UK’s College of Medicine saw a dramatic increase in applications in 2020. In the past year, the number of applicants has increased from 2,777 to 3,792 — one of the highest recorded applicant numbers the college has ever seen.
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On Wednesday, Nov. 3, UK police issued a crime bulletin reporting an act of strangulation.
On Tuesday, Nov. 2, the UK police department issued two crime bulletins. One described an incident of sexual abuse, and the other was an incident of strangulation and fondling. Both incidents happened on UK’s campus.
A student found unresponsive at FarmHouse Fraternity and pronounced dead Monday night has been identified as 18-year-old Thomas “Lofton” Hazelwood.
This year marks two firsts in the Appalachian Studies Association conference’s 43-year history — the first time it’s being held at UK and the first time it’s had a main focus on the forests of the region.
A former Kernelite has been named a New York Times fellow. Will Wright, who served as the Kernel’s editor-in-chief in the 2015-16 school year …
As part of an effort to make an easier integration and transition from high school to college, UK has started a new dual credit program that teaches college courses in local Kentucky high schools.
UK Dental School’s Student Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (SCAAPD) hosted their annual Give Kids a Smile clinic last S…
