Behind the Blue

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December 28, 2023 - Leah Dick and Catherine Hines (Find Help Now) [ENCORE]

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Dec 28, 2023

LEXINGTON, KY. (December 28, 2023) – [THIS IS AN ENCORE EPISODE] In 2018, the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC), launched “Find Help Now KY”, a website that provides a near real-time treatment opening locator for substance use disorders.

The locator guides individuals to available treatment...

December 21, 2023 - Martina Vasil (2023 Great Teacher)

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Dec 21, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 21, 2023) – The University of Kentucky Alumni Association started the Great Teacher Award program in 1961 to honor excellent teaching at the university. There have been more than 300 teachers honored since that first year. Nominations may only be submitted by current students.

To receive...

December 14, 2023 - Madona Raad Elias and Kalea Benner (Student & Mentor Spotlight)

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Dec 14, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 14, 2023) — A photo captures an instantaneous moment in time — allowing us to preserve a memory.

Yet, oddly, the meaning of a photograph is never fixed. Its significance has the ability to change over time.

A 4x6 frame holds a celebratory photo of Madona Elias, her mom and fellow...

December 7, 2023 - Shannon Sauer-Zavala (Holiday Decorations & Mental Wellness)

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Dec 7, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 7, 2023) – Most of us have been involved in conversations with friends, family, co-workers and more regarding holiday decorations, and the pros and cons of those “early birds” out there who start hanging lights the day after Halloween. Or perhaps we’ve silently evaluated our neighbors on...

November 30, 2023 - Celise Chilcote-Fricker (NAGPRA)

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Nov 30, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 30, 2023) – The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) is a pivotal federal law enacted in 1990 that addresses the repatriation and disposition of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects and cultural patrimony.

With the understanding of the pain...