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UK Raises More than $200M for 2nd Year in a Row; Surpasses Halfway Point for $2.1B Campaign

By Molly Tate

Aug 21, 2019

The University of Kentucky is celebrating a record year — the largest graduating class in history, record retention rates and the highest one-year giving totals.

Lewis Honors College Names Faculty Scholar in Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise

By Jenny Wells-Hosley

Aug 20, 2019

Skilled in business law, management and social enterprise development, Walker is a first-generation college graduate with over 20 years of combined expertise from federal research laboratories, higher education and private corporations.

UK's Luhan Appointed to the Editorial Board of Technology | Architecture + Design

By Meg Mills

Aug 8, 2019

The Technology | Architecture + Design Executive Board appointed Gregory Luhan, of the University of Kentucky College of Design's School of Architecture, to its editorial board for a three-year term.

Student Researcher Changes Way Philosopher's Work is Interpreted

By Ann Blackford

Aug 5, 2019

When Dealla Samadi took advantage of an internship opportunity with UK Libraries, little did she know that her research would send her on a journey across the ocean to an amazing discovery.

UK Solar Car Team has Record-Breaking Success at Formula Sun Grand Prix

By Lindsey Piercy

Jul 29, 2019

The University of Kentucky Solar Car Team, a student-led organization in the College of Engineering, has record-breaking success at a national competition ⁠— earning their highest finish since 2009.

Lewis Honors College Awards 2 Outstanding Students With Top Honors

By Jenny Wells

Jul 23, 2019

Meghana Kudrimoti and Rachel Lietzow were honored with the Diachun Scholar Award and the Evans Scholar Award.

1st Phase of iPad Deployment Completed at "see blue." U Orientations

By Ryan Girves and Jenny Wells-Hosley

Jul 19, 2019

Last week, "see blue." U Orientation came to an end, and students from across the country made their way home from the University of Kentucky with new iPad Air computers, part of UK's new Smart Campus digital strategy.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recognizes 12 UK Students, Alums

By Whitney Hale

Jul 11, 2019

UK Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that seven doctoral students and alumni have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, and five more students have been recognized.

For Scottie Day, 'No Bigger Honor' Than Caring for Kentucky's Children

By Hilary Brown

Jun 27, 2019

A native of Eastern Kentucky and a two-time UK alum, Dr. Scottie Day practiced medicine all over the U.S. before returning home to serve as physician-in-chief at Kentucky Children's Hospital.

Alumnus Creates Fund to Support International Students From Africa

By Andrea Gils and Lindsey Piercy

Jun 26, 2019

Esias Bedingar also wants to make sure fellow international students have the opportunity to achieve their own ambitious goals. In partnership with UK, he has launched the Esias K. Bedingar Fund to provide financial support to undergraduate and graduate students from Africa.

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