Above: The walking path features a 250-foot long mural created by a College of Health Sciences and College of Design partnership.

Walking Path brings together Design and Physical Therapy students

By Gina Ehrhard, CHS Intern

Students from two very distinct disciplines – architecture and physical therapy – recently joined forces to promote art and health on the campus of the University of Kentucky. The two groups worked together to create an artistic and functional walking path in the Charles T. Wethington Jr. Building, which houses the College of Health Sciences and research space.

"The walking path project benefited the students because they were able to see how other disciplines work," said Deborah Kelly, faculty member from the College of Health Sciences Physical Therapy Division. "I really feel that we connected the medical campus to the main campus."

Above: Dean Lori Gonzalez presents Scarlett's mother, Gloria Parsley, with an honorary degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders for her daughter.

Students and faculty of the College of Health Sciences honored Scarlett Parsley Hooker during its graduation ceremony on May 9. Scarlett, who would have graduated with a degree in speech pathology, was a victim of the Comair Flight 5191 crash.

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MS/PhD Program
in Reproductive Sciences

Congratulations to the Division of Clinical and Reproductive Sciences. The proposal for an MS/PhD program in Reproductive Sciences passed the Senate this week and is expected to be approved by the Board of Trustees shortly. The program intends to admit students for the fall 2009 term.

For more information on the Clinical and Reproductive Sciences MS/PhD program, visit www.mc.uky.edu/CLS/RLS/PhD.htm