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Kentucky State University received grant to continue student support services
Kentucky State University recently received a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue its Student Support Services program. According to the official letter of confirmation, the grant is renewed for an anticipated five years. According to the notification, funds are awarded through a grant competition to institutions of higher education to provide opportunities for academic development, assist students with...
Kentucky State University received grant money for STEM workforce project
Kentucky State University recently received continued funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support a project that prepares students from underserved communities for the STEM workforce. Kentucky State University will receive full funding of $1.25 million over the next four years to fund a proposal with innovative teaching, research, student support and pedagogical practices to prepare students from underserved comm...
Kentucky State University alumnus named 2020 YPAL award winner
A Kentucky State University alumnus was recently named a 2020 Young Professionals Association of Louisville (YPAL) award winner. Joseph Franklin, who works at TEKsystems, is a former Kentucky State University student regent and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha. According to a press release from YPAL, Franklin“ is one of 10 diverse young professionals who all have one thing in common, they are an exemplar of the YPAL’s mission, to connec...
Kentucky State University professor part of group that created new species of fish
A Kentucky State University professor is part of a research group that inadvertently created a new species of fish. Dr. Ken Semmens, assistant professor of aquaculture, and his colleagues inadvertently created the sturddlefish, a hybrid of the Russian sturgeon and the American paddlefish. The discovery has garnered international attention in outlets such as the New York Times, CNN, Science Magazine and USA Today. Semmens was recent...