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UK Contracts with New Assistance Organization to Support International Travel

Jason Hope and Daniel Flener Apr 12, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 12, 2024) ⁠—The UK International Center and UK Risk Management are excited to announce a new partnership between the University and International SOS which will provide additional resources to support the health, safety, and security of members of the UK community traveling internationally.

UK Surgery faculty make first in-person visit to Zambia’s largest teaching hospital through ACS H.O.P.E.

UK College of Medicine Apr 10, 2024

After years of virtual meetings and long-distance conversation, faculty members from the UK College of Medicine Department of Surgery were finally able to meet face-to-face with colleagues from the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia last January as part of the American College of Surgeons’ Health Outreach Program for Equity in Global Surgery (ACS H.O.P.E.).

UK School of Music, Ionian University to present free concert as part of cross-cultural exchange program

Ella Brown Mar 12, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 12, 2024) ⁠— This March, faculty from the University of Kentucky School of Music will be performing a public concert with visiting faculty from Ionian University in Corfu, Greece. The Greek musicians are traveling to Lexington this spring as part of a cross-cultural exchange program, after UK faculty visited Ionian University last fall.

UK and Gen.G bring back award-winning conference Campus Takeover

Shelby Brown Mar 12, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky, (Feb. 19, 2024) — The University of Kentucky and Global esports and gaming organization Gen.G are bringing back their award-winning collegiate esports industry conference, Campus Takeover, on March 30 and April 6. This two-day event will bring together esports professionals with students and administrators from different universities. UK continues to pave the way as an esports ecosystem leader in the SEC and Midwest region.

Nominations open for 2024 Global Impact Awards

Daniel Flener Feb 27, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 27, 2024) — The University of Kentucky International Center (UKIC) is seeking nominations for the 2024 UK Global Impact Awards. Nominations are being accepted through March 15, 2024. The UK Global Impact Awards recognize contributions towards enhancing UK’s global engagement through education, research and service, as well as fostering a culturally diverse, welcoming environment that is conducive to comprehensive campus internationalization.

International Center releases Global Engagement Academy offerings for Spring 2024

Daniel Flener Feb 5, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2024) — As the University of Kentucky continues to become a more globally engaged campus, it is important that all faculty and staff have the opportunity to be informed about UK’s many international connections and to contribute to internationalization themselves.

Travel vaccinations now available at UK Pharmacist Care Clinic

Katie Florence Feb 2, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2024) — UK Retail Pharmacies now offers a new service to make preparing for international travel easier. The service provides travelers with all the required and recommended vaccines they need based on their destination. Travelers can prepare for their next trip abroad by receiving counseling based on their travel itinerary, as well as travel vaccinations, including:

Fulbright awardee leads reforestation effort in Australia

Daniel Flener Jan 17, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 17, 2024) — For more than two decades, Chris Barton, Ph.D., professor of forest hydrology and watershed management in the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, has been conducting research related to environmental pollution and the restoration of degraded lands. Primarily focused on coal mines in Appalachia, Barton’s research recently expanded to a more global scale.

Olumuyiwa “Moses” Desmennu receiving diploma

From Nigeria to Kentucky, doctoral grad pursues educational policy and evaluation career

Amanda Nelson Dec 20, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 20, 2023) — While working in his home country of Nigeria at the University of Ibadan, it became clear to Olumuyiwa “Moses” Desmennu that pursuing a Ph.D. would be essential for his professional advancement and personal fulfillment. Last week, he celebrated completion of that goal as he walked across the University of Kentucky commencement stage to accept his Ph.D. in education sciences, but his path from Nigeria to Kentucky was a much longer journey.

Refugee finds a 2nd home at UK

Daniel Flener Dec 15, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2023) — In August 2021, as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, many students in the country suddenly found themselves in limbo — unsure of whether or how to continue their education. As they searched for answers, and many fled their home country, the launch of the Kentucky Innovative Scholarship Pilot Project provided hope, and the University of Kentucky mobilized to provide a home away from home.

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