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Michael D. Murray: 2025-26 University Research Professor Q&A

By Erin Wickey

Jul 15, 2025

Michael D. Murray, Spears Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, who also teaches Honors courses, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.

UK Alumni Association's Joseph T. Burch Young Alumni Award winner Zeb Vance (left) with the 2025 Distinguished Service Award winners (continuing from left) Phillip Elder, Rachel Watts Webb, Ouita Michel and (front) Tracy Lovan. Photo by Scott Hayes.

Alumni Association announces 2025 Alumni Award Recipients, including two Honors alumni

By Meredith Weber

Jul 10, 2025

The University of Kentucky Alumni Association announced the recipients of the 2025 Distinguished Service Awards and the Joseph T. Burch Young Alumni Award on Friday, June 27, during its annual Summer Workshop. These awards are presented each year to individuals who have provided extraordinary service to the University of Kentucky, the UK Alumni Association and their communities.

Kendriana Price, Heather McAtee, Ryessia Russell

UK Wildcat Forum announces new executive committee, board members

By Lexi Fellows

Jul 9, 2025

The University of Kentucky’s Wildcat Forum (UKWF) welcomes new board and committee members elected for the 2025-27 term, including Director of Honors Pathways Ryessia Russell.

Zada Komara, Ph.D., is a Senior Lewis Lecturer in the Lewis Honors College. Carter Skaggs | UK Photo

The 2025 Outstanding Teaching Awards: Zada Komara

By Tom Musgrave

Jun 27, 2025

Zada Komara, Ph.D., a Senior Lewis Lecturer in the Lewis Honors College, is one of nine winners to receive the University of Kentucky’s 2025 Outstanding Teaching Awards.

UK scientists and scholars among top 2% of most-cited researchers in the world

By Alicia Gregory

Jun 26, 2025

The University of Kentucky is well-represented on a list of the most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, 136 current UK scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines.

Nafisa Nigmatova, Connor Stuart, and Robert Anzenberger

3 UK graduates receive Fulbright awards

By Tom Musgrave

Jun 25, 2025

Three University of Kentucky graduates have received awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Robert Anzenberger, a 2013 UK graduate and current Ph.D. student, and Nafisa Nigmatova and Connor Stuart, both 2025 graduates, received the prestigious awards, which expand perspectives through academic and professional advancement and cross-cultural dialogue.

From left: Thomas Yuan, Grace Sun, Ari Horikawa-Strakovsky and Clara Fuller. Photo provided by Elizabeth Pelphrey.

UK-mentored MSTC students shine at international science fair

By Erin Wickey

Jun 24, 2025

our students from the Math, Science, and Technology Center (MSTC) program at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington have earned top honors at the prestigious International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Columbus, Ohio.

Honors alum James Duff named interim dean of the J. David Rosenberg College of Law

Robert S. DiPaola

Jun 23, 2025

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that James C. Duff has agreed to serve as interim dean of the J. David Rosenberg College of Law, effective July 1, 2025. Jim brings to UK extensive managerial and practical experience in both public service and the private practice of law, as well as in legal education. He served as counselor to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist from 1996 to 2000 and as the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts by appointment of Chief Justice John Roberts, first from 2006 to 2011 and then from 2015 to 2021.

Recent UK graduates Lucas Gastineau, left, and Asa O’Neal have received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

1 LHC grad receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

By Tom Musgrave

Jun 10, 2025

Recent University of Kentucky graduates Lucas Gastineau and Asa O’Neal (LHC alum) have been awarded U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.

From UK to Hollywood: Alum’s career spans hit songs, TV, film

By Jenny Wells-Hosley and Dan Knapp

Jun 9, 2025

James “Jimmy” Dunne, a 1977 University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences graduate, has built a successful and wide-ranging career in entertainment — as a songwriter, composer, television and film producer, and entrepreneur.

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