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Kentucky State University selected to participate in the 2020 Institute on Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Centers initiative
Kentucky State University was recently selected to participate in the 2020 Institute on Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Centers initiative. The initiative is offered by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). According to the AAC&U, the organization is partnering with higher education institutions to develop Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers to prepare the next gener...
Kentucky State University professor published peer-reviewed paper on COVID-19
A Kentucky State University professor recently co-authored a peer-reviewed paper on COVID-19. Dr. Alexander Lai, associate professor of biology, co-authored the paper, “COVID-19: Epidemiology, Evolution, and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives,” with collaborators in China and Germany. The paper is published in Trends in Molecular Medicine. Lai said there were three major findings in this paper. First, he said, “this novel coronavirus...
Kentucky State University students adapt to new normal of online learning
As Kentucky State University transitioned to online learning, students are adapting to a new normal in their course instruction. While the transition has caused some anxiety, Thorobreds are rising to the occasion. “The thought of taking all 21 credit hours online caused me a great deal of worry, since I tend to avoid online classes as I typically score lower in them simply due to the level of responsibility they require,” Madison P...
Kentucky State University nursing student gets a helping hand and pays it forward
A Kentucky State University nursing student was put in a difficult situation due to the current global public health crisis. Dayana Munoz, a senior from Cincinnati, Ohio, found herself in need of assistance after the campus and essentially the nation shut down due to social distancing guidelines. Due to the generosity of President M. Christopher Brown II and Kentucky State University faculty, staff, administrators, alumni and frien...