Community Outreach
  • Video
  • Aug 9 2024

The UK Cooperative Extension is releasing data gathered from its Statewide Community Needs Assessment survey, offering insights to help communities across the Commonwealth.

  • Article
  • Aug 1 2024

Researchers at UK are hosting a watch party for a video that showcases their work to better understand the barriers to substance use disorder program engagement in Kentucky.

  • Article
  • Jun 21 2024

First Baptist Church Frankfort opened its doors to more than 500 individuals in the community to put an emphasis on their well-being.

  • Article
  • Jul 13 2022

The UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health in Hazard, Ky. has been selected to receive a 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant, one of six grantees chosen statewide.

  • Article
  • Jun 9 2022

Elementary school students descended upon Kroger Field to take part in the first-ever GEN-EV electric car race, a STEM-based activity that helps to develop engineering and team skills by allowing students to design, construct, and competitively race a one-person electric vehicle.

  • Podcast
  • Sep 13 2021

"UK at the Half" airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast and features the people, programs, research, health care and service that combine to make UK the university for Kentucky.

  • Article
  • Jul 23 2021

For 11 years, STEM Experiences camps have given students in second grade through high school opportunities to get a sneak peak of what it feels like to learn in university classrooms.

  • Article
  • May 25 2021

The study has the ultimate goal of reducing opioid overdose deaths by 40% in participating communities.

  • Article
  • May 7 2021

Henderson and Laurel extension offices opened the last week of April as part of a partnership with state and federal agencies.

  • Article
  • Apr 19 2021

The Summer HealthCare Experience (SHE) in Oncology program, is aimed at empowering high school girls throughout Kentucky to learn more about the field of cancer medicine and research. The inaugural program will be held July 12-23 and will be virtual due to the ongoing pandemic.