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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell details the Heyburn Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary, named for the late U.S. Senior District Judge John G. Heyburn II, after its announcement at the University of Kentuckys Main Building on Monday, October 10, 2016, in Lexington, Ky. The national, nonpartisan initiative aims to establish an archives and oral history program for Kentuckys federal judges and a national lecture series on relevant judicial topics, as well as play host to federal judicial conferences, according to a press release. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

McConnell recommends UK alumna, former trustee as next UN ambassador

Rick Childress February 21, 2019

Kelly Craft, a UK graduate and former board of trustee member was recommended as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, multiple media outlets have reported.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...

 

Op-Ed: UK Tobacco-free Ambassadors proud of tobacco policy results

UK Tobacco-free Ambassadors December 3, 2018

As UK’s Tobacco-free Take Action! (TFTA) Ambassadors, we want to take a moment to inform the UK community about the efforts we are making on a daily basis to keep our campus a healthy place to live,...

Spectators pose for a picture in front of the track during the first day of Keenelands spring meet on Friday, April 6, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Keeneland has plenty of college-centered events in the starting gate

Sydney Momeyer October 2, 2018

Get your bets ready, because Keeneland’s Fall Meet begins this week.On Oct. 5, Keeneland will reopen its doors for the fall season until Oct. 25. During this time, there are various events scheduled,...

UK alumna Ashley Judd spoke to students, faculty and staff for the 14th annual Irma Sarett Rosenstein lecture at the Singletary Center on Friday, December 1, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Ashley Judd gives on-campus speech “from the heart”

Jacob Eads December 1, 2017

Ashley Judd has won countless awards for her acting abilities, but it was her humanitarian efforts that brought her back to the stage Friday on her old UK stomping grounds.Judd returned to deliver the...

Former UK student appointed US ambassador to Liberia

News Staff July 6, 2016

Christina Ann Elder, a former UK student, has been named the United States ambassador to Liberia. In a press release on Tuesday, UKNow said Elder expressed her gratitude for the current cooperation between...

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