At the end of each fall semester, University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies (SA/VS) celebrates its best and brightest young artists as part of the Carey Ellis Juried Student Show and awards ceremony presented at the school’s annual visual art celebration, Open Studio. While this fall looks different due to the pandemic, the school was still able to honor this year’s 18 winners with an online ceremony held Nov. 20.
Throughout the extended winter break, University of Kentucky Campus Recreation and Wellness will be offering an expanded schedule of virtual fitness classes open to all University of Kentucky students, faculty and staff. Additionally, Campus Rec is giving away 250 free “Fit Kits” for students to use for these virtual fitness classes.
At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, the University of Kentucky School of Information Science in the College of Communication and Information will host John Hargrove and Roger Henley from the Bardstown Bourbon Company through Zoom to discuss how technology is being utilized in the bourbon industry.
Explore the culture of Kentucky bourbon and safely visit some of the most famous distilleries that are tucked away in the Bluegrass region through the University Press of Kentucky’s new edition of “Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide.”
The University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information (CI), in partnership with UK Information Technology Services and the UK Information Diversity and Inclusion Committee, is hosting a gaming panel for students that revolves around women in the gaming industry. The panel, “Women in the Gaming Industry," will focus on discussion on industry inclusion, women’s gaming culture, how women have carved unique spaces for themselves in the world of gaming and changes that need to take place for the industry to be more inclusive.
The University of Kentucky crowned Homecoming royalty virtually for the first time this weekend. The crowning of this year’s royalty concludes the Alumni Association’s "Homecoming at Home" week of virtual events. See the video above for what was shown at Kroger Field during Kentucky's Homecoming victory over Mississippi State.
University of Kentucky Libraries recognizes longtime faculty member Beth Kraemer as the recipient of the 2020 Paul A. Willis Outstanding Faculty Award.
The University of Kentucky Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence has announced its newest class of 31 Chellgren Student Fellows.
The University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities is exploring the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in its most recent interview with retired Judge Jennifer Coffman on “Over Yonder: Conversations with Artists and Scholars on Social Distancing.” Ginsburg is considered the "architect of the legal fight for women's rights."