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Basketball clinic run by Kentucky State University men’s basketball head coach highlighted in Bermuda
A basketball camp run by the Kentucky State University men’s basketball head coach was recently featured in Bermuda media. Jamaal Jackson, head coach of the men’s basketball team since 2016, held an advanced youth basketball clinic recently in conjunction with the Bermuda Basketball Association. The clinic was for youth ages 14 through 19 at the CedarBridge Academy gymnasium. The Royal Gazette in Bermuda hailed the clinic as a su...
Kentucky State University professor named to National Science Foundation committee to promote geographic diversity in research funding
A Kentucky State University professor was recently named to a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) committee to envision the future of the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Dr. Scott Wicker, associate professor of chemistry, was named to the committee. According to the NSF, the 19-member evaluation committee will consider the effectiveness of current EPSCoR efforts and whether and how the program c...
Kentucky State University takes down Central State in the inaugural Classic HBCU for Columbus
Ohio Stadium had an HBCU atmosphere Saturday as Kentucky State University knocked off Central State University 20-6 in the inaugural HBCU Classic for Columbus in front of nearly 25,000 fans. The Kentucky State University National Alumni Association and the Columbus alumni chapter showed up and showed out for the Thorobreds as Kentucky State claimed its 15th win in the last 16 meetings with Central State. Kentucky State took the...
Kentucky State University to receive a total of nearly $1.4 million in federal funding
Kentucky State University recently received nearly $1.4 million in federal funding, as part of a $21.8 million investment by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1890 Land-grant institutions to support research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A nearly $250,000 portion of that funding was previously reported by Kentucky State. Dr. Kirk Pomper, the Dean of the College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sc...