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Attendees pet and feed the sanctuary horses during the walkthrough at the BraveHearts Equine Center on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Paris, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Novack | Staff

Providing a second chance, horses find their light at BraveHearts

Sylvia Freire, Reporter April 22, 2025

Brightly colored rows of green fences line up acres of land at the equine center. The sun's beam guides tractors and visitors towards its home, winding down grassfields. Horses tread slowly as...

Shawn Pryor, an author talks during an interview on Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025 at University of Kentucky Bookstore in Lexington, Kentucky. Sydney Yonker | Staff

How Shawn Pryor is inspiring the next generation of authors

Melanie Schouppe, Reporter April 21, 2025

Literature is something that shapes youth and adult minds alike. It can be an escape from the stress of the outside world, a chance to see things from a different perspective or a simple form of entertainment.  Shawn...

Bryan Station High School teacher and Unsung Hero award winner Justin Royal discusses his classroom posters during an interview on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in his classroom in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff

No cape needed: Lexington teacher honored as an Unsung Hero

Abigail Wright, Reporter April 15, 2025

Superheroes have long been depicted as cape-wearing figures, soaring through the skies and saving the day with superhuman strength.  CivicLex is working to shift the spotlight to a different kind...

Kentucky state representative Nick Wilson discusses his time on show 'Survivor" on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at the Kentucky Capitol Annex in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff

Empathy and perseverance: How a winner of ‘Survivor’ learned humanity through competition

Sammy Wynn, Reporter April 14, 2025

Sitting upon a wooden log, his two competitors anxiously sit beside him while the jury casts their final vote. As he awaits his fate, he takes one final look around the scene before him: a fire pit, a...

Opera professor Everett McCorvey poses for a portrait in his office in the William E. and Casiana Schmidt Vocal Arts Center in Lexington, Kentucky, on March 4, 2025. Photo by Chloe Bradley | Staff

From civil rights to concert halls: The African American spiritual legacy

Chloe Bradley, Reporter April 2, 2025

Music is something to be lived, each measure and line tells a story. Songs tell the stories of those in society and carry their stories for hundreds of years to come.  Songs that feature a call and...

Caroline Harper and Madi Wilson, seniors in agricultural and medical biotechnology and human health sciences, pose for portraits in their lab on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Peter Bosomworth Health Sciences Research Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Research, growth and connection

Kiana Alpaca, Reporter April 1, 2025

A cork board hangs on the door with the words “The Hannon Laboratory” written in pink and white surrounded by colorful drawings and photos of students. Inside, white fluorescent lights hang...

Admiration: How UK students honor Women's History Month

Admiration: How UK students honor Women’s History Month

March is Women's History Month, a time when women across the world are celebrated and honored for their achievements.  Some of the Kentucky Kernels staff took to the University of Kentucky’s streets...

Emma Pike and Audrey Clemmens at their table during the Artisan Market on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Loudoun House in Lexington, Lexington. Photo by Sydney Novack | Staff

Pain to productivity: How 2 women made a difference in Kentucky

Sammy Wynn, Reporter March 31, 2025

Art is powerful. However, for two lonely artists, art felt “hopeless.” They spent their days and nights making art, but they wanted to be making a difference. They wanted to fight back against...

John Winn Miller poses for a headshot.

John Winn Miller: Award-winning journalist to award-winning author

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter March 27, 2025

In 1975, the Kentucky Kernel printed 20-40 page newspapers five days a week with a large staff of advertisers, reporters and editors. John Winn Miller, then student and Kernel reporter, worked there...

Sowing a brighter future: Black Soil KY fosters Kentucky agriculture

Sowing a brighter future: Black Soil KY fosters Kentucky agriculture

Zaida Bell-Frantz, Reporter March 12, 2025

In the heart of the Bluegrass where rolling hills meet limestone-rich soil, one organization is working to celebrate and acknowledge Kentucky’s rich agricultural history while also working to foster...

Members form a circle for a group warmup during the Skitty Cats Improv Club meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2025, at the Fine Arts Building. Photo by Dayssia Jones | Staff

Skitty Cats Improv Club uplifts through inclusivity and creativity

Olivia White, Reporter March 9, 2025

As the members of the Skitty Cats Improv Club filed into the Lucille C. Little Black Box Theatre at the University of Kentucky, the room looked lackluster at best. The space was dull with black walls...

Ric McGee (left), former executive director, and Kelly Weber, the current executive director of Ashland Terrace hug each other on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at the Ashland Terrace Senior Living Community in Lexington, Kentucky. Ric’s Garden is named after McGee. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Ric’s Garden: A blooming sanctuary of community and joy

Aimee Pierce, Reporter March 7, 2025

Tucked away behind Ashland Terrace, a historic home for elderly women, lies a hidden oasis.  In the back parking lot lies Ric’s Garden, a lush, vibrant garden that has flourished over the past three...

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