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MacArthur Fellow Robin Kimmerer to present on 'Indigenous Wisdom and Scientific Knowledge'

By Adrienne Clarke

Mar 8, 2023

Kimmerer is a State University of New York Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Science and Forestry. She also serves as the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment whose mission is to create programs which draw on the wisdom of both indigenous and scientific knowledge for shared goals of sustainability.

Michael Bérubé is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Literature at Pennsylvania State University

Michael Bérubé to speak at UK Lewis Honors College

By Adrienne Clarke

Feb 28, 2023

His presentation, “It’s Not Free Speech,” seeks to explore what constitutes academic freedom versus free speech.

Lordina Mensah is UK’s first student to be accepted into the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship, a nationally competitive aerospace fellowship program

UK freshman awarded prestigious national aerospace fellowship

By Mattie Price

Feb 28, 2023

Lordina Mensah is UK's first student to be accepted into the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship.

2023 Great Teacher Award winners honored

By Stacey Gish

Feb 8, 2023

Presented by the University of Kentucky Alumni Association, the Great Teacher Award is UK's longest-running award that recognizes teaching. Six recipients of the 2023 award were celebrated Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Central Bank Center in Lexington.

In 2022, 10 UK undergraduates were selected to present their research at Kentucky state capitol in Frankfort.

14 UK undergraduates to present at Posters-at-the-Capitol

By Jesi Jones-Bowman

Jan 25, 2023

Institutions across the Commonwealth collaboratively host Posters-at-the-Capitol to showcase the experience of undergraduate students engaged in research through high-quality poster displays at the state legislature.

UK part of Heterodox Academy’s inaugural Campus Community Network cohort

By Kristi Willett

Jan 11, 2023

Heterodox Academy (HxA), a nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving institutions of higher education by advocating for principles of open inquiry and constructive disagreement.

UK students earn top rankings for scientific research presentations

By Rob Weber

Dec 23, 2022

Six University of Kentucky students ranked among the top scorers for research presentations given at the Kentucky Academy of Science’s 2022 Annual Meeting in November.

Watch here: The UK December 2022 Commencement Ceremonies

By Jenny Wells-Hosley

Dec 16, 2022

Today, the University of Kentucky will celebrate its newest alumni at the December 2022 UK Commencement Ceremonies. All ceremonies will be livestreamed here on UKNow, via the university's YouTube channel. Approximately 1,200 graduates will participate in the Commencement Ceremonies.

Princess Valenica (left) and Alyssa Hargis will deliver the student addresses at the UK Commencement Ceremonies.

2 UK students selected to speak at December Commencement

By Jenny Wells-Hosley

Dec 15, 2022

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto has selected two student representatives including Lewis Honors College student Alyssa Hargis to speak at the UK December Commencement Ceremonies this Friday, Dec. 16, at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center.

'There's so much more to learn' — UK student Princess Agbozo blazes her own trail

By Christopher Carney

Nov 29, 2022

First-generation student Princess Magor Agbozo came to UK from Ghana to follow her passion for global health access. A junior in the College of Public Health, Agbozo sees herself becoming a "health champion" for underserved communities.

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