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Several students in the School of Art and Visual Studies earned awards at the annual Carey Ellis Juried Student Show.

SA/VS honors students at Carey Ellis Juried Student Show

By Jennifer Sciantarelli Dec 18, 2024

Lydia Newton, an art studio and arts administration senior and Lewis Honors College student from Bardstown, Kentucky, won first place at this year’s Carey Ellis Juried Exhibition for “They’re Just Hands."

Sara Dickens Receives Lyman T. Johnson Torch Bearer Award

By Adrienne Clarke and Angelica Prekopa Dec 11, 2024

During the 33rd annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards Luncheon hosted by the University of Kentucky Alumni Association, the Lewis Honors College proudly selected senior Sara Dickens as its 2024 Lyman T. Johnson Torch Bearer Award winner for her academic excellence and impact on others. “Winning this award means everything to me. To join a lineage of inspiring individuals was just the right motivation during one of the most challenging points of my life. I appreciate this honor and will hold it dear to my heart after graduation,” Sara said.

Ryan Brennan and Sarisha Lohano (from left) selected as Physiology Scholars

Physiology Scholars Program welcomes new cohort focused on biomedical research

By Lindsay Travis Nov 27, 2024

Lewis Honors College students, Ryan Brennan and Sarisha Lohano, have been selected to be part of the new cohort of the University of Kentucky’s Department of Physiology Scholars Program.

Winners of the 60th annual Oswald Research and Creativity Awards

2024 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

By Zoey Schwartz Nov 22, 2024

Lewis Honors College students represented nearly half of the Oswald Research and Creativity Competition award-winners in 2024. Honors College students received first and second place awards in the categories of Biological Sciences, Physical and Engineering Sciences, and second place awards in Fine Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities: Critical Research.

UK student Akua Asamoah Asamoah donated 500 books and received $500 in grant funding to provide technology to a school in rural Ghana

CATS for Ghana poised to help overseas students excel

By Adrienne Clarke and Tom Musgrave Nov 21, 2024

Lewis Honors College sophomore Akua Asamoah founded CATS for Ghana, "an organization brought about to reduce health and educational inequality in Ghana", in March 2024 as a UK freshman.

Ghoneim, left, worked with Linda Van Eldik, director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

Neuroscience and pharmacology research raises recent UK grad's interest in medicine

By Beckman Foundation Nov 20, 2024

Recent UK graduate Elaf Ghoneim, an alumna of the Lewis Honors College and neuroscience major while an undergraduate, conducted research on novel anti-inflammatory small molecule drug candidates in clinical trials. Selected as 2022-23 Beckman Scholar, her research took place in the lab of Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., director of the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

Lewis Honors, Gatton College host guest speaker, panel discussion on community development

By Adrienne Clarke Nov 8, 2024

The Lewis Honors College, Gatton College of Business and Economics and the Appalachian Center will host guest speaker, Dr. Seth Kaplan, for a talk entitled, "Strengthening Appalachia: Strategies Overcoming Fragility and Fostering Growth". A panel discussion featuring local government officials and University faculty members will follow the lecture.

Frank Romanelli receives national 2025 Rho Chi Lecture Award

By Rosa Mejia-Cruz Oct 31, 2024

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) proudly announces that Frank Romanelli, Pharm.D., Parker Endowed Professor and chief academic officer, and Lewis Honors College faculty member has been awarded the 2025 Rho Chi Lecture Award. This top honor, presented annually by the Rho Chi Society, recognizes those who have made profound and transformative contributions to the health professions through their dedication to education, research, and service.

UK’s Badour recognized as KPA’s ‘Psychologist of the Year’

By Lindsey Piercy and Manuela Blanco Suarez Oct 30, 2024

Christal Badour, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis Honors College faculty member at the University of Kentucky, has been honored as the 2024 “Psychologist of the Year” by the Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA). Christal Badour’s work examines the development and treatment of psychological disorders following exposure to violence and other traumatic events.

‘Behind the Blue’: 2024 Great Teachers spotlight — Zada Komara

By Kody Kiser and Steve Shaffer Oct 18, 2024

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 17, 2024) — The University of Kentucky Alumni Association started the Great Teacher Award program in 1961 to honor excellent teaching at the university. There have been more than 300 teachers honored since that first year. Nominations may only be submitted by current students. To receive the award, a candidate must: