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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 26, 2026) — According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 70% of the food that Americans consume is considered ultra-processed foods (UPFs) — leading to increased health risks such as heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) recently hosted its first Sustainable Healthy Foods…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 26, 2026) — As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes nearly every sector — from health and agriculture to journalism and the arts — demand for graduates who understand its foundations and implications is rapidly growing. Yet, traditional AI coursework often requires advanced programming skills or a computer science background. To address this…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 26, 2026) — As self-driving vehicles and drones become more common, a University of Kentucky researcher is working to ensure these technologies can communicate and coordinate reliably in real time. Yang Xiao, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, received the prestigious National…

Urban County Councilmembers reviewed Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton’s proposed priorities for millions of dollars in national opioid settlement money during March 24th’s Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee. For their central role in contributing to the national crisis, opioid manufacturers and distributors are paying billions of dollars to state and local governments to resolve…

Grandparent visitation bill advances from committee March 25, 2026 Sen. Rick Girdler, R-Somerset, speaks on Senate Bill 281 during Wednesday’s meeting of the House Judiciary Committee. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — Legislation that would change how courts determine grandparent visitation rights passed the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Sen. Rick…

East High Street is closed from Ransom Avenue to Arlington Avenue today, Wednesday, March 25, for an emergency sanitary sewer repair.   Drivers should follow signs in the area to detour around the closure. The Waze app will reflect the closure and will direct you to alternate routes. At this time, drivers can avoid…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 25, 2026) — Kentuckians drink a lot of bourbon, and that means a lot of fermented grain leftover after distillation. For every bottle of bourbon produced, there’s up to 10 barrels of waste, in the form of stillage. That’s what drove University of Kentucky researchers to develop a way to transform…