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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Disconnected: The benefits of a social media cleanse

Disconnected: The benefits of a social media cleanse

Gracie Moore, Reporter March 29, 2023

About a month ago, I deleted TikTok and in turn decreased my social media usage exponentially.  My boyfriend deleted TikTok weeks before I did and constantly raved about his increase in productivity.  I...

Researchers at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have been studying a newly FDA approved Alzheimer’s drug. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

UK hosts clinical trial for newly FDA approved Alzheimer’s drug

Natalia Garcia, Reporter February 10, 2023

The University of Kentucky is at the forefront of a groundbreaking study that could change the way Alzheimer’s disease is treated.  The AHEAD Study is a clinical trial that studies the effects of...

A community member receives a COVID-19 test on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at UK’s Kroger Field testing site in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

College Way COVID-19 testing to close at end of May

Emily Girard May 26, 2022

The last day UK’s COVID-19 testing site at Kroger Field will be open is Tuesday, May 31, according to an email sent on May 24 by UK Health Corps. UK spokesperson Jay Blanton said the decision to close...

Participating locations selected for UK Covid-19 vaccine trial

Participating locations selected for UK Covid-19 vaccine trial

Josh Ford November 5, 2020

The University of Kentucky is participating in a COVID-19 trial. According to a UK press release from Nov. 5, Baptist Health Lexington and Norton Healthcare in Louisville will be testing sites for the...

A student wearing a mask exits Gatton Student Center on the first day of in-person classes on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

OPINION: How to tell someone to wear a mask with confidence

Ryder Noah From September 4, 2020

While walking into the elevator of my dorm, I noticed that the person who entered with me had her mask down because she was eating an apple. My corona anxiety gave me the courage to politely ask her to...

UK launches new COVID-19 dashboard, 10 days after last update

UK launches new COVID-19 dashboard, 10 days after last update

Natalie Parks September 2, 2020

UK has launched an updated COVID-19 dashboard that shares the results of UK’s testing through Phase II, over a week after Phase II began and 10 days since the existing dashboard was last updated. The...

Pre-campus arrival COVID testing: mandatory for students, not required for faculty and staff

Pre-campus arrival COVID testing: mandatory for students, not required for faculty and staff

Sarah Michels July 21, 2020

All UK students will be required to complete a COVID test before attending in-person classes, according to a Tuesday campus-wide email. In the email, President Eli Capilouto stated that students who are...

A skateboarder rides across the Blue Courts on the University of Kentucky campus on Saturday, March 28, 2020, after the hoops on the basketball goals were taken down after Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton closed other outdoor athletic facilities to better enforce social distancing. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

UK takes down basketball hoops, closes Arboretum entrance

Sydney Momeyer March 30, 2020

The University of Kentucky has started taking more measures to reduce gatherings.Last Thursday, UK removed all basketball hoops from their courts on campus. The following evening, they made the decision...

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UK briefs on COVID-19 response, campus health measures

Natalie Parks March 10, 2020

UK Healthcare experts and administrators updated the Lexington community on their COVID-19 response at a media advisory meeting on Tuesday morning.Dr. Mark Newman, executive vice president for health affairs,...

The University of Kentucky announced a $500,000 investment into the campuss mental health resources on Feb. 21, 2020. Photo by Rick Childress

As coronavirus fears grow, UK students and staff share their opinions

Emily Girard March 9, 2020

With eight cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed in Kentucky, students, faculty and staff have had mixed responses to the recently declared state of emergency. Though many students recognize the disease's...

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How we can cope in the age of anxiety

Sarah Halsey February 28, 2020

It is no secret that we are an anxious generation. One news organization even named 2017 the year of anxiety. It is easy to blame politics, current events, violence, or even the everyday stressors of life...

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UK limits travel to China amid CDC warnings

Kernel Staff January 23, 2020

UPDATE: A week after first emailing the UK community about coronavirus safety, UK officials have sent a second email updating rules and recommendations for campus.The email said that because the Centers...

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