A&S Students Among 11 Selected for Fulbright Honors at UK
By Whitney Hale
The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that seven recent UK graduates and four doctoral students have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships. The UK recipients are among approximately 2,000 U.S. students who will travel abroad for the 2019-20 academic year.
'Behind the Blue': A&S Anthropologist Dick Jefferies’ Fascinating Work
By Carl Nathe
Anthropology is the study of human culture in the past and the present. University of Kentucky Professor Richard "Dick" Jefferies is now in his fourth decade as a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology, within UK’s College of Arts and Sciences.
In his work of teaching, research and service, Jefferies, an archaeologist, uncovers objects that shed light on how people in Kentucky and elsewhere lived hundreds and even thousands of years ago.
'Behind the Blue': A&S Anthropologist Dick Jefferies’ Fascinating Work
By Carl Nathe
Anthropology is the study of human culture in the past and the present. University of Kentucky Professor Richard "Dick" Jefferies is now in his fourth decade as a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology, within UK’s College of Arts and Sciences.
CPE Awards UK Project Graduate Grant
By Lindsey Piercy
Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.
The University of Kentucky has been awarded a $25,000 Project Graduate Grant from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). The strategic funds will be used to boost degree completion of former students with 80 or more credit hours.
In total, $300,000 will be spread among six Kentucky campuses, to help students succeed in college.
Hispanic Studies Doctoral Student Receives Gabriela Mistral Award
By Lindsey Piercy
Sharrah Lane, a doctoral student in Hispanic Studies and president of the University of Kentucky's chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, has received the prestigious Gabriela Mistral Award for her academic achievements and noteworthy leadership in the chapter.
Sigma Delta Pi is a national collegiate Hispanic honor society, and the award is presented each year to an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student who is an active member.
Art History, Jewish Studies Researchers Take UK Libraries Awards for Undergrad Scholarship
By Whitney Hale
Emily Hedges (far left) and Hannah Thompson (far right) were joined by faculty sponsor Miriam Kienle, Interim Dean of UK Libraries Deirdre Scaggs and faculty sponsor Janice Fernheimer. Mark Cornelison l UK Photo.
UK Alumni Hoping to Make Waves for Childhood Brain Cancer
By Loretta Stafford
Childhood friends Zach Major, Kayne Finley, Keagan Finley, and Austin Major
On the heels of graduation, many new alumni look forward to spending the summer traveling, learning about the world and themselves in the process. However, this summer’s travels hold special significance for two spring 2019 UK grads.