'Behind the Blue': Dean Mark Kornbluh Implements 21st Century Vision for A&S
Now in his 11th year at the helm of the University of Kentucky's largest college, Mark Kornbluh is currently the longest-serving of UK’s 19 deans. The College of Arts and Sciences spans the liberal arts and hard sciences, social science fields and new and emerging areas, such as dual degree programs that focus on world languages and so-called STEM areas (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
Ron Spriggs Keeps Tuskegee Airmen History Alive at UK Event
By Aly Bourne
Ron Spriggs, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and founder of the Ron Spriggs Exhibit of Tuskegee Airmen (RSETA), will speak on campus at an event presented by UK Air Force ROTC Detachment 290. The free public talk, which will begin 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, in the William T. Young Auditorium, will be focused on the historic military unit.
Shayla Lawson, Keith Wilson Bring Affrilachian Poetry to Visiting Writers Series at UK
By Whitney Hale
Shayla Lawson and Keith Wilson are among the esteemed writers known as the Affrilachian Poets.
The Story of a 1949 UK Chemistry Graduate
It was 1949, World War II had ended and twice as many students were enrolled in universities across the country compared to pre-war enrollment, many were on the GI Bill. I was one of those June 1949 GI Bill seniors, graduating from UK with a BS degree in physical chemistry. My name is Alan Veith.
'Conversations with Gurney' to Take Place Jan. 27, April 13
By Jenny Wells-Hosley
Gurney Norman is a professor of English and scholar-in-residence at the UK Appalachian Center. Photo courtesy of Morris Grubbs.