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9 UK students earn Gilman Scholarships for education abroad

Tom Musgrave
 Aug 15, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 15, 2025) — Nine University of Kentucky students were awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to support their education abroad goals.

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UK students selected to participate in global service fellowship

Daniel Flener
 Aug 13, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 13, 2025) — The University of Kentucky is one of nine institutions across the United States to have students selected to receive the NextGen Service Fellowship from the Institute of International Education (IIE). Eight UK students have been selected to receive funding from the program to complete service projects around the globe.

PA students abroad

UK PA Students Break New Ground in International Exchange with Dutch Clinical Rotation

Ryan Clark
 Aug 1, 2025

In another step forward for international collaboration in healthcare education, two Physician Assistant (PA) students from the University of Kentucky’s College of Health Sciences (CHS) recently completed the department’s first international Supervised Clinical Practicum Experience (SCPE) for students.

Herculaneum scrolls

UK’s Brent Seales, global team secure Europe’s top research grant to digitally decode Herculaneum scrolls

Lindsey Piercy
 Jul 31, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 28, 2025) — Brent Seales, heritage science chair in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant as part of an international team seeking to unlock the secrets of the Herculaneum scrolls. The iconic and historically inaccessible ancient texts were carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.

Dr. Reyes-Centeno leads excavation project

3rd cohort of UKinSPIRE fellows to pursue high-impact international research

Alicia Gregory
 Jul 30, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 25, 2025) — The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) and the University of Kentucky International Center (UKIC) have announced the third cohort of UKinSPIRE fellows.

Pat Givens in Tokyo

From Kentucky to Tokyo: A Social Work Alumna’s Legacy

Emily Houp
 Jul 29, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. — At 93 years old, Pat Givens can trace the impact of her life’s work across decades, cultures, and continents. A proud graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW), her legacy stands as a testament to the quiet power of social work—not only as a profession, but as a lifelong practice of listening, bridging, and understanding.

Pallavi Raichur in cap and gown

Full circle: International UK grad continues journey as Wildcat

Daniel Flener
 Jul 21, 2025
Strategic Plan

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 21, 2025) — For Pallavi Raichur, the University of Kentucky has always been a home away from home. Originally from Bengaluru, India, Raichur became the third member of her family to graduate from UK in May 2022. After earning her bachelor’s degree in business administration, she decided to continue her education at UK, earning her master’s degree in finance in 2023. Now, she serves in a finance role within UK’s College of Medicine. For Raichur, working for UK has been a full circle moment.

students studying in Student Center

UK selected to receive the IIE American Passport Project grant to empower US students to study abroad

Daniel Flener
 May 16, 2025
Strategic Plan

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 15, 2025) — The University of Kentucky has been selected by the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive an IIE American Passport Project grant that will enable up to 25 Pell-eligible UK students participating in UK’s signature career-readiness education abroad program for First-Generation students, Explore First: Career, Cultures, and Connections, to obtain their first U.S. passport. UK is one of 45 institutions to receive the American Passport Project grant this year.

College of Design exhibit

UK Design faculty weave Appalachian resilience into global architecture discourse

Haley Simpkins
 May 14, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 14, 2025) — Jeff Fugate, associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Design’s School of Architecture, and Rebekah Radtke, associate professor in the School of Interiors, have been selected to exhibit their work on Appalachian climate resiliency at the 2025 “Time Space Existence” architecture exhibition in Venice, Italy.    

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