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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

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Keep the remote-work option

Peyton Keyes, Reporter February 22, 2024

In 2020, work-from-home options became the new norm for nonessential businesses. Collaborative Zoom calls replaced in-person business meetings, and instead of decorating office cubicles, workers created...

Nora Rubel, associate professor at the University of Rochester, speaks during the “Too Jewish? Imagining the Ultra-Orthodox and America Zoom webinar on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023.

‘Jewish Orthodoxy Today’: UK Jewish Studies Program hosts lecture series

Owen Chesemore, Reporter February 22, 2023

Professor Nora Rubel delivered a lecture, “Too Jewish? Imagining the Ultra-Orthodox and America,” on Feb. 19, as a part of the Zoom webinar series “Jewish Orthodoxy Today,” sponsored by UK’s...

A conversation with Jesse St. James, Kristoff and Agent James

A conversation with Jesse St. James, Kristoff and Agent James

Abbey Cutrer January 27, 2022

Actor and singer Jonathan Groff spoke to UK students via Zoom on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Groff was this semester’s distinguished speaker for the Student Activities Board and spoke about his roles in “Glee,”...

A masked student studies in the William T. Young Library during the first day of classes for the fall 2020 semester on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Zoom classes: Soon to be a memory or here to stay?

Shawn Clancy April 19, 2021

In a post-COVID world, should UK still offer a greater amount of online and hybrid classes than they did pre-COVID?Ask any student or professor about “zoom fatigue” and I guarantee you’ll receive...

Campus orgs celebrate Black History month with slate of events

Hannah Stanley February 8, 2021

University of Kentucky organizations will be hosting events throughout the month of February to celebrate Black History Month for students and faculty to participate in. Events ranging from discussions,...

Rainn Wilson speaks to UK Professor Kody Frey about his time on The Office.

“The Office” actor Rainn Wilson talks to UK students via Zoom

Lauren Campbell May 2, 2020

Actor and comedian Rainn Wilson spoke to UK students via Zoom on May 1st as part of the Student Activities Board’s SpeakBlue Distinguished Speaker Series. Wilson is SAB’s first virtual SpeakBlue speaker.Due...

UK sophomore music major Katherine Goble poses for a portrait on her front porch on Thursday, April 16, 2020, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

The show must go on: UK students make music from home

Lauren Campbell April 22, 2020

Music students once filled the stages of the now-closed Singletary Center for the Arts. Now, they play at home in their bedrooms, preparing for the day when crowds can again gather.Due to COVID-19, the...

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Travel Photography for Everyone

Morgan Garrett April 16, 2018

One of my favorite things to do when I return home from a trip is to review all my photos and edit them. They serve as a chronological reminder of all the people I met, the experiences I had, the foods...

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