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May 28, 2019 - Dick Jefferies (Anthropology)

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May 28, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 28, 2019) – Anthropology is the study of human culture in the past and the present. University of Kentucky professor Richard ‘Dick’ Jefferies is now in his fourth decade as a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology, within UK’s College of Arts and Sciences.

In his work of teaching,...

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May 20, 2019 - Lee Kiefer (Med Student & Olympic Fencer)

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May 20, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 20, 2019) – Just in case you’re thinking, ‘I have a really busy schedule,’ pause for a moment to consider just what University of Kentucky College of Medicine student Lee Kiefer has ‘on her plate. 

A graduate of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington, Kiefer is trying to qualify for...

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May 13, 2019 - Brent Seales (Computer Science & Digital Treasures)

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May 13, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 13, 2019) – Thanks to work spearheaded by University of Kentucky College of Engineering faculty member W. Brent Seales, UK is poised to become the world-class leader in digitally ‘unwrapping’ and restoring one-of-a-kind cultural artifacts, such as ancient manuscripts.

Seales and his students...

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May 7, 2019 - Mike Reed (Agricultural Economics)

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May 7, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 7, 2019) – On this week’s episode of “Behind the Blue,” Carl Nathe of University of Kentucky Public Relations talks with Agricultural Economics Professor Mike Reed, who also directs the Office of International Agriculture Programs for UK’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Reed...

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