Beshear: Some Restaurants Using Tents For Outdoor Dining May Be Trying To ‘Cut Corners’

By DALTON YORK Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear in a Frankfort media briefing Monday said some restaurants using tents to provide outdoor, in-person dining services may be trying to skirt around the provisions of his executive order mandating the closure of dining rooms. “We’re reviewing some of these options. There are some that we believe are safe…

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CPE report shows Kentucky colleges and universities make substantial progress toward education goals

Kentucky colleges and universities continued to make substantial progress toward the state’s educational attainment goals in 2019-20, exceeding targets for both STEM+H degrees and degrees among underrepresented minority students. According to the latest figures from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, production of undergraduate credentials rose 3.3 percent compared to the prior year. That’s nearly…

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UK researchers advancing wastewater testing to track COVID-19

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Researchers in the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine and College of Engineering are testing a new technology to evaluate wastewater to track community presence of COVID-19. Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine James Keck, associate professor of mechanical engineering Scott Berry and Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Shakira Hobbs are collaborating…

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