Blog entry by Katie Perkowski I am watching a scene I’ve seen a hundred times at vacation spots like the beaches my family and I have been to. Little kids are running around on the pool deck, making me cringe in fear that they will slip and fall, and the smell of the ocean salt [...]
By Shannon Frazer UK’s research awards have surpassed the $300 million mark for the first time in UK history, according to recently released data by the university. A university news release stated that during the 2010 fiscal year, which lasted July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010, UK Research Foundation received grants and contracts totaling [...]
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SHANGHAI, China — When Shanghai University journalism students were challenged to create a new magazine for young people in China, they turned their attention to fashion, computer games, the World Cup and Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain. That was the first-day surprise for UK journalism professor Buck Ryan, who spent three weeks this summer teaching two courses, [...]
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BARNAUL, Siberia, Russia — Imagine flying 5,000 miles with a story in your heart to tell about a student citizen journalism project on the U.S. Senate race in Kentucky. UK journalism professor Buck Ryan not only did that, he ended up being photographed with a picture of his freshman teaching assistant on his chest in [...]
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By Sarah Pickerel One Lexington vintage store is expanding its inventory now until August to offer free ceiling tiles. POPS Resale, a store on Leestown Road, is now providing locals with more than the opportunity to find their favorite vintage record with the kickoff of their “Ceiling Tiles for Charity” program. POPS is giving customers [...]
Continue reading …By Melody Bailiff “Never, never give up” is a sign that used to hang in the office of David Dick, former UK professor and CBS News correspondent. If you talked to the family, friends and former colleagues of Dick, they would tell you he stayed true to that sign in his office. After years of [...]
Continue reading …By Shannon Frazer Lexington residents may notice some new additions to the city’s landscape. Horse Mania 2010, organized by LexArts, features 89 full-sized fiberglass horses located at various locations in Lexington. LexArts and event spokesman Tony Aros said that while Horse Mania does not have a set rotational schedule for when the event will continue [...]
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