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Facebook Live to Feature Topics on University's COVID-19 Response, Campus Facilities

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov.12, 2020) — University of Kentucky medical and campus facilities experts will discuss how UK’s COVID-19 response has shaped the fall semester for the health and safety of the UK community in a Facebook Live event on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. at https://www.facebook.com/universityofky/.

Robert DiPaola, dean of the College of Medicine and chair of UK’s START team, will provide an expert analysis on the university’s COVID-19 response as well as tips for staying healthy during the colder months.

Additionally, Mary Vosevich, vice president for facilities management and chief facilities officer, will discuss the ways UK’s campus facilities have allowed for a successful, safe semester for all members of the community.

The event will be moderated by UK Student Government Association President Courtney Wheeler. Members of the community are encouraged to submit questions in advance to coronavirus@uky.edu.

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.   

In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.