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Award-winning summer: UK senior named Astronaut Scholar, DAAD RISE intern

By Whitney Hale

Oct 4, 2023

It has been an award-winning summer for one University of Kentucky senior — Isha Chauhan. The biology and Lewis Honors College student from La Grange, Kentucky, was named one of the country’s 68 prestigious Astronaut Scholarship recipients and completed a DAAD RISE research internship in Germany.

UK presents 'Cafecito con Chavez: An Evening with Eduardo Chavez'

By Tatum Armstrong

Oct 2, 2023

The University of Kentucky Martin Luther King Center, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Lewis Honors College, College of Arts and Sciences, and Department of Hispanic Studies are hosting “Cafecito con Chavez: An Evening with Eduardo Chavez.”

Lyman T. Johnson award winners announced

By Meredith Weber

Sep 27, 2023

Nearly 40 alumni and students will be honored during the 32nd annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards Luncheon 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, in the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom on UK’s campus including Lewis Honors College professor Sherelle Roberts, student Zora Woolfolk, and alumna Dr. Eseosa Ighodaro.

New UK startup seeks to turn US trash into Kentucky treasure

By Dave Melanson

Sep 14, 2023

Jack Groppo, Zebulon Hart and Lucas Bertucci are co-founders of Verdant Beneficiated Resources, a critical materials recovery company. Their mission: Turn the millions of tons of refuse generated across the nation each year, including electronics waste, into a new Kentucky industry.

Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholar Lucas Bertucci (left) with former UK President Lee T. Todd Jr., at the 2022 UK Sustainability Showcase.

Call for posters: UK Sustainability announces research poster competition

By Haven L. Patrick

Sep 6, 2023

Students can present their posters during the UK Sustainability Showcase from 5-7 p.m. in the atrium of the Healthy Kentucky Research Building (HKRB) on Sept. 27. The submission deadline is Monday, Sept. 18.

This year's Undergraduate Research Ambassadors represent six colleges, 21 disciplines and 18 research areas.

26 students selected for Undergraduate Research Ambassador program

By Jesi Jones-Bowman

Sep 5, 2023

The program’s mission is to increase awareness and create opportunities for students to actively engage in research. Ambassadors must demonstrate academic excellence, leadership potential and be involved in mentored research.

Chellgren Center names 34 new fellows, 5 endowed professorships, 3 faculty fellows

By C. Lynn Hiler

Aug 25, 2023

The Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence has recently named 34 new fellows, five endowed professorships and three faculty fellows. With a mission to advance the University of Kentucky's commitment to student excellence, teaching excellence and program excellence, the center works toward that mission through these three programs.

3 Wildcats earn Gilman Scholarships to study abroad in France

By Whitney Hale

Jul 21, 2023

The Gilman Scholarship supports students who have been traditionally under-represented in study abroad, including but not limited to, students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students with diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities. Lewis Honors College student Bridan Braun was one of three recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships.

New Center for Personal Development Counselor Rebecca Anderson joins the Lewis Honors College

Jul 20, 2023

We are delighted to announce Rebecca Anderson as the new Center for Personal Development counselor focusing on leadership development! Rebecca has more than nine years of professional experience having served as the director of adult and graduate admissions at Midway University. She has expertise in enrollment, marketing, and counseling. Rebecca holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Transylvania University and master’s degree from Lindsey Wilson College in counseling and mental health.

Announcement of our new Director of Philanthropy Angelica Prekopa

May 30, 2023

Dean Christian Brady and Assistant Vice President for Philanthropy Don Witt are pleased to announce Angelica Prekopa as the new Director of Philanthropy for the Lewis Honors College.

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