Doug Boyd is transforming access to oral history through CURATE-supported research, using innovative indexing tools, community partnerships and AI technologies to make more than 21,000 historical interviews searchable, discoverable and accessible.
The Sustainable Futures Design Lab, a founding area of UK Innovate’s TRUST Hub, selected three UK research teams to receive the 2026 Rapid Response Grants.
Daniel Vivian examines how communities along the Ohio River remember the Underground Railroad, revealing how public memory shapes understanding of slavery, freedom-seeking and anti-slavery activism.
Douglas A. Boyd, director of the UK Libraries Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History and recent president of the Oral History Association, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor.
Kopana Terry, the oral history archivist at the UK Libraries Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, is examining how the rapid loss of buildings during natural disasters affects the psychological well-being of survivors.
UK Libraries and researchers highlight key resources exploring slavery and emancipation in Kentucky, advancing understanding of the state’s complex history and its lasting impact.
Civil Rights and Restorative Justice-Kentucky Legal Clinic and the Appalachian Center at UK have entered a partnership to research the history and legal outcomes of the 1919 racial removal in Corbin, KY.
UK professor Derrick White is lending his expertise to “Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback,” a new four-part docuseries streaming on Peacock.
