Casey Carter grew up an only child in a single-parent home just off the University of South Carolina’s campus in Columbia, S.C. But a visit to Lexington let her know that she would be a Wildcat. She was a prized recruit of the academic kind — already a scientist, she’d been developing a new kind of football helmet since middle school, one that could help reduce concussions. UK’s College of Health Sciences, as well as the Sports Medicine Research Institute, helped provide a new home for her interests, while continuing to guide her to a future career as a healthcare provider.