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.

Monday

President Capilouto: Video update about UK Athletics

Nighttime aerial view of a University of Kentucky arena lit in blue, with white text reading “UK Athletics Update.”
Monday

UK College of Medicine celebrates a record match

Two people stand outdoors holding matching signs that read “I MATCHED!” One sign says “Internal Medicine — University of Kentucky,” and the other says “Emergency Medicine — University of Kentucky,” with “MATCH” printed at the bottom.
March 20, 2026

A look into the mental game: Q&A with UK sport psychologist

A close-up of a person’s hand resting on an orange basketball. The basketball features a Nike logo and a University of Kentucky “UK” logo.
March 20, 2026

CAPTRUST offering one-on-one financial advising sessions for UK employees

March 20, 2026

The next dose: UK College of Pharmacy class of 2026 celebrates match day

Three students sit together at a table, collaborating while looking at a tablet in a bright, modern campus building. One student points at the screen as the others lean in, focused and engaged in discussion.
March 20, 2026

Beam Institute Industry Conference reaches Kentucky and beyond

Four panelists beneath large screen presenting to an audience in a theater.
March 19, 2026

Settle a parking citation and support Kentucky kids through DanceBlue

Graphic promoting DanceBlue, the University of Kentucky Dance Marathon, with a photo of a large group in yellow shirts and text noting that citation fees collected March 22–28 will be donated to DanceBlue.
March 17, 2026

UK kicks off 5th anniversary cohort of Construction Business Accelerator

A group of people sit at tables in a large, modern, open indoor space with bright overhead lighting and polished concrete floors.
March 17, 2026

Singletary Scholars present ‘Lead Your Way’ Leadership Conference

About 20 people in matching blue shirts pose indoors in front of a blue‑and‑white balloon arch, with a wood wall behind them reading “Lewis H.”
March 16, 2026

‘Behind the Blue’: Schyler Simpson on Nationally Competitive Awards

A graphic for the “Behind the Blue” podcast features a blue microphone icon above the podcast title in script and bold lettering, with the University of Kentucky logo at the bottom.

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