Nominated by their peers, award winners demonstrate exemplary professionalism and collegiality, creativity and initiative in the performance of their duties and responsibilities, and dedication and commitment to furthering the mission of UK Libraries.
Up to five K-12 civics, social studies, and history teachers from across the Commonwealth will be honored with a $1,000 prize. The Clements Award recognizes promising and innovative Kentucky educators and honors the life and career of the late Earle C. Clements and his lifelong commitment to education and public service.
UK Libraries is proud to recognize exemplary faculty member Dr. Stacey Greenwell as the recipient of the 2025 Paul A. Willis Outstanding Faculty Award, given annually to a UK Libraries faculty member who stands out amongst their colleagues through outstanding achievements in their primary assignment and exemplary leadership, creativity, and spirit of service.
UK Libraries is proud to recognize junior Gabriel Portugal and senior Avery Schanbacher with the 2025 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Scholarship. The annual prize celebrates exceptional and original scholarship in a traditional paper and a media or digital project, and is awarded to students whose research makes substantive and creative use of UK Libraries’ collections, services, and resources.
UK Libraries’ magnificent Charles T. Ambrose, M.D. Collection contains some of the most important texts in the history of medicine – dating largely from the 16th and 17th centuries – along with substantial collections in 19th century American medical books and classic texts.
UK Libraries is proud to honor Dr. W. Brent Seales, Stan and Karen Pigman Chair of Heritage Science and Professor of Computer Science, as the 2025 recipient of the UK Libraries Medallion for Intellectual Achievement. Seales will be recognized at the UK Libraries Spring Celebration on May 15.
A new user interface for the EBSCOhost Research Platform will go live at the beginning of June. In preparation for the migration, UK Libraries is encouraging users to download or export their custom folder information, which will not migrate automatically into the new interface.
The UK Libraries Course Material Affordability Initiative will add to ongoing efforts to reduce the cost of required course materials for students at UK.
This One Day for UK, help keep a college education in reach for all Kentuckians by giving to the Alternative Textbook Fund. Gifts of all denominations can make an outsized impact on students who feel the financial burden of rising textbook costs.
Semantic Web Development is an open textbook written by Dr. C. Sean Burns, Associate Professor in the School of Information Science. Burns received funding from the OER Grant Program in 2024 to develop the textbook for his course.
