Campus News

UK receives $150 million gift from The Bill Gatton Foundation to create arts district

By Jay Blanton
Dec. 2, 2025

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees today accepted a $150 million gift from The Bill Gatton Foundation to construct a new arts district, including a new College of Fine Arts building and a several-hundred seat theater. The gift is the single largest in UK’s history.

Thursday

Updated travel registry helps UK students, faculty and staff safely travel abroad

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Thursday

Collegiate Recovery Program offers ally training for students, staff

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Tuesday

Be part of the Climate Change Quilt project

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Monday

Candidate D for dean of J. David Rosenberg College of Law to participate in open forum

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Jan. 29, 2026

Microsoft Copilot now available for UK students, faculty and staff  

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Jan. 29, 2026

Candidate C for dean of J. David Rosenberg College of Law to participate in open forum

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Jan. 28, 2026

UK operating on a normal schedule Thursday, Jan. 29

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Jan. 28, 2026

‘AI is the future’: UK launches state’s 1st Bachelor of Science in AI

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Jan. 27, 2026

UK closed Wednesday, Jan. 28

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Jan. 27, 2026

Stay warm, Wildcats: How to protect yourself from very cold temperatures

University of Kentucky Wildcat Ready logo — a yellow and white shield with a wildcat face and the words ‘Wildcat Ready’ in bold, over a campus scene in cold-blue tones.

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