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Governor Beshear Proclaims May as Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Honoring KSU’s Groundbreaking Work
Today, Thursday, May 15, at our Third Thursday Thing event held at the Kentucky State University Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm in Franklin County, we proudly joined with the Office of the Governor in recognizing May 2025 as Skin Cancer Awareness Month in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Governor Andy Beshear’s proclamation was read aloud during the event, recognizing Kentucky State University’s research and outreach...
Kentucky State’s Vinsetta Covington Selected for NCAA Women Coaches Academy Class #54
Kentucky State women’s basketball assistant coach Vinsetta Covington has been selected to participate in the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA) Class #54, hosted by WeCOACH in partnership with the NCAA. The academy will be held May 18-21, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. Covington joins a distinguished group of 85 women coaches from across the country representing 24 different sports and all NCAA divisions, as well as coaches from NAIA, NJ...
Graduate Student Spearheads Study on Soybean Seeds
Since 2023, graduate student Sudip Poudel has been conducting multiple studies to understand soybean pod and seed growth and composition dynamics under different assimilate availability. For his master’s thesis research, he executed a field study where he tested the effect of increased assimilate supply during different seed filling stages in soybean. This was the first study of its kind, marking the first time that the final seed...
KSU Student Wins Best Presentation at NACA 2025, Highlighting University’s Research Leadership
Shreesha Pandeya, a graduate student working with Professor Dr. Buddhi R. Gyawali at Kentucky State University (KSU), earned the Best Student Presentation Award at the Nepali Academics in America (NACA) 2025 Conference for her research on, "Factors Influencing the Adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural Practices Among Rice Farmers." The award recognizes both academic excellence and the broader impact of her research on climate res...