Kentucky State University alumna featured in the latest Nike Yardrunner campaign

Kentucky State University alumna featured in the latest Nike Yardrunner campaign

October 29, 2021

A Kentucky State University alumna is part of Nike’s latest Yardrunner campaign, which features Thorobred apparel.  A’zia Reed is one of 16 students and alumni from HBCUs around the country featured in Nike’s latest Yardrunner campaign. Yardrunners was founded in 2020 as a way to highlight HBCUs.  Reed has been featured on Nike social media and in publications such as Essence.  As part of the campaign, Kentucky State apparel is fea...

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Kentucky State University professor was the corresponding author on publication about a new feline influenza virus

Kentucky State University professor was the corresponding author on publication about a new feline influenza virus

October 29, 2021

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...

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Kentucky State University Mighty Marching Thorobreds formally recognized as one of the baddest bands in the land

Kentucky State University Mighty Marching Thorobreds formally recognized as one of the baddest bands in the land

October 22, 2021

Everyone on the Hill knows the Mighty Marching Thorobreds are the baddest band in the land, but The Undefeated recently formally confirmed what Thorobreds already know.  In The Undefeated HBCU band rankings, Kentucky State was labeled as a program on the rise as it broke into the publications rankings for the first time.  “We are extremely honored to be considered amongst the best in the HBCU band world,” Alvin Level, director of b...

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Kentucky State University highway signs signifying HBCU status installed on I-64

Kentucky State University highway signs signifying HBCU status installed on I-64

October 22, 2021

Two Kentucky State University highway signs denoting the 135-year-old institution's federal designation as one of the nation’s Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) were set for installation Friday, Oct. 22.  According to the Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear,  the signs will be installed facing both directions of Interstate Highway 64 near Exits 53B and Exit 58, respectively.  “While Kentucky State University directional...

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