UK’s Impact across Kentucky
STEM, passion for mentoring the next generation
Julia Hill Jan. 23, 2025
Like many engineers, Ashley Morris was born inquisitive. Though she was born in Louisville, Morris grew up on a small 5-acre farm in Shelbyville, Kentucky
UK Transplant Center performs record number of liver transplants in 2024
Hilary Brown Jan. 21, 2025
The UK HealthCare Transplant Center performed 220 organ transplants in 2024, including a record number of liver transplants. The liver transplant teams performed 78 liver transplants, the most ever performed by any Kentucky medical center in a single year.
UK HealthCare, Ky. AG collaborate on state’s first-ever toolkit to protect from strangulation
Hilary Brown Jan. 16, 2025
Providers from UK HealthCare collaborated with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and other agencies on the Commonwealth’s first-ever toolkit to combat the crime of strangulation.
Bridging past and future: UK’s Brent Seales to lead national AI-humanities initiative at Schmidt Sciences
Lindsey Piercy Jan. 14, 2025
Brent Seales, Ph.D, a computer science professor in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, has been selected to lead a new national program that supports research at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the humanities.
‘Behind the Blue’: President Eli Capilouto welcomes 2025 with focus on care, progress
Kody Kiser and Amy Jones-Timoney Jan. 10, 2025
As the new year begins, the University of Kentucky is welcoming back students for the Spring 2025 semester — a time to reflect on the strides made in the past year and to look forward to the opportunities ahead.
UK medical student turns passion into purpose
Charla Hamilton Jan. 8, 2025
University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus students are making a meaningful impact on the lives of young adults with intellectual disabilities through their work with Angels’ Castle, a nonprofit organization that provides educational, recreational, and residential services for this underserved population.
‘UK at the Half’: New year, new opportunities to advance Kentucky
Amy Jones-Timoney Jan. 8, 2025
As the University of Kentucky gears up for a new semester and year, UK President Eli Capilouto reflects on what the entire community came together to accomplish in 2024.
Coal to critical elements: $5 million DOE award propels UK’s refined materials work
Lindsay Travis Jan. 3, 2025
A team of engineers at the University of Kentucky, in collaboration with researchers at other universities, will work on a system to transform coal into high-value materials.
Advancing Kentucky: UK alum Laura Farnsworth strengthens her community by bringing people together
Ann Blackford Nov. 22, 2024
Laura Farnsworth, a 2006 graduate from the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, has been planning events since she was a UK student living in Blanding Tower and serving on the Resident Student Government committee.
UK takes the lead on preserving artistic, cultural heritage
Tom Musgrave Oct. 8, 2024
Between December 2022 and August 2023, two major climate disasters devastated Kentucky communities. Along with the loss of life and property, there was a loss of cultural heritage.
