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CLAYHOLE, Ky. (Nov. 20, 2025) — More than 60 middle school and high school students from Breathitt and Letcher counties were invited to learn about the factors influencing flash flooding at Robinson Forest, a 14,800-acre forest in the Cumberland Plateau and home to some of the least disturbed watersheds in Eastern Kentucky.  Part of…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 20, 2025) — Innovation can lead to breakthroughs, turning ideas into real-world solutions that make a lasting impact.  Research Communications partnered with UK Innovate to spotlight faculty innovators with pioneering ideas at the University of Kentucky. UK Innovate  works collaboratively with innovators to strategically assess, protect and license early-stage technologies and co-create new…

In a lengthy public hearing on Wednesday, November 19th, the Urban County Council voted 8-7 against a zone change for a student-oriented apartment complex at the corner of East Maxwell and Rose Streets. The proposal had come to Council after a 8-2 decision in favor of the zone change by Planning Commission and a…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 19, 2025) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recently announced the 21 undergraduate winners of the 61st annual Oswald Research and Creativity Awards. Chad Risko, Ph.D., faculty director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, and Research Ambassadors, presented the awards. Founded in 1964 by UK President John Oswald, the Oswald…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 19, 2025) — More than 25 million people in the U.S. live with asthma, and cockroach allergens are a key trigger in many low-income, urban settings. A University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE)-led research team, with collaborators at Louisiana State University, has received a U.S. Department of…

A juvenile has been charged in connection with the bomb threat that occurred at the Lexington Universal Academy.  On November 14, 2025, around 9:45 am, officers were dispatched to the Lexington Universal Academy on Nicholasville Road for a reported bomb threat. As a precaution, the school was evacuated and searched. No hazardous devices were…

Small businesses in Jefferson, Bullitt, Hardin, Oldham, Shelby and Spencer counties eligible to apply FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 18, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced his request was approved for a Disaster Declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) following the UPS plane crash on Nov. 4. Now, eligible businesses in Jefferson, Bullitt,…