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UK undergraduate researchers present at the state Capitol

By Haven L. Patrick

Mar 21, 2024

A number of Lewis Honors College students were selected to represent UK at the 22nd annual Posters-at-the-Capitol held on March 7, which featured 13 University of Kentucky undergraduate research projects with important implications for issues in Kentucky, including public safety, energy conservation, homeownership and lung cancer prevention.

Bestselling novelist, Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House to deliver UK Libraries' 2024 Prichard Lecture

By Robby Hardesty

Mar 19, 2024

Kentucky Poet Laureate and nationally bestselling author Silas House is the featured speaker for the 2024 Edward F. Prichard Lecture on March 21 at 5 PM and visiting with the Lewis Honors College community on March 26 at 6 PM in the Lewis Scholars Lounge.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?”

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