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Supported employment services aim to
provide jobs for adults with mental illness
For people who live with a diagnosed mental illness, having a job can provide much more than financial support. It can provide a sense of self-worth and connection to the community, both of which are essential to maintaining mental health. …
UK students, alumna selected as Fulbright
recipients, will work abroad for academic year
Two students from the University of Kentucky and one 2006 alumna have been selected as recipients of Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships. The UK recipients are among 1,700 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2012-2013 academic year through …
Kentucky Business Pacesetters to be honored
for positive impact on economy, communities
The 2012 class of Kentucky Business Pacesetter winners will be recognized at the Kentucky Celebrates Small Business awards ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, in Frankfort. Community leaders, small business owners, small business advocates, the media and the public …
UK student’s story provides strong testament
to the importance of nurses, care they provide
In honor of National American Nurses Week this week, UK Chandler Hospital patient Annie Hickey and her family shared their story of appreciation and gratitude. When 19-year-old University of Kentucky student Annie Hickey woke up in the intensive care …
UK graduate makes impact on campus, community with 4 Paws for Ability program
By Jenny Wells University of Kentucky Logan Bright, a new graduate from the University of Kentucky College of Education, first learned about “4 Paws for Ability” before she transferred to UK in the fall of 2009. Once she arrived, …
Kansas governor makes good on NCAA wager,
delivers 440 steak burgers to Hope Center
Thanks to the University of Kentucky’s 67-59 NCAA Championship victory over the University of Kansas April 2, as well as the generosity of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, Lexington’s Hope Center put on a feast of Kansas steak burgers for its …
UK trustees approve 6-percent tuition hike
in first step of two-year budgeting process
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees’ approval of a 6-percent tuition rate hike for fall 2012 is the first formal step in a two-year budget process, UK President Eli Capilouto said. The process is designed, he said, “with …
UK commencement held May 6, more
than 4,000 students receive degrees
The University of Kentucky held its 145th May commencement May 6 at Rupp Arena. More than 4,000 UK students received degrees this May. UK conferred 988 graduate degrees, 457 professional degrees and 2,710 undergraduate degrees. More than half of …
UK students earn recognitions for their work
on Homegrown Kentucky, helping poorest
University of Kentucky students Benjamin Smith, Ben Norton, Patrick Johnson, Luke McAnally, and Adam Meredith were recently honored by former President Bill Clinton in Washington D.C. for their work on a project which is changing lives in one of Kentucky’s …
Educators from across the country honored with Teachers Who Made a Difference Award
As the familiar refrain of the University of Kentucky fight song reverberated through the UK Student Center Theater, Matthew Mitchell was caught by surprise. It was then that senior UK women’s basketball player Keyla Snowden approached the stage to present …
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