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Engaging in research and discovery is an important part of the mission of the School of Human Environmental Sciences. On April 1, 2016, the School recognized student’s excellent research by holding the third Graduate Student Research Day (GSRD). Sponsored by the Research Center for Families and Children, graduate students in the three academic departments of the School were invited to submit research posters for review and presentation. 

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The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment today inducted five new members to its Hall of Distinguished Alumni.

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Several U.S. communities will enhance local efforts to address child poverty and hunger with the help of funding from the Rural Child Poverty Nutrition Center at the University of Kentucky.

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The Phi Upsilon Omicron (Phi U), Iota Chapter is a student honor society open to students in all majors in the School of Human Environmental Sciences (HES). It seeks to develop the leadership qualities and the professionalism that are essential post-graduation. The organization accomplishes this by completing projects in the community that are related to issues addressed in disciplines in the School of HES.

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Changing Health, Attitudes, + Actions to Recreate Girls (CHAARG) is a national women’s health and fitness organization that recently expanded to UK’s campus. The first CHAARG chapter was founded in 2012 and the organization has quickly grown to 29 established chapters across the nation. CHAARG’s vision is to change the common female mentality regarding fitness. The organization’s initial ideas began with showing females exactly how fun fitness can and should be.

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College of Agriculture, Food and Environment students Cailtin Halliwell and Allison Burke of Team Serandu won UK Venture Challenge and $1,500 on Feb. 20 with their idea for custom-fitted riding boots.

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Relationships need the proper attention and care to function properly just like many other things in our lives. Visiting a doctor regularly is necessary to maintain a healthy body, just as routine maintenance is key to keep a car running.

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The School of Human Environmental Sciences recently celebrated scholarly accomplishments from 2015 with special recognitions for faculty and staff. The number of externally-funded grant projects remained strong, with 15 projects totaling more than $6.8 million secured to support the research and outreach work of the School during the calendar year. The School also recognized those with scholarly work published through refereed journal articles, peer-reviewed books and book chapters, and Extension numbered-series publications.

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Three women with long, distinguished careers in education are the newest members of the University of Kentucky School of Human Environmental Sciences Hall of Fame.

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