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UK partnership helps bring people, opportunity home to Eastern Kentucky

Friday

Through SOAR’s EKY Remote program, families are finding new opportunities to build careers and put down roots in Eastern Kentucky.

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Campus News
Thursday

The Bill Gatton Foundation commits $30 million to transform The Arboretum

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UK HealthCare
Wednesday

UK HealthCare partners with community health providers to expand women’s health services in rural Kentucky

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Research
Tuesday

Curiosity sparks UK researcher’s exploration of quantum materials

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Research
Monday

UK HealthCare patient among first in US to receive experimental lupus treatment

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Friday

Upcoming lane and road closures: Cooper and University Drives

Campus News
Friday

New garage spaces opening to help offset anticipated loss of Orange Lot spaces

UK HealthCare
Friday

How to keep your family safe this Halloween season

UK Happenings
Friday

UK partnership helps bring people, opportunity home to Eastern Kentucky

UK HealthCare
Thursday

Coaches for the Kids, Coach Stein, present $1.35 million check to Golisano Children’s at UK 

Campus News

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Oct. 2, 2026

More than basketball: The Sheppard family’s commitment to their Kentucky home

Friday

Upcoming lane and road closures: Cooper and University Drives

Map showing Nov. 1 lane and road closures at Cooper and University drives.
Friday

New garage spaces opening to help offset anticipated loss of Orange Lot spaces

Thursday

The Bill Gatton Foundation commits $30 million to transform The Arboretum

Architectural rendering of the UK Arboretum Visitor Center expansion at dusk, featuring two modern, warmly lit buildings connected by pathways and surrounded by colorful native-style gardens. Visitors walk and gather throughout the landscaped grounds
Wednesday

Sidewalk closure: South Limestone between Ag North and Chandler Hospital

Map of the South Limestone Pavilion and Sidewalk Closure, showing closed sidewalk areas, pedestrian pathways and alternate pedestrian routes.

Student News

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Aug. 31, 2026

First week for Wildcats: See our favorite moments

Oct. 19, 2026

Fall Break checklist: 8 ways to get ahead

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Oct. 16, 2026

Making every opportunity count: Devin Bester’s UK Invests story

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Oct. 15, 2026

‘UK at the Half:’ UK Invests in the spotlight during Kentucky Football season

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Oct. 15, 2026

BBN Tackles Plastic expands to all UK residence halls

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UK HealthCare

A health care professional in blue scrubs uses a computer beside a seated pregnant patient in an exam room.
Wednesday

UK HealthCare partners with community health providers to expand women’s health services in rural Kentucky

Friday

How to keep your family safe this Halloween season

Children hold orange jack-o’-lantern trick-or-treat buckets while wearing Halloween costumes.
Thursday

Coaches for the Kids, Coach Stein, present $1.35 million check to Golisano Children’s at UK 

Multiple people pose with a $1.35 million Coaches for the Kids Foundation check presented to Golisano Children’s at UK in front of a blue Golisano Children’s backdrop.
Thursday

UK HealthCare cardiac arrest survivor leads effort to map AEDs across Lexington

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Thursday

UK board directs healthcare enterprise to seek growth, prepare for financial challenges

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Research

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Oct. 15, 2026

UK researcher tackles joint injuries with $4.6M in new grants

Thursday

Robinson wins UK’s 6th Karen Wetterhahn Memorial Award

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Thursday

KNEDA designates Ballard and McCracken counties as Nuclear-Ready Communities

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Wednesday

Researcher explores innovative treatments for bacterial infections causing pregnancy loss in mares

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Tuesday

UK researchers receive NCI grant to improve clinical trial conversations

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UK Happenings

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Sept. 9, 2026

UK to host 9/11 memorial vigil

Friday

UK partnership helps bring people, opportunity home to Eastern Kentucky

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Oct. 23, 2026

Economic Development Collaborative to host convening on Kentucky’s arts economy

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Oct. 22, 2026

UK Robinson Center creates ‘buzz’ with Youth Science Day

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Oct. 21, 2026

DanceBlue invites community to 11th annual silent auction

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Arts & Culture

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Sept. 29, 2026

UK Art Museum finds connections between art and natural history

Oct. 20, 2026

UK Theatre and Dance alum Taha Mandviwala finding his next act

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Oct. 2, 2026

Civil War-era song cycle ‘Rappahannock County’ launches UK Opera Theatre’s new season

Poster for the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre production of Rappahannock County, a Civil War–themed song cycle, Oct. 16-18, 2026, at the Lexington Opera House. A mountain landscape at sunset appears in the background.
Aug. 14, 2026

UK Art Museum announces Fall ’26 exhibitions

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June 18, 2026

UK Libraries, researchers highlight resources exploring slavery, emancipation history in Kentucky

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Professional News

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May 18, 2026

Outstanding UK faculty honored with Kirwan Prize, Sturgill Award

Wednesday

‘UK at the Half’: UK alum shines as horse industry leader

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Wednesday

UK Outstanding Staff Awards: Beth Potter

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Monday

Kentucky faculty, students support science learning in Malawi

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Oct. 19, 2026

2026 ‘Great Teacher’ Mark Prendergast puts critical thinking at center of learning

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In the News

• Lexington Arboretum gets $30 million upgrade. ‘We’re in a revival,’ mayor says

kentucky.com (Mark Williams; Laura Stevenson), also featured on wkyt.com, wuky.org

• Georgia Early Voting Breaks Record Amid Obama, Trump and Harris’ Final Push

newsweek.com (D. Stephen Voss), also featured on msn.com

• Explainer: Is it legal to recruit spoiler candidates in US elections?

reuters.com (Joshua Douglas), also featured on usnews.com, msn.com, yahoo.com, miamiherald.com, charlotteobserver.com, et al.

• Kentucky voters weigh limits to governor’s pardon powers in issue that could cross party lines

wdrbwave.com (Steve Voss)

• Federal election monitors will be deployed in Lexington, Louisville

kentuckynewera.com (Josh Douglas), also featured on thenewsenterprise.com, pmg-ky2.com

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