2026 TEDxUKY speakers (left to right): Kathryn Preston, Ph.D., Kenton Sena, Ph.D., Elizabeth Rhodus, Ph.D., Abigail Latimer, Ph.D., Dee Dlugonski, Ph.D., Lou Hirsch, Ph.D. Photos provided by speakers.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It’s all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.
