Among the ongoing uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, seven of the international students who joined the Wildcat community in Fall 2021 did so through a special program. The students, from China, India, Peru, Nicaragua, Brazil and Egypt, had one thing in common — beginning their university studies from home. This was made possible by the Global Wildcats program, UK’s special online program designed to give international students the opportunity to begin their studies despite travel restrictions
The 31st annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards ceremony honored multiple College of Communication and Information honorees. Recent baccalaureate graduates Camille Wright and Sabriel Metcalf each received a Torch Bearer award, alumna Yalonda Green received a Torch of Excellence and postdoctoral researcher Aurora Santiago-Ortiz received the Postdoctoral Fellowship.
In an aim to help bridge the gap between Kentucky high school instruction and college readiness, two School of Information Science faculty members are lending their expertise to the University of Kentucky Next Generation Dual Credit Network.
Six University of Kentucky educators have been named 2022 Great Teachers by the UK Alumni Association.
Michael Eaves, a 1994 journalism graduate, has spent over 25 years reporting on the sports world. From creating short clips in the local WKYT newsroom, to anchoring for ESPN in Los Angeles and Bristol, Connecticut, his decorated career in sportscasting is ever-growing. And this month when he starts hosting ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” Eaves will have crossed off the last and most important item of his career bucket list.
Tia Edwards, a 2001 integrated strategic communication graduate from the College of Communication and Information, entered the world of spirits by helping found a bourbon distilling company. In 2017, she started Fresh Bourbon with her husband, Sean Edwards, a business management graduate from the UK Gatton College of Business and Economics. Together the Kentucky natives are hoping to put a new spin on a local tradition while also reaching some historic milestones.
Student-athletes at the University of Kentucky combined to earn a total of 80 spots on the 2017 Southeastern Conference Fall Sports Academic Honor Roll, the league announced earlier this week.
To commemorate Black History Month, University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications is highlighting alumni from the UK Alumni Association’s Pioneer Project throughout the month of February. Be sure to check UKNow each "Wildcat Wednesday" this month to learn more about a UK alum who left an important legacy at our university. On this “Wildcat Wednesday,” UK honors the late Angelo Henderson — the first Black journalist to win a Pulitzer for The Wall Street Journal.
Award-winning anchor and author Bruce Johnson will deliver “Surviving Deep Waters” for the second Angelo B. Henderson Lecture Series from 5-6:30 p.m. EST, Thursday, Feb. 10, in the University of Kentucky Athletics Association Auditorium of the William T. Young Library.
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