Clay Wallace
Reporter-
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After confusion over whether and when COVID vaccines would be accessible to Kentuckians, the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy updated their guidance to allow pharmacists to administer the vaccine in advance of the CDC’s ACIP recommendations. -
At the Team Kentucky Recovery Rally 2025, Governor Andy Beshear celebrated three consecutive years of declining overdose rates across the state. -
Dr. Cady Brown interviews her mother Kim Blackey about pursuing architecture in an era when opportunities for women in the field were limited. -
First-generation college student Lordina Mensah speaks with her mentor Dr. Luke Bradley about how START, a UK STEM program for high school students, opened doors for her education. -
The FDA has approved 2025-2026 COVID vaccines, but Kentucky rules block pharmacists from giving them until a CDC panel meets in late September. -
The new courts are beside the Gay Brewer, Jr. golf course at the site of a former public swimming pool. -
Class is back in session at Kentucky State University. WUKY's Clay Wallace sits down one-on-one with KSU President Dr. Koffi Akakpo to talk about the 2025-26 academic year. -
The homegrown festival will host 37 musicians and music groups on 18 different porches throughout Lexington’s Kenwick neighborhood. -
Dr. Amanda Gumbert of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service interviews her mentor and former UK colleague Doug McLaren about his long career in forestry, and his brief interlude as a tech educator during the advent of the personal computer. -
Current Transylvania President Brien Lewis and longest-serving president Charles Shearer share stories of Transy, UK, and Lexington's intertwined histories.
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