Kentucky poet, novelist and environmentalist Wendell Berry has been named the 2012 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

UK sophomore Nicole Schladt and junior Sarah Smith have received two of Kentucky's six English-Speaking Union Scholarships, which they will use to pursue summer studies at University of Oxford and University of Cambridge respectively.

Professor Walker was named one of the most creative teachers in the South by Oxford American Magazine.

Great teachers makes a great college, as well. Three of the honored professors are A&S faculty: Arne Bathke, Eric Christianson, and Ana Rueda.

Listen to a brief podcast recognizing psychology professor Jonathan Golding, who was recently named Kentucky Professor of the Year.

Young people from the Appalachian Media Institute (AMI) will be showcasing three films on campus this week that give a realistic look at Appalachia.

Mike Cavagnero's experimental A&S Wired research course on the science of measurement takes undergraduate physics to a whole new level.

As part of his "GEO 164 iWorlds" class this past semester, geography professor Matthew Zook assigned students the task of geocoding photographs of streetscapes of Lexington from the first half of the 20th century.

UK psychology Professor Nathan DeWall's study on gratitude and aggression is featured in today's NY Times.