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2 Kentucky Wildcats Awarded Fulbrights

University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that two recent UK graduates have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships to travel abroad to teach, study or pursue research for the 2021-22 academic year.

CI Produces UK Students’ New Podcast 'Breaking the Boundary'

University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information is producing a new podcast pioneered by UK students Trace Williams, Michael Morgan and Trevor Payne. The podcast emphasizes the need to shift the focus of unsolved global issues to a solution-oriented approach.

UK Grad Selected for Japan Exchange and Teaching Program

Recent graduate Abigail Edwards will travel to Japan this fall to serve as an assistant language teacher through the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program.

2021 Ken Freedman Outstanding Advisors Named

Awardees in all categories are nominated by the UK Advising Network for the Region 3 and National NACADA (academic advising association) awards. 

Honors Alumni Q&A with Lisa Catron Ernst '86

Lisa Ernst is a 1986 UK Honors graduate, who currently serves as Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Oral Care and Health Care Sector at The Procter & Gamble Company. Learn a thing or five about her by reading her answers to our questions! 

UK Honors Outstanding Senior Students and Staff With Lead Blue, Singletary Awards

The University of Kentucky honored two winners for the Otis A. Singletary Outstanding Senior Award, Auburn Mattingly and Nogc Phan, along with many other students and staff members during the hybrid Lead Blue: Student Organizations Celebration and Award Ceremony on April 28.

UK Rosenberg Law, Patterson School Student to Study Turkish on Boren Fellowship

The Boren Awards fund up to $25,000 for undergraduates and graduate students to support language study, research and study abroad in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

5 Students Selected to Speak at UK Commencement Ceremonies

UK President Eli Capilouto has selected student representatives to speak at the UK Commencement Ceremonies May 14-16, at Rupp Arena. They include Sy Bridenbaugh, Lauren Sammons, Bilal Shaikh (Lewis Honors College, Abbi Woodcock (Lewis Honors College), and Cameron French.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recognizes 15 UK Students, Alums

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that 10 students and recent graduates have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. In addition, a UK doctoral student and four alumni received honorable mention recognition from the NSF. 

2 UK Students to Study Swahili, Chinese on Critical Language Scholarships

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that UK students Mihir Kale and Michael Di Girolamo have been awarded Critical Language Scholarships, which provide funding to participate in intensive language and cultural immersion programs for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities.