Rosie Paulik and her father, Buz Ecker, turned their family’s letter-writing tradition into the Dad Letter Project after a TikTok brought attention to it. The project now connects volunteer dads with people seeking encouragement through handwritten letters around the world.
868 College of Communication and Information students were named to the Dean’s List for their outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2025 semester. The 868 students on the list account for more than one third of all current CI students.
During National Lung Cancer Screening Awareness Month, University of Kentucky researchers were traveling across the Commonwealth to talk to Kentuckians about lung health. It’s a project built for and with Kentuckians.
Lexington’s Holiday Parade presented by Commonwealth Credit Union is coming up Dec. 6. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Midland Avenue, running west on Main Street, ending at Mill Street.
Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death among young people in Kentucky, but University of Kentucky faculty and students are working to change that through a simple, yet powerful idea: communication saves lives.
The holiday season is right around the corner, and University of Kentucky students are helping make downtown Lexington’s annual parade one to remember.Students in UK’s integrated strategic communication event planning class are working alongside the Downtown Lexington Partnership (DLP) to plan, promote and organize this year’s celebration. The collaboration gives students a chance to gain real-world experience in event management and adding their own creative touch to one of the city’s favorite traditions.
The University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information will host the 2025 James C. Bowling Executive-in-Residence Lecture at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4 in Grand Ballroom C of the Gatton Student Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. This year’s executive-in-residence lecturer is Eric Gregory, president of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association.
Perched on a nightstand in the Craftsman bungalow Katie Morrison shares with her husband, Brian, is an encased wallpaper swatch, a relic of her childhood home that ties her present to her past. Sage-colored vines coil over a muted white background within a small golden frame, an ivy-like pattern that once sprawled across her Eastern Kentucky kitchen where she spent hours with loved ones. Salvaged by her sister-in-law, Kati, before the property’s sale, it occupies a prominent place next to a seaside vacation photo of Morrison and her late mother, Melanie.
