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Alex Dixon, senior decision support analyst in the UK Office of Vice President for Research, and Ateba Whitaker, lecturer in the Department of Management in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, received the appointments in August from Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton’s office.

Julie Plasencia, Ph.D., began her career studying Type 2 diabetes. Her research interests have expanded to diet-related health disparities in low-resource communities and how culture influences dietary behaviors in Latino communities.

On Tuesday, April 18, the University of Kentucky College of Social Work will hold the 21st Annual Irma Sarett Rosenstein Lecture. This year's event will take place at 8:30 a.m. in the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom.

The Martin Luther King Center, along with units across campus, will celebrate Black History Month with a series virtual and in-person events and programs throughout February. 

This year’s symposium will explore the legal and historical factors that have contributed to the current state of wealth disparity in the United States that falls largely along racial lines.

A recent study conducted by University of Kentucky College of Social Work researcher Keith J. Watts, Ph.D., discusses the social construction of masculinity and the implications it has on the mental health of gay Black men.

“Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code.” will take place 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, in the UK Gatton Student Center. This event is free and open to the public.

To ensure his legacy of service continues, the Lewis Honors College created a scholarship in Patrick D. Walker's name to support first-generation students from underrepresented groups from the college.

The grants of up to $500 are intended to support humanities-related programming and expenses related to speaker fees and/or event logistics. Individuals in any UK college or department are eligible to apply.