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Attendees wait to board the MV-22B Osprey during the Engineering Takes Flight event on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the South Lawn in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PHOTOS: U.S. Marine Corps helicopter lands on UK campus

Samuel Colmar, Staff Photojournalist September 15, 2023

The Engineering Living Learning Program landed a U.S. Marine Corps combat helicopter on campus. The event Engineering Takes Flight featured an involvement fair with other student organizations focused...

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto speaks during a renaming ceremony for the college of engineering on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

September 8th declared Stanley and Karen Pigman Day

Kristen Roberts, Reporter September 11, 2023

Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton declared Sept. 8 as Stanley and Karen Pigman Day at a ceremony held to celebrate the renaming of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering. The College of Engineering...

Lexington mayor Linda Gorton, left, and Kentucky governor Andy Beshear march in the MLK Freedom March on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Kentucky public figures reflect on Black History Month

Nate Lucas, Reporter February 9, 2023

February is nationally recognized as Black History Month. Public officials across Kentucky have issued statements, highlighting notable members of the Black community and introducing new initiatives for...

The Society of Women Engineers is a growing organization that aims to empower more women in the engineering field.

Society of Women Engineers increases visibility of females in field

Haley Hintz March 1, 2019

There is no question that the career field of engineering has been historically male-dominated, but the UK Society of Women Engineers celebrates women’s participation and visibility.President of the...

#IAmAWomanInSTEM works toward helping women in STEM majors at UK.

Student org offers support to female students in scientific fields

Hailey Peters January 25, 2019

Throughout the world, less than 30 percent of people employed in fields of science, technology, engineering and math are women. The percentage of women who go on to take leadership roles in STEM jobs is...

Police cars were parked next to Jewell Hall, a dorm on UK's campus, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. A student was transported from the scene via ambulance after 2 p.m. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

UPDATE: UK student has died after incident at Jewell Hall

Jacob Eads January 24, 2019

A UK student who was taken away from Jewell Hall yesterday via ambulance has died. 19-year-old Sean Culley died Wednesday evening, according to an email issued to all students within UK’s College of...

Senior Electrical Engineering majors Cole Richardson and Sarah Cusick are already taking advantage of the new James and Gay Hardymon Center for Student Success located in Anderson Tower on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, Kentucky on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Kaitlyn Gumm | Staff

New Center for Student Success is ‘one-stop-shop’ for engineering students

Bailey Vandiver September 20, 2017

A $3.5 million donation to the College of Engineering funded the James and Gay Hardymon Center for Student Success.Alumnus James F. Hardymon donated the money for the renovation of the third floor of F....

23 miles, 60 years of change

Lexington Souers February 4, 2016

The 23 miles between Lexington and Frankfort meant a change of worlds for UK Alum James Manly.Manly transferred to UK as a sophomore in 1956 to pursue a degree in engineering. He spent his freshman year...

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