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Lewis Honors College celebrates nearly 400 graduates at Medal Ceremony

May 8, 2026

The University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College celebrated 386 seniors during its annual Medal Ceremony held on Thursday, May 7, at the Historic Memorial Coliseum. UK Provost Robert DiPaola, M.D., Interim Dean Laura Bryan, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Pearl James, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of Student Engagement Sally Foster, and Nomenclator Carl Nathe served as the platform party.

Honors faculty member wins teaching award; receives appointment by Gov. Beshear

By Adrienne Clarke

Jun 1, 2026

LEXINGTON, KY (June 1, 2026) — Multiple award-winning Senior Lewis Lecturer Zada Komara, Ph.D., received recognition at the national and state levels this academic year, through the Travis Stimeling Early Career Award for Excellence in Teaching Appalachian Studies and appointment to the Kentucky Oral History Commission.

Student art competition winners celebrate UK’s local food system

By Katelin Ralenkotter

May 29, 2026

A new, mobile art installation spotlighting the University of Kentucky’s local and sustainable food systems will be on display on campus starting this fall. The student art competition, sponsored by UK Recycling, The Food Connection and UK Dining, aims to highlight student art and educate the campus community on UK’s efforts to source food locally, support agricultural industries and turn food waste into compost.

Students launch UK’s 3rd edition of undergrad research journal

By Haven L. Patrick

May 22, 2026

Undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky who participate in research under the guidance of faculty mentors have the opportunity to publish and broadly share the outcomes of their work and collaborative experiences. The third edition of Aperture Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR) is now available and highlights the projects of 15 student-professor partnerships.

Could a dementia drug help treat alcohol withdrawal? UK researchers explore possibility

By Hillary Smith

May 21, 2026

A new study from researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is exploring whether a drug originally developed to combat neuroinflammation in dementia could also help reduce the harmful brain inflammation associated with alcohol withdrawal — a discovery that could eventually open new treatment pathways for alcohol use disorder.

UK student 1 of 65 nationally to receive Udall Scholarship

By Tom Musgrave

May 18, 2026

AJ Hopkins, a rising senior natural resources and environmental science major and Lewis Honors College student, was awarded the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship.

11 students awarded CURE Fellowships

By Haven L. Patrick

May 14, 2026

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has announced the 11 students selected for the 2026 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program.

Alum dedicated to strengthening the future of Eastern Kentucky

By Ann Blackford

May 13, 2026

Colby Kirk’s roots run deep in his Eastern Kentucky home of Inez. After graduating from the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics in 2015 with a degree in finance, he set his sights on returning to the place he and his ancestors have called home for around 170 years.

UK Libraries to honor Crystal Wilkinson at annual Spring Celebration

By Robby Hardesty

May 11, 2026

University of Kentucky Libraries is honoring award-winning and critically acclaimed novelist, short story writer, essayist, poet and professor Crystal Wilkinson, as the 2026 recipient of the UK Libraries Medallion for Intellectual Achievement.

UK Libraries Awards Two Seniors for Excellence in Undergraduate Research

By Robby Hardesty

May 8, 2026

UK Libraries is proud to recognize seniors Natalie Lewis and Siena Pilati (Lewis Honors College) with the 2026 UK Libraries Award for Undergraduate Research. The annual prize celebrates exceptional and original undergraduate scholarship and is awarded to students whose research makes substantive and creative use of UK Libraries’ collections, services, and resources.

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