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Rally at UK Supports Asian, Asian American Community

The crowd of nearly 400 gathered in front of Memorial Hall March 24, many carrying signs, and all supporting a call for change

University Press of Kentucky Debuts Newest Series: ‘Appalachian Futures’

The book series gives voice to Black, Native, Latinx, Asian, queer, and other nonwhite or ignored identities within the Appalachian region. It will be edited by University of Kentucky faculty member and recently named Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson, alongside Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Davis Shoulders.

UK’s Bhattacharyya Wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award

Bhattacharyya has been a fixture in UK Engineering for more than 50 years and is renowned for his research, which focuses on incorporating life sciences materials with synthetic membranes for filtering and producing clean water. As the director of UK’s Center of Membrane Sciences, he is also contributing his decades of expertise to help address the spread of COVID-19.

Gaines Center’s Breathitt Lecture to Examine Using Space to Give Voice to Emotions Surrounding Displacement

Established to honor an eminent Kentuckian and an outstanding UK alumnus whose interest in higher education and the humanities was exceptional, this lectureship is awarded to an undergraduate whose qualities of mind and spirit have been expressed eloquently the basic concerns of the humanities.

UK’s Crystal Wilkinson Appointed 2021-22 Kentucky Poet Laureate

The award-winning author and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences was appointed by Governor Andy Beshear, and is the first Black woman to be appointed as the state’s poet laureate. Wilkinson will be inducted as part of the Kentucky Writers’ Day celebration, hosted virtually this year on the Kentucky Arts Council’s Facebook and YouTube channels.

DREAM Program Expands Community, Career Development for Health Equity Researchers from Underrepresented Minorities

The program has supported the training of underrepresented pre-docs, post-docs and assistant professors at the University of Kentucky committed to health equity research.

Altimmune Partners With Coldstream-based Summit Biosciences to Develop Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine

As part of the partnership, Summit will manufacture a multidose nasal spray presentation of AdCOVID, Altimmune’s intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate. AdCOVID is currently being evaluated in a phase 1 clinical trial of healthy adult volunteers between the ages of 18 and 55.

UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health Releases Research Report on COVID-19 Stakeholder Experiences in Kentucky

The report details the findings of surveys taken by more than 900 healthcare providers, school leaders, community health workers and their clients, and community members in Kentucky during the summer and fall of 2020.

Sadiqa Reynolds, Tamika Mallory to Speak at Sister Circle Forum March 25-26

The University of Kentucky will host the 5th annual Sister Circle Forum, which will feature two special presentations by Louisville Urban League President and CEO Sadiqa Reynolds and social justice advocate Tamika D. Mallory.

Nominations Open for Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year Awards

Nominations should be based on exemplary mentorship with a focus on advising students on enriching projects, a commitment to providing exceptional undergraduate research experiences above and beyond the classroom, as well as supporting and promoting undergraduate research initiatives on campus.  

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