Sign up for our Virtual Zoom Graduate Program overview to learn all about our programs. You will be able to meet and speak with college representatives regarding program curriculum, scholarships, admissions, and more! Should you be able to meet virtually, a Zoom link will be sent once registered. We look forward to discussing with you how a Graduate Career in Public Health is the right choice for you!

Oshea Johnson, PhD, CDC EIS Officer, KY Department for Public Health, will discuss “Pubic Health on the ground and research experiences as a CDC EIS Officer station at the Kentucky Department for Public Health."

The SEAS office has moved from Research Facility #1 to the College of Nursing Building, Sixth Floor, Suite 613. This is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to see the new space, which includes SEAS Staff Offices in addition to the CPH student lounge. The Student Engagement and Academic Success Office is a one-stop shop for students where they can find support throughout the student lifecycle from recruitment to graduation and beyond. Light refreshments will be provided.

Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit their sustainability-related research as a poster for a general audience. Only 18 Graduates and 18 Undergraduates will be accepted. Judging will take place without student presentations. Students will have the opportunity to present their research during the UK Sustainability Showcase on Sept. 27. Deadline to submit is Sept. 18.

The Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management (TCOM) will be held Oct. 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Downtown Lexington. Students can network with professionals in the field – including healthcare executives, researchers, and policymakers – gaining valuable insights into potential career paths and the challenges and opportunities facing healthcare today. Students are encouraged to submit a poster abstract by August 26.

Applications are now open for internships and practicum opportunities at the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) until Sept. 1, 2023. Virtual, in-person, hybrid, and paid positions are available for bachelors, masters, and even a few for doctoral level students. There are opportunities in oral health (focusing on prenatal), health equity, epidemiology, environmental health, environmental epi, public health nursing training program, disease and wastewater surveillance, community resource management, local health department data, quality improvement, maternal and child health, sexual health for teens, women’s health, and more.

Dr. Haynes conducts health tracking study in East Palestine

The University of Kentucky College of Public Health launched a health tracking study led by Dr. Erin Haynes, the Kurt W. Deuschle Professor of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health and the chair of UK’s Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, to uncover potential long-term health effects of residents following the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment on Feb. 3. The train was carrying hazardous materials, which has raised concern about short- and long-term effects they might have on East Palestine residents’ health.