K-Lair, Chick-fil-A, The 90. All places University of Kentucky students visit every day, all recently under construction, all overseen by Joe Kelly. Kelly, UK’s director of facility project management...

For Biyun Xie, robots are not just a toy. They represent a real-life project aimed at creating a safer society. Growing up, Xie said she fell in love with Japanese cartoons featuring robots and hoped...

Since childhood, Nathan Eapen said he always knew he wanted to serve in the military. Serving in the Army as an indirect fire infantryman, Eapen said he wanted to give back to a country that had afforded...

It begins with a length of branch about a foot long and a few inches thick, cradled in calloused hands. With a sharp crack, an axe splits the log cleanly down the middle, creating a blank canvas. With...

In a room overflowing with sketches and graphite stains, a drawing of two young men holding candles showcases the candid relationship between them. “Alien,” “undocumented” and “immigrant”...

Sitting in a hotel room, with the Atlantic Ocean between him and everything he had ever known, Mateo Herrera finally had time to reflect on his journey. He was grateful not for the distance, but for...

FRANKFORT, Ky. –As the doors of Kentucky’s Old State Capitol Building open, the voice of Everett McCorvey fills the cold air as he sings “My Old Kentucky Home.” A crowd of attendees sit inside...

As students rush through the doors of Fresh Food Company at The 90, Stephanie Owens greets them with a warm smile and a cheerful, “How you doin’, baby?” For many University of Kentucky students,...

John Hurley’s sense of belonging did not come from feeling at home, but instead the challenges, connections and moments he experienced. Originally from Pikeville, Kentucky, Hurley said he grew up...

On a quiet street in Lexington’s Kenwick community sits a haunting castle filled with horrors, awaiting anyone who dares to enter. Fog creeps across the floor, lightning flashes as a body rises on...

In the quiet lobby of a dentist office, Fadyia Lowe sits alone. It is there in that lobby where Lowe receives a phone call that would end up changing the course of her entire life. The diagnosis At...

Inside of the simple white walls of a graduate student apartment, a heavy floral couch finds a quaint home. Alongside it, an oak dining table sits with wedding photos, decorating the nearby walls. Every...