Behind the Blue

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.

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December 10, 2019 - Mary Chandler Bolin (University Counseling Center)

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Dec 10, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 10, 2019) – The University of Kentucky strives to provide a caring community which provides its students with a sense of belonging. One of the ways UK accomplishes this is through the services offered through the University Counseling Center.

Mary Chandler Bolin, director of the center, is widely...

December 3, 2019 - Aaron Thompson (Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education)

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Dec 3, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 3, 2019) – University of Kentucky alumnus Dr. Aaron Thompson, the President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, has conducted listening tours across the Commonwealth over the past year.

The goal is to learn what students, parents, community leaders and employers think on key issues...

November 26, 2019 - Thanksgiving Special

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Nov 26, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 26, 2019) – This week in the United States we celebrate the national holiday of Thanksgiving, so we thought it would be a good time to take stock of the things we may have in our lives to be thankful for.

To that end, we spent an afternoon in the Gatton Student Center on campus talking with...

November 19, 2019 - Jennifer Havens (Hepatitis C Research)

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Nov 19, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 19, 2019) – The University of Kentucky is tackling many of Kentucky’s toughest health issues through research aimed at making documented, measured progress.

Among the many ongoing examples of UK’s faculty researchers focusing their skills to combat a major health challenge is Jennifer...

November 12, 2019 - Jennifer Greer (College of Communication & Information)

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Nov 12, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2019) – The new dean of the University of Kentucky College of Communication & Information came to UK a few months ago from another Southeastern Conference school, the University of Alabama. Her name is Jennifer Greer and she is feeling right at home as a member of the Wildcat family.

Greer is...