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July 23, 2008

Kentucky Children's Hospital Needs Volunteers for Radiothon

UK's Radiation Medicine Trains NCI Residents

UK Researchers Seek New Screens for Compounds

July 22, 2008

Chefs Earn Bronze in Iron Chef Contest

UK HealthCare Opens New Family Practice

July 21, 2008

Book Explores Kentucky's Rare Wildflowers

July 18, 2008

Alternatives to Lexington’s Proposed CentrePointe Development

July 17, 2008

Top Sophomores Honored as 'Class of Kentucky'

Students Bring WPA Print Show to Museum

UK Health Professionals Go to Ecuador

July 16, 2008

Alumni Distinguished Service Awards Announced

Young Alumni Award Presented

Conference: the Impact of Engineering Earth

UK Professor Helps Launch Surgery Safety Program

Drug Abuse Treatment Saves Kentucky Millions

July 15, 2008

Robinson Scholars Program Hosts Public Reading

NSAIDs and the Heart: What’s the Risk?

July 14, 2008

Alumni Select 2008-09 Officers

Dr. Janelle Molloy Named Physics Chief

Car/Bike Show to Benefit Children's Hospital

July 11, 2008
Robinson Scholars Summer Programs Receive Boost

Leukefeld Named Bell Endowed Chair

UK Computer Research Wins NSF Grant

Environmental Writers at Women Writers Event

July 10, 2008
Air Quality in Lexington Bingo Halls Unsafe

UK OB/GYN Teams with Lexington Legends

Legends Game to Benefit Children's Hospital

Kentucky Children’s Hospital Council Appointed

Documentary Features Life, Work of John Tuska

July 8, 2008
UK/Hobsons Retention Efforts See Big Results

Quake Expert to Discuss China Visit

July 7, 2008
Three Professors Named ADLP Fellows
Libraries to Host Minority Fellowship Program

July 3, 2008
UK Announces Kentucky Plaid Project Winner
UK Awarded Competitive Japanese Studies Grant
UK Opera CD Garners Glowing Reviews
Crouch to Lead Healthcare Operations Staff

July 2, 2008
Kentucky Children's Hospital Hosts Pediatric Cancer Survivors Picnic

July 1, 2008
Quarles Named Zuckerman Fellow
Criminal, Juvenile, Social Justice Prof Named
Keeneland Concours d'Elegance to Benefit Kentucky Children's Hospital
Sephora to Benefit Kentucky Children's Hospital


June 30, 2008
KET Airs Program on Kentucky-China Connections
Alltech Festival Includes Several UK Events
Kentucky Children's Hospital and Stitches Visit Hazard Wal-Mart

June 27, 2008
Christina Espinosa Receives Burberry Award
UK Helps Spread Message of 'Green Dot'
Alum Debuts on Broadway as Danny Zuko

June 26, 2008
Center to Hold Biofuels Course
UK Launches Online Ride-Matching Service
Matsubara Honored as Outstanding Officer
UK Names New Surgical Medical Director
Pharmacist to Head Clinical Education Center

June 25, 2008
Rabel Named Director of Gaines Center
Mini-Grants Available for Girls' STEM

June 24, 2008
UK Guides Rockcastle in 1st Cardiac CT

June 23, 2008
UK Scientist Receives APDA Research Grant
Fireworks Injure Thousands of Kids Each Year
Ophthalmology Fellow Wins Prestigious Kelman Award
Children's Heart Disease and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease Featured on Patient Power Show
The Newest Knowledge About Growing Older

June 20, 2008
UK Welcomes New Louisville Office Staff
Professor Named Editor of Major Dental Journal

June 19, 2008
Student Artists Invited to Exhibit Virtually
Prevention, Treatment Could Curb Meth Problem
Markey Foundation Golf Tourney Sets Record

June 18, 2008
Healthy Eating On a Budget
Harling Named Interim Dean of A&S
Sandidge Named Interim Dean of Education
UK Senior's Scholarship Funds Study in West Bank

June 17, 2008
Todd Says University Must Move Forward
Gifts to Fund Pediatric Center, Hospital Chapel
UK to Establish Center for Muscle Biology

June 16, 2008
Robinson Scholars Program Names Newest Class
UK Experts on Indian Digitization Project Team

June 13, 2008
Artist, Faculty Member on ‘Connections’
Teachers: Register for "Teaching About Asia"
First Amendment Center Invites Nominations
Volunteers Needed for Keeneland Concours d'Elegance

June 12, 2008
UK Part of Initiative to Reclaim Doctorate in Education
College of Education Hosts Reform Symposium
Electronic Transcript Exchange Comes to UK
Provost's Award Recipients Announced
Research Creating Buzz in Scientific Community

June 11, 2008
University Press Launches Podcast Series
Milestone in Study of Violence Against Women

June 10, 2008
UK Bookstore Set for Facelift, Expansion
Alumna Has 'Designs' on Stardom
Local Artist Donates Scarves to Markey

June 9, 2008
UK Welcomes New Students to Campus
UK Urology Professor Receives Award
UK Offers Targeted Research-Based Therapy for Breast Cancer
ATV Study to Improve Fit, Safety Among Kids

June 6, 2008
Kentucky Children's Hospital Joins Lexington Legends

June 4, 2008
Engineer Adds UK's One-Year MBA to Resume
Art Professor Interviewed by EbonyJet.com
Monica Cox Named Woman of the Year
UK Joins Good Health Build

June 3, 2008
UK Jazz Musicians Capture 3 DownBeat Awards

June 2, 2008
UK Pharmacy Practice and Science Chair Appointed
Dental Professor Awarded Education Fellowship


May 30, 2008
Literacy Programs Show Success in Kentucky

May 29, 2008
A&S Alumnus Honored by President Bush
Law Librarian Winner in National Photo Contest

May 28, 2008
Ashland Inc. - Spears Law Professor Announced
CRVAW Hosts National Meeting on Stalking on College Campuses
UK Transplant Performs Landmark Procedure

May 27, 2008
College of Law Names Interim Dean
Women Writers Event Will Feature Local Poet
Forman Honored by National ThinkFirst Foundation

May 23, 2008
$85,000 in International Scholarships Awarded
Safe Kids Issues Pool and Spa Safety Reminder

May 22, 2008
Grad Chosen for State Department Music Program
2008 Mashburn Scholar Named

May 21, 2008
'Grand Night' Turns Sweet 16
Sebesta Wins Nestor Employee Creativity Award
Pharm.D. and MBA Work Together for UK's Joey Mattingly

May 20, 2008
Find Art 'From Picasso to Warhol' at UK
UK, Georgetown Partner for Medical Diversity
Baretta Casey Honored by NRHA

May 19, 2008
Theatre Takes 'Heavenly' Play Home to Shakertown
Health Sciences Students Donate Gas Cards
Kentucky Homeplace Honored
UK Chandler Hospital Awards Nurses

May 16, 2008
Festival of Books Features UK, UPK Authors
UK Day at Kings Island Delivers Chills, Thrills

May 15, 2008
Education Receives Continuing Accreditation
Culture Affects How Teen Girls See Harassment
Platelets Across America Gives to Markey
Programs Helps Kids Achieve Health Goals

May 14, 2008
UK Economics Department Gets High Rankings
Social Work Hall of Fame Inducts Domestic Violence Workers
Wind Ensemble Shares Its Sound with China
Free Clinics Make a Difference
UK, Ephraim McDowell Expand Rural Heart Care

May 13, 2008
Cibulka Named NCATE President
Girls STEM Conference Set for May 23
Symposium Honors Gaines Center Director

May 12, 2008
Singletary Center Premieres Signature Series

May 9, 2008
UK Law Helps to Give to Home to One of Its Own
Robinson Scholar Program Gains Scholar Through Gift
Alumna Honored as Teacher of the Year
Ten Years of Excellence at Young Library

May 8, 2008
Connelly Wins Citizen Lawyer Award
Professor Named to Drum Corps Hall of Fame
Drum Corps Hall of Fame Winner Photo

May 7, 2008
Registration Resources to Go Paperless
UK Leads National Childhood Leukemia Study
Local Businesses Give to Cancer
Chassen-Lopez Named Distinguished Professor

May 6, 2008
Crisis Intervention Supervision Talk at UK
Golden Corral 5K for Kentucky Kids
Dean Honored for Accomplishments

May 5, 2008
L.A. Theater Critic Named Distinguished Alumna
Food Writer Gets Arts Community Service Award
Sanders-Brown Receives NIH Funding
Kentucky's Tobacco Control Policies Ineffective

May 4, 2008
Some 6,500 Degree Candidates Honored at UK's Commencement
UK Honorary Degrees Conferred at Commencement
Physician-Scientist Wins Kirwan Memorial Award
Nursing Professor Wins Sturgill Award
2008 Sullivan Awards Presented at Commencement

May 2, 2008
Keeping Your Brain Healthy
Mind Matters: The Science and Care Health Fair
Pharmacy Student National Runner-Up
Hackbart Wins Lyons Award from Martin School

May 1, 2008
Sports Marketing Academy Begins Second Decade
Kentucky Children's Hospital Selects Mascot


April 30, 2008
Women's Forum Honors Extraordinary Women
Doctor Gets Intellectual Achievement Medallion
Pick up UKP Books as Graduation Gifts
Burnam Wins Community Achievement Award
Find Solutions to the Challenges of Aging
Mine-mapping System Wins 'Best of Kentucky' Award

April 29, 2008
Bus Crash Survivor and Filmmaker on Montel
Evening of Champions Derby Day Gala

April 28, 2008
Vote Now on Official UK Plaid
Women Writers Event Features Joyce Carol Oates
Blood Pressure Trial Patient Reports Success
Safe Kids 20th Anniversary Report

April 25, 2008
UK Reports Highest Graduation Rates Ever
Engineering Student Named Goldwater Scholar
Latterman Invited to Exclusive Workshop
Senior Star Search
Sanders-Brown Foundation Appoints Board Members

April 24, 2008
Free Back to School Workshop at UK
Welling Elected to American Law Institute
Poet Laureate Marks Kentucky Wirters' Day
UK Excels at Student Business Fest
Signing for New Book by Erik Reece
Golden Corral Poker Run for Kentucky Kids
DePriest Named Chief Medical Officer

April 23, 2008
D.C. Reporter and Chairman of Joint Chiefs to Address UK Grads
Nursing Grad to Speak at Commencement
Physician-Scientist Wins Kirwan Memorial Award
Nursing Professor Wins Sturgill Award

April 22, 2008
Nine Percent Increase in Tuition Response to Budget Cut
New Gift to Fund Global Desing Contest
UK Board Approves Gifts, Internal Transfers
Scaife Foundation Pledges $5 Million
Medical Center Tobacco-Free Policy Approved
Thelin Honored by Omicron Delta Kappa
Sister Cities Awards Send Students to France
Almasi Elected to Two National Boards
Keeneland Concours d'Elegance Benefits

April 21, 2008
UK Healthcare Dedicates Polk-Dalton Clinic
Three are Chosen for 2008 Sullivan Awards
Share Education, Donate Textbooks
Top Ratings for 'Memory Keeper's Daughter'
Environmental Groups and Programs Honored
Corrine Keel Named Truman Scholar
Endowment Honors Dean's Service in Social Work
Cardinal Hill Endowed Professor Named

April 18, 2008
Nine Percent Increase in Tuition Response to Budget Cut
Law Professor Featured in National Media
UK Hosts Heart Walk at Commonwealth Stadium
Women's Health Month in Ky

April 17, 2008
New Way to Pay Tuition Bills
Todd Recognizes Commitment to Campus Diversity
Math Education Expert Speaks to Future Teachers
O.A.R. to Perform at UK
Student Artists Honored at University Open
Click, Bid, Win-Win
Kentucky Educational Institutions Unite for 'Energizing Kentucky' Series

April 16, 2008
Young Library Celebrates 10 Years of Excellence
WRFL to Host Downtown Music Festival
Professor Honored for Preparing Teachers
Alpha Gamma Delta Celebrates 100 Years at UK
UK Wind Ensemble Previews China Concerts
Saliva Can Help Diagnose Heart Attack

April 15, 2008
UK Students Place 3rd in National Competition
Derby Event Benefits Children's Hospital
Mascot Tryouts for Children's Hospital
Libraries Partners on MLK Anniversary Project
Social Work Students "Pay it Forward"

April 14, 2008
UK Dance Ensemble Hosts Spring Concert
Student Government Hosts City Council Forum
UK's College of Arts and Sciences Turns 100
Collection of State Iron Furnace History at UK
Surviving Spring in the U.S. Allergy Capital

April 11, 2008
UK Music Benefit Inspired by Russian Greats
Gatton Alumn to Receive Prestigious Honor

April 10, 2008
Movie and British Book Award in One Week
Spotlight on China's Sustainable Future
UK Student's Art Exhibit Gets Second Life
Interior Design Helps Artists with Booth Design
Kenneland Jockeys Visit Young Patients

April 9, 2008
National Society of Black Engineers Holds 'Walk for Education'
Adelstein Award Winners Announced
World Music, Dance Concert Honors Educator
Prof Wins Excellence in Nursing Research Award
Concert Benefits Kentucky Children's Hosptial
Longtime Kentucky Health Care Advocate Dies

April 8, 2008
Brown-Forman Advances Alcohol Education
West, Panhellenic Council Win Regional Awards
UK Athlete in New Play on Sports' Dark Side
Music Professor Speaks at National Conference
Noted Photojournalist Meiselas Lectures, Shows
2008 Kentucky Pharmacist of the Year

April 7, 2008
Play Brings Violence, Recovery to Life
UK Experiments With Online Course Evaluations
Editor Presents Talk on Duke's Alleged Rape Case
Tibbs Named UK Neurosurgery Department Chair

April 4, 2008
Patterson School Invites Candidates
Second Arrest Made in UK Robbery/Kidnapping Case

April 3, 2008
Researchers Find Mass Media Campaigns Useful
Students, Profs Face-off in Big Band Battles

April 2, 2008
Solar Photogram Artist Lectures
Anne Boleyn - A Victim or a Vixen?
Physician's Study Makes New York Times
UK Program Wins Regional Outreach Award

April 1, 2008
Students Plan Low-Gravity Test for NASA
Students Off To Heidelberg


March 31, 2008
Chelsea Clinton to Visit UK
Panel Discusses Magazine Staff Diversity
Find Out How New Lincoln Opera is Made
Activist Celebrate Earthdays in Bluegrass
Health Professionals Learn About Contemporary Pediatrics
Good Cholesterol (HDL) May Not be Good for Diabetics
Lawmakers Approve Statewide Trauma Plan

March 28, 2008
Professor Honored by NEA
Eleven New Gaines Scholars Named at UK
Dr. Michael Boland Receives National Award
Kids Participate in Polo
Reid Honored by Kentucky Legislature
|UK Programs Makes U.S. News Rankings
Pharmacy Grad Program Ranked Among Best

March 27, 2008
Alltech Opera Competition Winners

March 26, 2008
Annual Lazerow Lecture to be Held April 7
Beckman Chooses UK Again
Good Samaritan Hospital Receives Tissue Donor Award

March 25, 2008
Global Experience Entices Schoolchildren
1960s Activist Bobby Seale to Speak at UK
UK Art Professor to Display in Cincinnati
UK Honors Teachers Who Made a Difference

March, 24, 2008
New UK Endowment to Fund India Studies
Commemorative Bottle Features Joe B. Hall
John Carroll to Deliver Joe Creason Lecture
Little Kentucky Derby to be Held April 14-19
Scholarship Honors Late Artist, Faculty Member
Mabry Honored by Kentucky Legislature

March 21, 2008
CORRECTION: Four Are Inducted into Engineering Hall
Nickel Creek Star, Punch Brothers Hit Town

March 20, 2008
Spring Student Art Show, Campus Hop Return
Book Arts Event Features KY Poet Vance
Former Indian President Gets Honorary Degree

March 19, 2008
Contemporary Artist Nathan Carter to Lecture
Winners Announced in Education Abroad Photo Contest
UK Eye Center Opens in Richmond
Patient Represents Kentucky on National Tour

March 18, 2008
Barbara Jo Revelle Presents Public Arts Talk
Jan Wahl Brings Rare Dance Films to UK
Japanese Author and Activist Speaks at UK
UK Chandler Hospital Named One of the Nation's Best

March 17, 2008
UK Hosts 14th Annual Black Women's Conference
Librarian Receives EBSCO/ALA Scholarship
Sustainability Advisory Committee Named
UK Healthcare Introduces New Specialty

March 14, 2008
Meditation Impacts Blood Pressure, Study Shows
Fasting Reduces Impact of Brain Injury, Study Shows
Lifelong Learning Program Launching in Somerset

March 13, 2008
Gatton Lecture to be Delivered by Former President of India
UK Hosts 2008 Worldview Conference
Free Memory Checks Offered at Kentucky Clinic North

March 12, 2008
Educating Educators on the Holocaust
UK Works to Help Adults Earn Degrees
Law Students Volunteering to Assist with Tax Return
Librarian's Preservation Research Goes 'Green'

March 11, 2008
UK Ranks High on List of Best Places for Postdocs
Washington Post CEO to Give Prichard Lecture
Dr. Jacqueline Noonan Honored by Kentucky Commission on Women
UK Sports Medince Partners With Horseman

March 10, 2008
An Dochas Brings Own Brand of 'Hope' to UK
UK Women's Choir to Hold Benefit Concert

March 7, 2008
Top High School Students Attend Merit Weekends
Oxford Professor Lectures on Irish History
Book Picks for Avid Readers on Spring Break
Patient Represents Kentucky on National Tour
Dobbs Contributes to Government Online Course

March 6, 2008
SLIS Names New Director
Drum Majors for Peace, Humanitarian Named
UK Event Includes Frank Zappa Talk, Concert
UK Employees Give $501,474 to United Way

March 5, 2008
Social Work Career Fair Today
Dean Recognized for Lifetime Achievement
Markey Cancer Foundation Chosen as Beneficiary

March 4, 2008
UK Board Names New Research Professors
UK Board Approves Four Honorary Degrees
Board Approves Jackson as VP for Institutional Diversity
UK Rolls Out 'Blue' Carpet for India's Former President
Art Museum Welcomes Indian President
Clinic Renaming Honors Pioneering Physicians
Pacesetter Award to Honor Small Businesses
UK Professor will Testify on Capitol Hill

March 3, 2008
Nonprescription Heart Medicine: Too Risky?
NFL Player Visits Lexington
Genocide Expert Lectures on Reconciliation Day


February 29, 2008
Ryder Wins National Preservation Award
'The Beat Goes On' at Day of Percussion
UK Students Aid Cyclone Relief Efforts

February 28, 2008
Minority Alliance Students to Show Research, Get Grad School Advice
Sprang Named to National Child Trauma Group
Alltech Opera Contest Takes the Stage
First UK Grad Accepted into VA Fellowship Program

February 27, 2008
New York Times Rebuts Internet Holocaust Hoax
Deadline Nears for Sullivan Award Nominations
Outstanding Advisers Honored
Students Asked to Create Solar House Designs
Student Wins for Pediatric Center Design
Lubawy Named Distinguished Pharmacy Educator

February 26, 2008
Nunn Center Names New Director
Fiber Artist Carol LeBaron Lectures, Shows
Huff to Receive Kentucky Child Now's Destiny Award
Logren Named VP for Health Care Operations and Chief Clinical Officer
UK Sports Medicine Partners with Leading Local Practice

February 25, 2008
Workshops Focus on International Careers
No Objections! Trial Advocacy Team Sweeps Regional Tournament
UK BLSA Trial Team Wins Regional Tournament
Social Work, Health Sciences Offer Summer Programs in Mexico
Student Secures Fifth National Scholarship
Get a Taste for Opera with 'Hansel and Gretel'

February 22, 2008
Renowned Futurist at Chellgren Lecture
Grant Awarded for Agricultural Safety
Scripps Howard Foundation Gives Scholarship
Howard Selected for National Emergency Medical Services Council
DanceBlue to Benefit Pediatric Oncology Clinic
Swedish Orchestra Does Its Thing Minus Conductor
Career Center Honors Employers and Interns

February 21, 2008
Bobby Seale's Presentation Postponed
'A Soldier's Play' Canceled
Feb. 21 Geek Week Lectures Canceled
Kentucky Children’s Hospital Needs Volunteers for Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event
Staying Alive 2008: Understanding Adolescents
From Research to Real-Life Medicine
Spring Career Expo to be Held Feb. 26-27

February 20, 2008
Great Teachers Awarded for Excellence
'Best of Lincoln' at UK Libraries
UK Study Shows Cleaner Air After Smoking Ordinance

February 19, 2008
Engineering Star Henry Petroski to Speak at UK
Nominations Sought for Lyons Award
Geek Week: What Can I Do With a Liberal Arts Major?
UK 'Blooming' with Art
Orthopaedic Traveling Fellow to Visit UK
UK Entomologist Plays Key Role in Disease Fight

February 18, 2008
UPK Author Honored in Music Hall of Fame
Leading the Fight Against Elder Abuse
Ophthalmic Resident First to Win National Award

February 15, 2008
Gatton Welcomes Hall of Famers
1960s Activist Bobby Seale to Speak at UK
UK Presents Award-winning Theatre in Repertory
Colloquium to Feature Genocide Expert
Blood Pressure Rx May Have Added Benefit

February 14, 2008
National Grant Supports Lexington Workplace Flexibility Initiatives
UK Football Players Join Insight to Deliver Huge Valentine to Kentucky Children's Hospital and Patients

February 13, 2008
A Centennial Celebration for Geek Week 2008

February 12, 2008
Cognitive Science Symposium to be Held
Gaines Center Presents Public Arts Seminar

February 11, 2008
UK Ranked Fourth in Nation in Campus Safety
Focus on Race, Gender, Violence and Public Policy
UK at the Lincoln Bicentennial
Enjoy a Musical Valentine's Day

February 8, 2008
Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten UK's Momentum
World Renowed Cellist to Play with UK Orchestra

February 7, 2008
UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Paving the Way to a New Generation of Memory Research Studies
UK College of Engineering Sets E-Day for Feb. 23
Kentucky Celebrates 'Our Lincoln'
Diversity on Display at Hub Exhibit
Dialogue Focuses on Relationships
Wellness Run/Walk Slated

February 6, 2008
Read All About It: Student Government Hosts Pilot Program
Culture of India Comes to UK
Contest Asks State What About Blue is Green?
Winning Public Art Sculpture to be Installed
Billy Gillipie's Shoes Being Auctioned for UK Markey Cancer Center
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards Grant to College of Nursing

February 05. 2008
Professor Receives State Department Fellowship
A 'Worldly' Indian Perspective
UK's Noonan to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Physician Assistant Program White Coat Ceremony
IHOP "Flips" for Kentucky Children's Hospital with National Pancake Day Celebration
Microneedles Enhance Drug Administration Through Skin

February 4, 2008
Social Work Hall of Fame Nomination Call
Printmaker, Anchor Graphics Founder Lectures
Journalism Hall of Fame Inductees Named
"A True American Hero" to Visit UK

February 1, 2008
Interfaith Dialogue Topic of Acclaimed Speaker
Grab Some Attention with Help from UK Theatre


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