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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Man charged after deadly car crash that killed UK student

Man charged after deadly car crash that killed UK student

Hannah Stanley December 8, 2021

A man has been charged for the car crash near North Hurstbourne Parkway and LaGrange Road on Nov. 27 that killed a University of Kentucky student and injured two others, according to WAVE 3 News.Joseph...

The Kentucky Blood Center uses their bloodmobile to collect blood from those willing to donate.

UK students donate blood to save lives

Brandon Brown April 5, 2019

The University of Kentucky has partnered with the Kentucky Blood Center to host an April blood drive.This week, the KBC has made it their mission to encourage those who pass through the Gatton Student...

Donors recline while giving blood at Rupp Arena on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. Photo by Taylon Baker

UK establishes slim lead in blood donation battle

Kernel News Desk January 17, 2019

Kentucky donors maintain a small lead over their Florida competitors in this year's edition of Big Blue Slam, an interstate blood donation competition that seeks to boost winter donations with friendly...

Sophomore Maddie Bland donated blood at the Singletary Center for the Arts at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. Photo by Josh Mott | Staff.

Blood drive pits UK against Florida; donation sites all over campus

Kernel News Desk January 13, 2019

Kentucky takes on Florida this week in the blood center's annual Cats vs. Gators blood battle. Big Blue Slam, Jan. 14-18, is the Kentucky Blood Center's week-long blood drive competition against the KBC...

Sophomore Maddie Bland donated blood at the Singletary Center for the Arts at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Josh Mott | Staff file photo

UK down in cross-state blood donation battle; still time to donate

Kernel News Staff November 13, 2018

In a week-long, cross-state blood donation competition, central Kentuckians are losing by a slim margin to their southern neighbors.But it's not too late to avoid a repeat of last Saturday's football loss,...

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The fear of needles shouldn’t stop you from giving blood

Matt Hasty November 13, 2018

An extreme fear of medical procedures involving needles is classified as trypanophobia, according to Healthline.It’s important to understand trypanophobia because there's a blood drive on UK's campus...

Longtime White House correspondent Sid Davis shares his experiences with a packed auditorium at William T. Young Library on Sept. 4, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. 

Longtime White House correspondent Sid Davis shares his view of history in Clements lecture

September 4, 2018

“I looked at her two-piece suit; there was pieces of flesh and skull on her suit…there was blood on both wrists. Her stockings saturated with blood.”This shocking scene describing Jackie Kennedy...

Alpha Phi members sell coffee, hot chocolate and donuts outside their house on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Photo by Rick Childress

Blood donations, donut sales kick off week focused on women’s heart health

Rick Childress February 12, 2018

The Alpha Phi sorority kicked off its week-long philanthropy dedicated to women's heart health with a blood drive and coffee and donut sale on Monday. Taylor McDaniels, the philanthropy chair for Alpha...

Kentucky Blood Center truck from a blood drive that was held in an art exhibition room of the Singletary Center for the Arts at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. on Monday, August 28, 2017. Photo by Josh Mott | Staff.

Kentucky winning blood battle; still time to donate

Rick Childress November 16, 2017

After three days of competition, Kentucky blood donors are inching closer to victory in the Big Blue Crush blood donation competition.Kentucky donors are leading with 1,500 donations to Tennessee's 1,085,...

Sophomore Maddie Bland donated blood at the Singletary Center for the Arts at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. Photo by Josh Mott | Staff.

Interstate blood drive comes to campus this week

Rick Childress November 13, 2017

Kentucky takes on Tennessee this week in the blood center's annual Cats vs. Vols blood battle. Big Blue Crush, Nov. 13-17, is the Kentucky Blood Center's week-long blood drive competition against the...

Sophomore Maddie Bland donated blood at the Singletary Center for the Arts at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. Photo by Josh Mott | Staff.

UK hosts blood drive, donates to disaster relief

Kayla Coco August 29, 2017

Bringing relief to the victims of Hurricane Harvey’s rainy terror does not have to involve heroic feats worthy of an action film.Starting on Monday, UK’s campus is hosting a blood drive through the...

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