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University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto speaks to the Board of Trustees during the Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff

UK trustees advance degree changes and construction projects

Sylvia Freire, Copy Editor September 12, 2025

The University of Kentucky held a Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, Sept. 12, discussing new changes for academic degrees, athletic facility construction project and additional construction updates.  The...

UK will be first Kentucky university with AI major

UK will be first Kentucky university with AI major

Sylvia Freire, Copy Editor September 12, 2025

The University of Kentucky’s Board of Trustees approved the first artificial intelligence (AI) major in Kentucky in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering. On Friday, Sept. 12, the board...

UK fires tenured professor connected to a misconduct investigation

UK fires tenured professor connected to a misconduct investigation

Sylvia Freire, Copy Editor September 11, 2025

The University of Kentucky fired a tenured professor due to ethics and policy violations tied to UK’s former Equine Analytical Chemistry Lab (EACL). Internal investigations into Scott Stanley, former...

White Hall renovations continue until next fall

Sylvia Freire, Copy Editor August 25, 2025

Construction remains familiar on the University of Kentucky’s campus this year as White Hall, a classroom building on central campus, continues its renovation process. Originally reported by the Kentucky...

University of Kentucky International Center on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 in Lexington, Ky.

UK monitors international student visa developments

Sammy Wynn, Assistant News Editor August 25, 2025

The University of Kentucky will continue to monitor federal developments concerning international students and plans to comply with federal regulations regarding their status, according to UK Spokesperson...

UK’s Graduate and Nursing School deans have been replaced

UK’s Graduate and Nursing School deans have been replaced

Laurel Swanz, News Editor June 6, 2025

Two University of Kentucky deans are no longer in their roles.  As of May 15, Padraic Kenney is no longer serving as UK’s Graduate School dean, according to UK spokesperson Jay Blanton. An email...

Randall Vaughn, the vice president of architecture at Gray Construction, talks to students during an event hosted by the University of Kentucky's chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at the Gray Design Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Hannah Piedad | Staff

A foundation of inclusivity, architect draws a foundation for life

Sylvia Freire, Reporter February 24, 2025

A foundation of a building, brick by brick, holds together the framework creating structural integrity. Every design has its reasoning behind why it is created in the way it is: security, stability...

ROCK huddles to finish the roller derby practice on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, at The Yard in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

The community behind the Roller Derby of Central Kentucky program

Melanie Schouppe, Reporter February 13, 2025

As the chilly air swirls outside on a Sunday afternoon, warm greetings fill the air inside the practice building while the members of the Roller Derby of Central Kentucky (ROCK) catch up before they...

Mark Cornelison steps out from the tent with a tin sheet used for a photo on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at Greyline Station in Lexington, Kentucky. His daughter, Elsie, sits and waits for Cornelison to finish working. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Going back in time through photos: How a former photojournalist appreciates the past

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter February 11, 2025

The act of taking a photo today is simple. Whether it be through a camera or a phone, one press of a button and a picture is taken. It’s a process that has been refined over the years since the...

Maddie Wiser and Ava Akers pose with their letters during the Letters of Love event on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at the Don and Cathy Jacobs Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by CallieThompson | Staff

Spreading love through the art of handwritten letters

Laura Silva, Reporter February 10, 2025

Love comes in different shapes, colors and formats – and letters.  With colorful crayons and papers spread on the tables, students drew an orange heart, a heart bouquet, pink coquette bows, colorful...

L8nite employees wait for help getting their forklift out of the mud on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

PHOTOS: L8nite claims denial of signage on Cornerstone grounds ‘unfair’

Matthew Mueller and Christian Kantosky September 8, 2024

L8nite, a fast-food restaurant located on the University of Kentucky’s North Campus, was sent a notice of default for a sign that had yet to be approved.

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