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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Johnny Kirkpatrick, a junior majoring in chemical engineering at the University of Kentucky, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

Humans of UK: Johnny Kirkpatrick reflects on lost time and his battle with cancer

Laurel Swanz, Staff Reporter March 1, 2023

Johnny Kirkpatrick was less than three months into his freshman year of college when he got the news.  He had acute lymphoblastic leukemia.  A healthy, varsity soccer player in high school, Kirkpatrick...

UHS offering low-cost flu shots to keep campus healthy

Hannah Trusty October 2, 2017

Missed classes, piles of incomplete homework and loss of social activities are just a few of the potential consequences of getting the flu as a student. This October, University Health Service is helping...

Service dogs provide stress relief to students

Chloe Miller April 29, 2016

Finals are usually the part of the semester every college student dreads, but with the help of Paws for Stress Relief students got the chance to relieve some stress.4 Paws for Ability is a non-profit organization...

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