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Seventy-five years ago today, a soldier who had been in combat for more than two years, suffering many wounds and earning four Silver Stars, offered the ultimate sacrifice — calling in artillery on his forward position, to save his battalion.

Today, the University of Kentucky will honor its Fall 2019 graduates at the December 2019 Commencement Ceremonies.  

This Friday, the University of Kentucky will honor approximately 1,800 Fall 2019 graduates at the December 2019 Commencement Ceremonies.  

As the University of Kentucky commemorates 70 years of integration on campus this year, alumni and friends are also finding ways to contribute to the university's ongoing commitment to inclusive excellence.

Holiday parties, family trips and thoughtful gifts are going to be filling all of our social media feeds in the upcoming weeks. However, you might want to think twice before you post.

It's a question that's critical to families and communities across the Commonwealth — how do we tackle the opioid epidemic? The University of Kentucky is bringing 90 scholars, in diverse academic and scientific disciplines from over 40 countries, to campus in hopes of continuing the conversation surrounding addiction and recovery.

Peggy Noe Stevens, a University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information (CI) alumna, was recently inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. She is one of only nine female inductees into the hall of fame.

The accolades for the Commonwealth’s food scene have been rolling in the last several years, and few leaders are as responsible for growing the state’s culinary landscape as University of Kentucky alumna Ouita Michel.

The University of Kentucky Staff Senate is launching a university-wide mentorship program that begins in January and runs through June 2020. Applications for the program are being accepted until Dec. 4.