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Graduate student Daniel Batten (left), professor Haralambos Symeonidis (center) and professor Paula Ruiz (right) stand to present the upcoming film in the Spanish Film Series in the UK Athletics Auditorium on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky.

UK Hispanic Studies department promotes diversity through film

Abbey Cutrer April 14, 2022

The Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of Kentucky is holding an LGBTQ Spanish Film Series throughout the spring semester.The series began showings on Feb. 1 in the University of Kentucky...

The Laramie Project on October 29, 2021. Photos by Mark Cornelison | UKphoto

The resurgence of UK theater: Department presents ‘The Laramie Project’

Anna Byerley November 18, 2021

After a non-traditional season with a mix of live and pre-recorded performances, the UK theater department is eager to return to a full season of live indoor performances with in-person audiences. During...

UK Junior Sarah Claustro and UKPD Chief Joe Monroe pose during this years Coffee with a Cop event in the Starbucks inside Gatton Student Center.

UKPD puts ‘best foot forward’ with annual Coffee with a Cop event

Emily Girard November 14, 2019

The UK Police Department hosted its annual Coffee with a Cop event this Wednesday, where it invited UK students and community members to visit with officers and contribute feedback.The event, which took...

Prachi Raichur, president of NeuroCats, points out the different lobes of the brain to an interested student. | Photo provided by NeuroCats. 

Touch a brain and learn about UK’s neuroscience program

Grant Wheeler April 9, 2019

The Neurology department, NeuroCats and the Nu Rho Psi honors society have all come together to host the University of Kentucky’s first ever Neuroscience Week.The first event celebrated all things neuroscience...

The Kentucky Blood Center uses their bloodmobile to collect blood from those willing to donate.

UK students donate blood to save lives

Brandon Brown April 5, 2019

The University of Kentucky has partnered with the Kentucky Blood Center to host an April blood drive.This week, the KBC has made it their mission to encourage those who pass through the Gatton Student...

Thomasena Grider (left), the first black, female Lexington police sergeant is presented her official promotion by Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers. Photo provided by the Lexington Police Department. 

UK alumna listed as first black, female sergeant in Lexington police

Rick Childress February 7, 2019

Thomasena Grider, a UK graduate and a 13-year Lexington police officer, was promoted to sergeant by the department on Monday.She made history as the department's first black female sergeant. Grider graduated...

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Participating in research projects an opportunity to make a difference

December 4, 2018

We’ve all seen the notices posted around campus announcing a new research project that some professor or department is doing. Usually, it’s a call for volunteers to participate in the research. Sometimes...

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‘Looking to the future’: How transportation services use your money for parking improvements

October 1, 2018

UK students pay close to $300 for regular, annual parking permits for on-campus lots. Where is this money going?UK Transportation Services wants you to know.According to a fiscal year budget that spans...

The 2018 Color Me Spring Fashion Show and Silent Auction in the E.S. Good Barn raised money for the Mechandizing Apparel and Textile (M.A.T.) Club and the Hospitality Management Association in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Color Me Spring fashion show brings the world to campus with “Going Global” theme

Allie King April 13, 2018

The UK College of Agriculture brought culture to campus on Thursday when the Department of Retailing and Tourism hosted the Color Me Spring fashion show.This event is held annually as a way to raise money...

Junior theater major Kenny Hamilton, on the left as Ogun, and sophomore theater major Navji Dixon, as Oya, during the dress rehearsal for In the Red and Brown Water on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Belle Leininger | Staff

Layers of love, reality to unfold in upcoming play

February 18, 2016

In the past week, the Guignol Theatre was transformed into the heart of the bayou for the UK Department of Theatre’s production of “In the Red and Brown Water” by Tarrell McCraney. For director...

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