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We are Thorobred Strong
Greetings Thorobreds. Charles Dickens, in A Tale of Two Cities, writes: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” I find myself wrestling today with the words of Dickens as I reflect on a...
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...
COVID-19 campus update for April 1, 2020
Fellow Thorobreds: First let me say, again, thank you for your commitment to excellence as we continue to advance the mission of Kentucky State University during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is your hard work during these challenging and unpredictable times that has allowed Kentucky State to remain open and operational. I cannot thank you enough for your efforts and dedication to our students and the communities in...
Kentucky State University alumnus gears up for internship at Toyota
A Kentucky State University alumnus that was part of the Toyota Engineering Scholarship program has found his niche in management and has secured an internship with Toyota. Siraj A. Ramsey completed his portion of the Toyota Engineering Scholarship program at Kentucky State University and went to the University of Kentucky to work on its portion of the agreement. Along the way, Ramsey found business management to be a better fit. “...