First Day of Classes
Fall semester classes begin on Aug. 23, 2021. View the full academic calendar for the fall semester here.
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Doctoral Candidate Embodies International Reach of Arts & Sciences
By Facundo Luque and Andrea Gils
Leandro Domingos Luz is an international doctoral geology student from Brazil who lives in Lexington. Devoted to education and research, he decided
A Persistent Student: Sarah McCurrach Restarts Interrupted Study in Heidelberg to Finish Her UK Studies
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- In March 2020, Sarah McCurrach was asleep in Heidelberg, Germany, as messages crammed into her cell phone. When she awoke, she found out that a virus rampaging across the world was about to interrupt her education-abroad studies through the University of Kentucky.
UK College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Member Receives 2021 Sturgill Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 26, 2021) — Two University of Kentucky faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences are recipients of The Graduate School’s distinguished annual awards for exemplary research in the last four years and outstanding contributions to graduate student mentoring and graduate education.
Two Political Science Grads Find Their UK Arts & Sciences Experience Leads to Excellent Graduate Schools
By Addison Cave
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Two graduates from the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences have been admitted to top political science Ph.D. programs and will be continuing their education in the fall. Both students had mentorship throughout their time at UK that put them in the position to be admitted with full funding to some of the most competitive programs in the country.
Sloan Lansdale
Sky’s the Limit as UK Grad Enters U.S. Space Force
By Addison Cave
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Second Lt. Ryan Millard knew the University of Kentucky would take him places – just not quite so high. Millard, a recent December 2020 graduate, is the first University of Kentucky student to be commissioned directly into the U.S. Space Force.
“I want to be on the leading edge of technology, and that is exactly what the U.S. Space Force is allowing me to do,” Millard said.
Kentucky City Names Development after A&S English Professor Gurney Norman
Note: Photo is courtesy of Katie Kelley of the Hazard Herald. Photo shows Gurney Norman with Mandi Fugate Sheffel.
By Richard LeComte
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Gurney Norman received an unusual honor of late when a Kentucky town named an affordable-housing development after him.