Students participating in Arts & Sciences AweSome Week enjoyed the competition between the arts and the sciences in dodgeball, kickball and volleyball Monday night, though faculty were absent. The event included friendly competition between arts and sciences students in games, and although faculty and students were both invited and encouraged to attend, only students showed [...]
For one man, the luck of the Irish need not apply to his life. Malachy McCourt, best-selling author, actor and spokesman visited Lexington Thursday to deliver this year’s Thomas D. Clark Lecture, and said he does not want luck ascribed to his success. The lecture coincides with the Mary C. Bingham Seminar, a class for [...]
Continue reading …Kentucky has become notorious for high obesity rates, and one UK medical school graduate is looking to change that. Steve Snodgrass, who graduated from UK’s College of Medicine in 1984, has worked to develop a product he believes is an opportunity for Kentucky to work together to fight obesity and help a lot of people. [...]
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Jason Baker has multiple personalities. So far he has been a monk, a hula girl and a baby. And that’s all in just one semester. With the help of his friends, the psychology freshman has taken it upon himself to dress up as a different character every Tuesday and Thursday for the entertainment of fellow [...]
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A mix of people with different jobs, goals and ages made up Mayor Jim Newberry’s meeting Monday to discuss the proposed amendments to off-campus housing zoning laws. People in attendance included presidents of neighborhood associations around UK, landlords and their representatives, Urban County Council members, members of Newberry’s administration and Student Government Vice President Kelsey [...]
Continue reading …Mayor Jim Newberry has arranged a meeting scheduled for Monday to discuss the proposed amendments to off-campus housing zoning laws in Lexington. Those invited to the meeting include presidents of neighborhood associations around UK, landlords and their representatives, Urban County Council members and members of Newberry’s administration. Student Government President Ryan Smith said SG representatives [...]
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Students walking on UK’s campus often find themselves at the mercy of cars racing by, and many just do not care. Jaywalking has been a problem on UK’s campus for years, but solutions to the problem are few and far between. “Part of the problem is not just students, but employees also,” said UK Police [...]
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Wednesday afternoons at the Wesley Foundation on Columbia Avenue are punctured by the sound of country tunes and Dan Graham’s melodic voice as he serenades his students while they dance in mathematical formations. “From a jack to a king, from loneliness to a wedding ring …” he sings. Graham’s square dancing group has been working [...]
Continue reading …Two incubators on UK’s campus are providing the necessary tools for start-up companies to hatch. The Advanced Science & Technology Commercialization Center, better known as ASTeCC, and AgTeCC, the Agricultural Technologies Commercialization Center, are allowing university faculty to take their research outside the classroom and into the business world. ASTeCC currently has 15 technology-based companies. [...]
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