4 Outstanding Students Selected as May 2019 Commencement Speakers, Including HSP Major Noor Ali
By Jenny Wells

From left: Sofia Gonzalez Schuler, Brandon Colbert, Noor Ali and Jay Winkler. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.
UK Board Awards 16 University Professorships for 2019-20
By Jenny Wells-Hosley

The 2019-20 University Research Professors. Photo by Ben Corwin, Research Communications.
This week, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved 16 University Research Professorships for the 2019-20 academic year.
'Never Give Up on Your Dreams.' Down Syndrome No Barrier for This Liberal Studies Grad
By Lindsey Piercy
Overwhelming excitement with a tinge of apprehension will fill Rupp Arena as emotions will be riding high May 5 — one of the University of Kentucky's Commencement Days. One by one, thousands of graduates will walk across the stage with an outstretched hand to receive their coveted diploma.
UK Appalachian Center Honors 9 Student Researchers
By Jenny Wells

Award recipients, left to right: Madeline Dunfee, Katherine Love, Anna Branduzzi and Carson Benn. Photo courtesy of the UK Appalachian Center
Project Graduate Helps Mom Return to College, Earn Degree After 25 Years
By Lindsey PIercy
It was fall of 1994. In many ways, Sharon Mofield-Boswell was your typical college freshman. She was eager — eager to embark on a new chapter as a student at the University of Kentucky. But college came with its own set of challenges. On top of that, Mofield-Boswell had a unique set of responsibilities — as a single mom.
A&S Students Among 7 UK Libraries Learning Lab Interns Bound for Global Undergrad Research Conference
By Whitney Hale, Ellie Wnek and Hannah Edelen

Senior Dealla Samadi discovered a missing piece of the book "La Reine Albemarle," which was published posthumously without the segment. Her discovery has led to an article published in a French philosophy journal.