By RHONDA MILLER An innovative collaboration among Kentucky colleges and universities is launching a new program to address the state and national shortage of nurses. The new partnership lets nursing students earn an associate’s degree, which is a Registered Nurse or RN program, at Somerset Community College. Then the students can remain at the Somerset campus to earn…
By R.G. Dunlop This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. A Kentucky river city once rich in tobacco was grappling with growing concerns about the health risks of electronic cigarettes. The former governor had already banned e-cigarettes in some state buildings, and…
By GREG DAVIS Food deserts are typically described as residential communities marked by limited accessibility to healthy food items; as well as readily available places where people can walk and exercise. Eastern Kentucky has its share of food deserts and Dr. Allison Gustafson, endowed professor of dietetics and human nutrition at the University of Kentucky, was awarded…
