University of Kentucky Information Technology Services has recognized 40 employees who celebrated milestone years of service during the year 2020. These 40 employees, ranging from seven different ITS divisions, combined for a total of 635 years of service at UK.
The International Center at the University of Kentuckyhas announced the 2021 UK Global Impact Award (GIA) winners. Recipients include faculty, staff and alumni who have significantly contributed to the university’s global engagement through education, research and service, as well as fostered a culturally diverse, welcoming environment that is conducive to comprehensive campus internationalization.
Nearly 50 students, staff and faculty from the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information (CI) arrived at UK’s Kroger Field COVID-19 vaccination clinic early April 10 to volunteer, playing a part in a record-setting day when 4.6 million doses were administered across the U.S.
Award-winning journalist and CBS News correspondent Wesley Lowery will give a talk, “Covering Social Justice in the Era of Social Media,” as the inaugural speaker for the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information's (CI) Angelo B. Henderson Lecture Series Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 5-6:30 p.m. EST.
Thanks to an innovative teaching idea from University of Kentucky faculty in the College of Communication and Information, students were able to experience a sense of normalcy in their public speaking and writing courses — with the help of clear face masks.
Sherali Zeadally, in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky, has been named one of the most highly cited researchers in the world.
With this April 2020 journal entry documenting the events of the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Kentucky political science sophomore Carli Salchli captured an important moment in the events that have unfolded since March 2020, a perspective that will be preserved for years to come in University of Kentucky Libraries’ “In This Together: Documenting COVID-19 in the Commonwealth” collection, now available online through the Special Collections Research Center’s (SCRC) ExploreUK digital repository.
At the end of each fall semester, University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies (SA/VS) celebrates its best and brightest young artists as part of the Carey Ellis Juried Student Show and awards ceremony presented at the school’s annual visual art celebration, Open Studio. While this fall looks different due to the pandemic, the school was still able to honor this year’s 18 winners with an online ceremony held Nov. 20.
Throughout the extended winter break, University of Kentucky Campus Recreation and Wellness will be offering an expanded schedule of virtual fitness classes open to all University of Kentucky students, faculty and staff. Additionally, Campus Rec is giving away 250 free “Fit Kits” for students to use for these virtual fitness classes.