UK Libraries invites the Wildcat community to stop by the Atrium on the Second Floor of William T. Young Library to determine which of a handful of critters we ought to bring to our corner of campus in a unique Creature Comforts Petting Zoo experience. Don’t worry, these llamas don’t spit!
On Tuesday, Sept. 16, UK Libraries will welcome Gayle Jessup White, author of Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy, for the 2025 Earle C. Clements Lecture-Symposium.
Have you always wanted to learn to program but never had the chance? Research Data Librarian Isaac Wink is offering three workshops in September to help you get acquainted with the basics of Python and learn how it can be used for reproducible research.
The LibKey Nomad browser extension can help you unlock your research potential by providing direct access to content available in UK Libraries’ collections even when accessed outside of the Libraries’ website.
The Medical Center Library will begin its Fall 2025 Research Workshop Series on Thursday, August 28. The Fall 2025 series will cover search strategies for commonly-used databases Embase and Web of Science along with best practices for locating, analyzing, and managing gray literature and gray data sources.
This fall, take your digital or data-intensive scholarship to the next level with the help of UK Libraries’ Digital Scholarship & Data Workshops. The workshops begin on Tuesday, August 26 and last throughout the fall semester.
UKnowledge (IR) Library Specialist Kyle Bachman-Johnson will hold two sets of open office hours monthly throughout the Fall semester for UK Libraries users planning on writing or submitting a thesis or dissertation.
UK Libraries is accepting nominations for the 2026 University of Kentucky Libraries Medallion for Intellectual Achievement now until Friday, October 3. One of the university’s most prestigious awards, it is given annually to a Kentucky resident whose accomplishments in the fields of science, literature, art, or philanthropy have made a profound impact on the Commonwealth.
The National Archives and the UK Libraries Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Research Center are proud to present the 2025 Earle C. Clements Innovation in Education Award to six outstanding Kentucky teachers. The exemplary educators were recognized during an award ceremony on Thursday, August 7.
This week marks the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945. A special episode of WUKY's Saving Stories shares the first-hand account of Aiko Nakashima Allen, who survived the bombing of Nagasaki as a 14-year-old and was interviewed in Kentucky over 40 years later.
