KSU Foundation employee Darlene K. Jackson has departed this life. Jackson died Friday, Oct. 29. Jackson was a longtime employee of the Kentucky State University Foundation, serving as an accountant. She was also a life member of the Kentucky State University National Alumni Association. Jackson was also a former employee of the Kentucky Revenue Department. “Darlene lived every...
Kentucky State University won a 2021 KEMI Destiny Award for Workplace Safety
Kentucky State University was recently recognized with a 2021 KEMI Destiny Award for Workplace Safety. According to Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI) website, “The Destiny Awards are presented annually by KEMI to policyholders that best exemplify KEMI’s motto, ‘Control your own destiny.’ The awards symbolize what can be accomplished when organizations work together to improve workplace safety.” The KEMI website also note...
Kentucky State University professor was the corresponding author on publication about a new feline influenza virus
A Kentucky State University professor is the corresponding author on a new publication about a new feline influenza virus. Dr. Alexander Lai, associate professor of biology, is the corresponding author of “Emergence and Characterization of a Novel Reassortant Canine Influenza Virus Isolated from Cats.” “We have discovered a new feline influenza virus,” Lai said, “It is a reassortant virus of canine influenza virus with the NS (no...
Kentucky State University senior placed fourth in Associated Collegiate Press competition
A Kentucky State University senior recently received accolades for his work in broadcast journalism. Josh Wilkerson, a senior mass communication and journalism major, placed fourth in the commentary category for broadcast story of the year from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). Wilkerson’s commentary, titled “Exum Center Reopens,” was the first broadcasting award a Kentucky State University student has won from the ACP. Clic...