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2024 Great Teacher Award winners honored

By Meredith Weber and Steve Shaffer Mar 8, 2024

What makes a good teacher a great one? University of Kentucky students were eager to share their opinions about the best teacher in their lives, nominating them for one of the most esteemed awards on campus. The UK Alumni Association 2024 Great Teacher Award was recently bestowed upon six UK educators including two professors who teach Lewis Honors College courses: Dr. Zada Komara and Dr. Eric Thomas Weber.

Kyra Gegner

Computer science junior awarded Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in Germany

By Lindsey Piercy Mar 6, 2024

Kyra Gegner, a computer science junior at the University of Kentucky and Lewis Honors College, has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to support her education abroad goals.

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Recognizing women making impact, advancing Kentucky during Women’s History Month

By Ryan Girves, Lindsey Piercy, and Lindsay Travis Mar 1, 2024

Throughout March, the University of Kentucky is spotlighting “Women Making History” across academia, health care, research and beyond. On March 7, the Lewis Honors College and the MLK Center are hosting Trauma Informed Yoga from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the MLK Center in the Gatton Student Center

Ella Brown-Terry

Lewis Honors College student awarded Fulbright Canada-Mitacs Research Internships

By Daily Bates and Emily Sallee Feb 26, 2024

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced Lewis Honors College student Ella Brown-Terry and Rachel Hwang have been awarded Fulbright Canada-MITACS Globalink Research Internships, which will be completed this summer.

Kauner Shacklette and Matt DeLuca

Alumni Mentoring Program helps Lewis Honors students cultivate career readiness, well-being

By Adrienne Clarke Feb 20, 2024

Unique to the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College is the Center for Personal Development (CPD) which aims to help students cultivate self-awareness, well-being, and career readiness. Among the various CPD offerings is the Alumni Mentoring Program, which started in 2020.

Aperture Publish Your Undergraduate Research

Call for Submissions: UK’s undergraduate peer, expert-reviewed research journal

By Jesi Jones-Bowman Feb 2, 2024

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting submissions for the spring issue of  Aperture, a new open-access, interdisciplinary student journal.

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Big Blue Slam blood drives on UK campus Jan. 22-26

By Eric Lindsey Jan 22, 2024

Kentucky Blood Center (KBC) will be at the Gatton Student Center Ballroom A 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Jan. 22-26; at William T. Young Library from 1-5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22; and at Lewis Honors from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26.

Tiffany Clark

Clark is breaking down barriers and staking her claim in cybersecurity field

By Dan Knapp Jan 22, 2024

Lewis Honors College student Tiffany Clark '25 found herself entangled in a challenging predicament this fall. She grappled with conflicting options as a looming decision deadline cast its shadow. Many young adults her age would have coveted the intricacy of Clark’s dilemma: “Which well-paying, potentially career-making summer internship should I choose — the one nestled in the sunny theme park capital of the world or the other in glitzy proximity to the famed Hollywood sign?”

Colby Hall

Advancing Kentucky: UK alumnus Colby Hall working to better his Appalachian home

By Ann Blackford Dec 8, 2023

When Colby Hall graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in biology and biological sciences, he had no idea his career path would lead him to his current position as executive director at Shaping our Appalachian Region Inc. (SOAR), a position he has held since 2020. SOAR is a regional nonprofit focused on economic revitalization in Kentucky's 54 Appalachian counties through local projects and programs.

Sean Akundo presenting poster

Date set for 18th annual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars

By Haven L. Patrick Dec 7, 2023

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) will celebrate bold dreamers and strategic thinkers at the upcoming Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars. “Participating in the showcase provided me with the opportunity to present my research to a general audience of my peers,” said Diksha Satish, a junior Lewis Honors College member and biology and mathematics major in the College of Arts and S

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