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Āé¶¹Ö±²„ joins Grow with Google’s HBCU Career Readiness Program to train 100,000 Black college students in digital skills by 2025

Āé¶¹Ö±²„ joins Grow with Google’s HBCU Career Readiness Program to train 100,000 Black college students in digital skills by 2025

August 1, 2022

July 28, 2022 (Frankfort, KY) – Today, Āé¶¹Ö±²„ announced its participation in the Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program. The initiative helps Black college students at over 30 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) prepare for the workforce through digital skills training and career workshops. Through a $3 million investment in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the program will train 100,0...

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Associate professor of biology co-authors review on emerging infectious diseases caused by bat-borne viruses

Associate professor of biology co-authors review on emerging infectious diseases caused by bat-borne viruses

July 28, 2022

Dr. AlexanderĀ Lai, associate professor of biology at Āé¶¹Ö±²„, is a co-author of an extensive review article on emerging viruses from bats. ā€œEmerging viruses: Cross-species transmission of coronaviruses, filoviruses, henipaviruses, and rotaviruses from batsā€Ā describes the geographic distribution of bats and their viruses,Ā viral evolution, and unique features for the emergence of coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2,...

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Āé¶¹Ö±²„ Board of Regents to conduct Executive Committee special called meeting July 27

Āé¶¹Ö±²„ Board of Regents to conduct Executive Committee special called meeting July 27

July 26, 2022

FRANKFORT – The Āé¶¹Ö±²„ Board of Regents Executive Committee will convene for a special-called virtual meeting Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. via teleconference.Ā  Ā  Zoom Link:Ā  https://kysu.zoom.us/j/98959762515 Webinar ID: 989 5976 2515 Phone One-Tap: US: +13126266799,,98959762515# or +16468769923,,98959762515# Ā  Board of Regents Room 2nd Floor Julian M. Carroll Academic Services Build...

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Faculty member presents policy recommendations to U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Energy

Faculty member presents policy recommendations to U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Energy

July 19, 2022

Associate Professor of chemistry and Jefferson Science Fellow (JSF) Dr. Scott Wicker was recently invited to present his fellowship work at the Department of State’s Bureau of Energy monthly speaker series. Dr. Wicker presented policy recommendations on the e-Cycling of Solar Panel Modules to key international stakeholders on June 23. The presentation was recorded internally and disseminated to energy officers in the United States...

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