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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for 2025-01-15 ( 3 items )  
$3.6 Million in Grants to Improve Forest and Freshwater Habitats in the Cumberland Plateau (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $3.6 million in grants to restore mined lands and implement wildlife-focused forest and grazing practices in the Cumberland Plateau region of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee.  This year's grants will more than double last year's impact. This includes $3.3 million in matching contributions from grantees for a total conservation impact of $6.9 milli more PR

Bellarmine Plans to Offer Its First Graduate Degree in Psychology to Address Critical Mental Healthcare Need (10)
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Jan. 15 -- Bellarmine University issued the following news: Building on its strong undergraduate Psychology program, Bellarmine plans to offer its first graduate degree in psychology--a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology--beginning in fall 2025. Creation of the graduate program, which would be the first such standalone program in Louisville and only the fifth in Kentucky, addresses a critical need in the state, where the need for mental healthcare providers has increased significantly since the pandemic. A 2023 re more PR

Journalist Maria Hinojosa to Deliver Transylvania's 2025 Kenan Lecture on Feb. 11 (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 15 -- Transylvania University issued the following news: Acclaimed journalist Maria Hinojosa will give Transylvania University's William R. Kenan Jr. Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The public is invited to the annual talk at 7 p.m. in Haggin Auditorium followed by a book signing. Reserve free tickets to the event, which will be livestreamed. Hinojosa is the anchor and executive producer of "Latino USA," a Peabody Award-winning show distributed by NPR and co-host of Futuro Media's new political podcast "In The Thick."  more PR