UK Research News

UK Libraries celebrates opening of the American Archive of Marina and Anastasia Tsvetaeva

Nov 26, 2024, 7:27 AM

The archive comprises hundreds of scholarly and rare books on the Tsvetaev family, countless research materials related to the sisters’ work and literary legacies, as well as more than a dozen personal items belonging to Anastasia Tsvetaeva.

Symposium to explore racial violence in Kentucky’s history

Nov 8, 2024, 6:59 AM

The public event on Nov. 9, will highlight how digital tools and archival research can reveal the realities of racial violence.

‘What comes first: the scary movie, or the fear?’ UK professor talks horror films and society

Oct 28, 2024, 7:44 AM

Laneshia Conner's course, “Horror Films and Social Welfare,” equips students with historical knowledge, empowers them to critically analyze and reshapes their understanding of society.

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UK takes the lead on preserving artistic, cultural heritage

Oct 8, 2024, 7:51 AM

In September 2024, the Kentucky Heritage Emergency Response Network was launched at the Arts Disaster & Crisis Preparedness Conference, hosted by UK.

Beyond the breakthrough: How Brent Seales is pushing the boundaries of discovery through new heritage science lab

Oct 3, 2024, 7:23 AM

Brent Seales discusses his groundbreaking work in reading ancient, carbonized Herculaneum scrolls and the future of EduceLab, a first-of-its-kind heritage science lab in Kentucky.

UK SA/VS professor discovers Spartacus’ 1st battlefield in southern Italy

Jul 12, 2024, 7:16 AM

Archaeologist Paolo Visonà, an adjunct associate professor in the School of Art and Visual Studies (SA/VS) has discovered Spartacus’ first battlefield in southern Italy and Roman fortification systems built by Crassus to blockade Spartacus’ army.

UK folklorist explains centuries-old history of St. Patrick’s Day

Mar 15, 2024, 7:34 AM

While St. Patrick’s Day is associated with wearing green, community parades and shamrock hunting, the holiday is also grounded in history that dates back more than 1,500 years.

UK students part of project using digital tools to bring stories of enslaved people to light

Feb 16, 2024, 7:32 AM

The Digital Access Project aims to help families and researchers piece together information and previously unknown stories about Central Kentucky, including the lives of enslaved people who lived in the region.

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UK researcher examines the life and activism of Mamie Till-Mobley, Emmett Till’s mother

Jan 11, 2024, 7:41 AM

Brandon M. Erby, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies, is studying the life of civil rights icon Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of Emmett Till.

Discovery made from within 2,000 year-old Herculaneum scrolls

Oct 13, 2023, 7:15 AM

Brent Seales, computer science professor at the UK, (in partnership with EduceLab, the Library of the Institut de France and founders of the Vesuvius Challenge), presented a monumental breakthrough: for the first time in more than 2,000 years, text has been read from part of the still-closed Herculaneum scrolls.

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