‘One Toyota’ creates new $80m engineering facility in Georgetown with capacity for 800 on cutting-edge
It’s a big task, but Toyota Motor North America has the best and brightest accepting the challenge: innovate and problem…
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Ben Beam — yes, one of those Beams, completing UK certification in distilling, wine, brewing
By Carol Lea Spence UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Ben Beam is a busy guy. Between shifts as…
State’s unemployment rate down, jobless rate up, both slightly; more people looking for work
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary September unemployment rate was 5.2 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics…
UK announces $12 million gift from Paul and Deborah Chellgren for undergraduate excellence
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto today announced a more than $12 million gift from UK graduate and philanthropist Paul…
UK scientist part of group sequencing first liverwort genome; provides insight into plant evolution
By Katie Pratt University of Kentucky Earth would look a whole lot different without plants rooted firmly in the ground….
C-J’s Deborah Yetter gets Madison Award for Service to First Amendment; Judy Clabes to give address
By Mike Farrell NKyTribune special editor A journalist whose reporting on the deaths of children abused or murdered while under…
Eli Capilouto: Partnerships in Northern Kentucky with NKU, St. E Healthcare are examples of change, legacy
As the University for Kentucky, we are the institution our Commonwealth has charged with confronting the most profound of challenges — in…
Actor Harry Dean Stanton, Kentucky native, dies at 91; most recent film about to be released
One of Kentucky’s favorite sons, Harry Dean Stanton, an actor with wide-ranging skills, has died of natural causes at age…
St. Elizabeth Healthcare to provide $2.5m to support tuition scholarship for new UK med school in NKY
St. Elizabeth Healthcare has provided a gift of $2.5 million to support a tuition scholarship program for the University of Kentucky…
Eli Capilouto: Research one of the major factors helping to drive the state’s economy, workforce
At the University of Kentucky, we strive to be at the intersection of innovation and impact. We are called, as…
Raising the Bar: New $56 million building project significantly expands UK College of Law
The University of Kentucky College of Law began a new chapter with a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday on Mandrell Hall’s front…
‘No P on My Lawn’ — UK cooperative extension taking campaign directly to Fayette neighborhoods
When University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment specialists show up at the front door, easels and flyers in hand, it’s…
Collaborative academic-community partnership program to address health needs in Appalachia
The Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) centers at the University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, University of Kentucky, Pennsylvania State…
University of Kentucky completes revitalization of campus housing with final two of 14 residence halls
By Blair Hoover Conner UKnow Four years, nearly $450 million, and more than 6,800 beds in 14 new state-of-the-art residence halls….
UK Alumni Association names Distinguished Service, Young Alumni Award winners, includes two NKyians
The University of Kentucky Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award and Joseph T. Burch Young Alumni Award are presented annually to…
UK College of Ag to sell to the university community the wine it develops through research for industry
To ensure its continued ability to provide research and education efforts for the state’s grape and wine industries, the University…
Commentary: Our experiences frame what we understand about ourselves and the world around us
By Eli Capilouto Special to NKyTribune Consider the story of a teacher I recently heard about: Young and enthusiastic, she…
Thomas More College to take on University of Kentucky in exhibition at Rupp Arena October 27
Thomas More College announced Thursday the men’s basketball team will take on the University of Kentucky in an exhibition game…
UK students testing two high-altitude weather balloons to livestream total solar eclipse in August
A team of University of Kentucky students, led by College of Engineering Professor Suzanne Smith, is preparing to launch two…
First comprehensive hemp conference in the United States scheduled for Lexington Center in September
The first hemp conference in the United States to bring together industry professionals, scientists and policymakers will be Sept. 8-11…
Following father’s example, UK nursing student Karly Schmidt donates a kidney to save a life
By Elizabeth Adams Special to NKyTribune To commit a textbook term to memory, UK College of Nursing student Karly Schmidt…
UK trustees approve $3.7 billion budget for 2017-18, includes salary merit pool, 4% tuition increases
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees Friday adopted a $3.7 billion budget for 2017-2018 that invests heavily and strategically…