The University of Kentucky’s $87 million HEALing Communities Study (HCS) to address the opioid epidemic in Kentucky is expanding to more communities across the Commonwealth.
A total of 7,616 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance.
The University of Kentucky chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) recently inducted 49 new members into the prestigious academic honor society. This year’s induction ceremony was held Wednesday, April 13, at the Singletary Center for the Arts.
Shelley Ferrin remembers exactly when everything started to make sense — the idea, the need and the simplicity of the solution. It all came together at once and seemed so clear. It was last fall when she and Patrick Kitzman had met to discuss the progress he’d made regarding Toys with a Purpose, a lending library that supports child development and promotes learning through play by improving access to free adapted toys in eastern Kentucky.
The state-of-the-art facility – a partnership with the college, UK Athletics and JMI Sports – will create a high-tech collaborative space where students can learn alongside media production and sports marketing and communication professionals, said Jennifer Greer, dean of UK’s College of Communication and Information.
The 2022 Creason Lecture held by the School of Journalism and Media in the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information, will be delivered by John Lansing, president and CEO of National Public Radio (NPR). The title of his lecture is “Bearing Witness in the Age of Disinformation: Public Service Journalism and Why It Matters More Than Ever.”
Phil Duncan, a 1987 art studio graduate and chief design officer for Procter & Gamble (P&G), will deliver the 2022 Irwin Warren Lecture, titled “Building Brand Experiences for the Future,” from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, in 118 White Hall Classroom Building. The program, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Department of Integrated Strategic Communication and the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information.
The Women and Philanthropy Network at the University of Kentucky recently awarded $217,342 to six academic initiatives at UK. This brings their lifetime grants to $2,484,392.
Student-athletes at the University of Kentucky combined to earn a total of 80 spots on the 2017 Southeastern Conference Fall Sports Academic Honor Roll, the league announced earlier this week.