Paidin Dermody Named Next Kernel Editor-In-Chief
By Whitney Harder
Paidin Dermody, a University of Kentucky journalism and English sophomore with a minor in photography, has been named the Kentucky Kernel's editor for the 2017-2018 school year.
Poet, Art Journalist, LGBT Icon Eileen Myles to Speak at UK
By Dorothy Freeman and Whitney Hale
Author Dinaw Mengestu Visits UK
By Gail Hairston
As part of the University of Kentucky Visiting Writers Series, acclaimed author Dinaw Mengestu will read from his works at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, in the Creative Arts Studio (Room 153) in Holmes Hall, 111 Avenue of Champions in Lexington. Mengestu, an Ethiopian-American, has written three novels, including “All Our Names,” published in 2014.
Behind the Blue - The 2017 Great Teacher Award Winners
On Feb. 28, the University of Kentucky Alumni Association held a dinner to honor this year’s recipients of the Great Teacher Award. Six UK professors have been named winners of the award for 2017:
Irish Eyes Will Smile at Irish Studies Conference
By Gail Hairston
For the first time, the University of Kentucky is hosting the southern chapter of the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS), March 9-11.
With over 50 speakers from 17 states and several speakers from Ireland, the event has something for anyone even slightly interested in the history and culture of “The Emerald Isle.”
UK Celebrates its 2017 Great Teacher Award Winners
By Gail Hairston, Amy Jones-Timoney, and Kody Kiser
Six University of Kentucky educators were named recipients of the UK Alumni Association 2017 Great Teacher Award Tuesday night.
The recipients are:
Record Number of Students on UK Dean's List
By Lori Minter
A record number of students made the University of Kentucky Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester. The 7,408 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance. That's an increase of more than 200 over the previous record reached in fall 2015 when the number of students on the UK Dean's List surpassed 7,000 for the first time. Last semester's Dean's List includes over 700 more students than the spring 2016 semester's list.
14 Undergraduates Win Oswald Awards
By Gail Hairston
Fourteen University of Kentucky undergraduate students -- one sophomore, two juniors and 11 seniors -- were recently awarded with Oswald Research and Creativity Program awards by the Office of Undergraduate Research.