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Some stories require a little more – a little more discussion, more context, more depth and breadth. 

That’s the idea behind “Behind the Blue” – a weekly podcast created by UK Strategic Communications. It is designed to explore through probing interviews the in-depth the stories that make UK the university for Kentucky and that have impact across the institution, the Commonwealth and, in some cases, the world. 

"Behind the Blue" is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of “Behind the Blue” each week. UK’s latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university.

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Aug 30, 2016

Tracy Campbell views history as a way to explore the paradoxes of humanity and the human condition. 

“We’re human beings. We are complex. We are not perfect,” said Campbell, a University of Kentucky professor of history. “Why do we like Shakespeare? Because it’s not devils versus angels It’s about how the...


Aug 23, 2016

The 2016 Fall Semester has arrived at the University of Kentucky, and with it, the beginning steps for thousands of new students preparing to make their mark on the world… For these students, those beginning steps take them through K Week, the fall welcome week for all new undergraduate students at...


Aug 16, 2016

For many families, the transition of a child from high school to college brings with it an array of excitement, nervousness, and emotion that they’ve seldom had to experience up to that point.

This is the first of a two-part series on Behind the Blue that will take a look at the college transition for both students...