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Some stories require a little more – a little more discussion, more context, more depth and breadth. That's the idea behind "Behind the Blue" – a new weekly podcast created by UK Public Relations and Marketing.

Podcast · By University of Kentucky Public Relations / UK HealthCare · English · Official site

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Sep 10, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    September 10, 2026 - Trudi Matthews (Be Healthy Bash) (opens the original)

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    LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 10, 2026) – Taking steps toward better health doesn't always have to begin in a doctor's office. Sometimes it can start with a blood pressure check, a conversation about nutrition or a simple screening that identifies a potential health concern before it becomes something more serious. On Saturday, Sept. 19, UK HealthCare and University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension will bring those opportunities — along with plenty of family-friendly activities — together for the f

  2. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

    September 3, 2026 - Hannah Tiffin, Ashley Russo, & Matt Springer (Tick Research) (opens the original)

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    LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 3, 2026) – University of Kentucky researchers are working to better understand how ticks move through Kentucky landscapes — and how wildlife, livestock, people and land use all connect in the spread of tick-borne disease. On this episode of Behind the Blue , Kody Kiser talks with Hannah Tiffin, Ashley Russo and Matt Springer from the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food & Environment about a UK research project focused on tick ecology and surveillance. The team is

  3. Episode · Aug 28, 2026

    August 28, 2026 - Golisano Children's at UK and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library partnership [ENCORE] (opens the original)

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    LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 28, 2026) – THIS IS AN ENCORE EPISODE. A new partnership at Golisano Children's at UK will help put books directly into the hands of Kentucky children and families. On this episode of Behind the Blue, host Kody Kiser talks with Kelsey Rahenkamp of Golisano Children's at UK, Lindsey Westerfield of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Kentucky and Dr. Anna Thamann, a neonatal neurologist at UK HealthCare, about the hospital becoming an official enrollment location for Dolly

  4. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    August 20, 2026 - Dr. Paramarajan Piranavan & Dr. Izabela Antic (CAR-T Lupus Clinical Trial) (opens the original)

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    LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 20, 2026) – A UK HealthCare patient who has lived with severe lupus for more than 20 years recently became the second patient in the United States to receive an experimental CAR-T cell therapy through a Phase 2 clinical trial. On this episode of 'Behind the Blue,' Dr. Paramarajan Piranavan , chief of the Division of Rheumatology at UK HealthCare, and Dr. Izabela Antic , the patient's primary rheumatologist and a sub-investigator on the study, explain how the trial came to

  5. Episode · Aug 14, 2026

    August 14, 2026 - Robin Cooper (2026 Great Teacher Award Winner) (opens the original)

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    LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 14, 2026) – The University of Kentucky Alumni Association started the Great Teacher Award program in 1961 to honor excellent teaching at the university. There have been more than 300 teachers honored since that first year. Nominations may only be submitted by current students. To receive the award, a candidate must: Hold the rank of full-time lecturer or above and have been a member of the faculty for the past three years at UK. Have superior knowledge of the subject matte

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