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STEM research assistant details his field research in Mussel populations and water quality in Kentucky
Earlier this month, I was asked by mentor Dr. Buddhi Raj Gyawali, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture Food Science and Sustainable Systems, if I could participate in a field work trip to take water samples at 10 sites on the Nolin River with graduate research assistant Lesley Sneed, and her mentor, Dr. Wendell Haag of the United States Forestry Service Research Division. Sneed and Dr. Haag’s research will determine pr...
KSU saddened by violence in Baton Rouge
Again, we join the nation in mourning the deaths of multiple police officers. This morning, three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers lost their lives, one is in critical condition and two others were injured. Our prayers are with the residents of Baton Rouge, a city already on edge after an African-American man recently was shot and killed by police. We join the nation as we mourn these senseless acts. We pray that as a...
KSU joins the nation in mourning
The tragic killings over the past few days have shaken all of us. Kentucky State University joins the world as we mourn the horrible deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. We mourn the deaths of the five police officers killed during a protest over police violence in downtown Dallas, Texas. We must do better. We must unite. We must stand together committed to one...
Kentucky State University Names New Men's and Women's Head Basketball Coaches
FRANKFORT, KY– Kentucky State University (KSU) has hired Jamaal Jackson as the new head men’s basketball coach of the Thorobreds. In addition, Terrance Slater has been named the head coach of the Thorobrettes basketball team. Jackson and Slater were formally introduced at a news conference 3 p.m. at the KSU’s Exum Center. Coach Jackson, a KSU graduate, was recently the Bluefield State College, West Virginia, Head Men’s Basketb...