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2018 Breathitt Lecture to Explore Dynamics Between Rationality and Morality

By Whitney Hale

Apr 2, 2018

UK philosophy junior Beau Revlett has been selected to deliver the 24th annual Edward T. Breathitt Undergraduate Lectureship in the Humanities 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at William T. Young Library. Revlett’s free public lecture will explore how multidisciplinary approaches to deciding what is good or rational may be beneficial to society.

Lewis Honors College to Host Talk on Why ‘30 is Not the New 20’

By Stephanie Swarts

Mar 23, 2018

Author and psychologist Meg Jay will discuss adult development and the power of the 20-something years at a talk next Tuesday, March 27.

UK Art Museum Honors 'Inspired' Chef, Alumna

By Amy Jones-Timoney, Kody Kiser, and Whitney Hale

Mar 21, 2018

With the recent announcement that “Top Chef” will film its next season in Kentucky, food lovers around the country are figuring out what Kentuckians have known for years — the Commonwealth’s food scene is thriving. The state’s vibrant culinary landscape is due in part to quality local ingredients and a wealth of creative chefs and restaurateurs, none more important than UK alumna Ouita Michel, a James Beard Foundation Award nominee multiple times as Outstanding Restaurateur and Best Chef Southeast.

UK Joins Forces with Forté Foundation to Help Women College Students Become Career Ready

By Jenny Wells

Mar 16, 2018

By joining more than 25 sponsoring schools of the Forté Foundation’s Rising Star Initiative, UK will offer women undergraduates of all majors the opportunity to develop skills in five critical "career ready" areas—career exploration, personal branding, job searching, networking and professional values.

A Passion for Science Earns UK Junior Astronaut Scholarship, NIH Internship

By Whitney Hale

Mar 8, 2018

A desire to become a physician-scientist has led UK biology junior Joshua Preston to not only excel in the classroom and lab, but also garner one of the nation’s most coveted STEM scholarships as well as entry into several undergraduate research programs during his college studies.

The three prize winners from the 2017 Carey Ellis Juried Student Show pose with juror and UK alumna Melanie VanHouten (in gray) and members of the Art Graduate Student Association, who helped organize Open Studio.

11 UK Art Students Take Awards at Carey Ellis Show

By Stephanie Swarts

Feb 28, 2018

Eleven UK art students were recognized during the Carey Ellis Juried Student Show in December.

UK Archaeologist Serves as Fulbright Specialist in Croatia

By Whitney Hale

Jan 12, 2018

UK archaeologist Paolo Visonà, adjunct associate professor in the School of Art and Visual Studies and part-time instructor in Lewis Honors College, recently served as a Fulbright Specialist at Croatia’s University of Rijeka and University of Zadar, where he shared his expertise of the monetary circulation in this area of the Adriatic before the Roman conquest.

Six UK Students Win Kentucky Academy of Science Awards

By Dominique Page

Dec 21, 2017

The KAS Annual Meeting was held Nov. 3-4, at Murray State University.

Turkey Time and Family Fun: International Student Shares Thanksgiving Experiences

By Laura Brower

Nov 22, 2017

UK freshman Haruna Yamagata looks forward to Thanksgiving in the United States.

Lisa Osland, Kirby Davis, Jeff Coffin, Miles Osland

UK Sophomore Named to SEC Student Music Ensemble for Football Championship Weekend

By Bryant Welbourne and Whitney Hale

Nov 20, 2017

The 2017 SEC Football Championship weekend will feature the return of the SEC Student Music Ensemble showcasing the talents of six music students from the conference schools, including saxophone performance sophomore Kirby Davis, of Greenville, Kentucky.

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