Opening July 1st — Now Leasing
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In early May, 5,346 degree candidates were conferred by the UK Board of Trustees. This includes 3,625 undergraduate, 1,169 graduate, and 552 professional degree candidates for May 2022.
According to a recent first-generation survey, approximately 38.9% of respondents from the 2019, 2020, and 2021 graduating classes have remained in Lexington. The data shows how important May commencement is to Lexington's workforce development.
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Join the Office of Technology Commercialization virtually on June 9, 12-1:30 pm ET for this year's UK Entrepreneur Showcase. The Showcase provides an opportunity for UK faculty innovators, Launch Blue program participants, and UK alumni entrepreneurs to showcase their entrepreneurial experiences, technologies, and startups.
This year's lineup has a great group of innovative and entrepreneurial presenters. Learn more about the presenters and register at the link below.
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Equitable Economic Development Update
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The populations Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D., seeks to help are often difficult to reach. It is a common predicament in health disparity research.
One of her latest projects at the University of Kentucky requires asking Black Americans who use opioids to talk about their lives. Opening up is risky.
“For women, they are afraid of losing custody of their children. For men, they often question whether they want to draw attention to themselves, given the criminalization of addiction,” said Stevens-Watkins, a professor of counseling psychology in the UK College of Education and UK’s associate vice president for research in diversity and inclusion
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Kinetic executives were joined by local dignitaries including Congressman Andy Barr; Ashli Watts, president and CEO of the Kentucky Chamber; Bob Quick, president and CEO of Commerce Lexington; and Eli Capilouto, President of the University of Kentucky.
“When we say, ‘High Speed for Here,’ we’re talking about investing for the long term in the communities that hold so much history for our company,” said Tony Thomas, president and CEO of Windstream.
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The project is titled “Application of Transformational UKY 3 Tonne/day CO2 Capture System at A Steel Process Plant,” and is supported by NETL.
Led by Associate Professor Kunlei Liu, Ph.D., in the UK College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, this project will leverage technology previously developed between the UK Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) and Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company (LG&E and KU).
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Meet the Team
Part of a monthly series to introduce the Economic Development Collaborative Leaders
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Ellen Gish is Associate General Counsel for Finance & Administration. Prior to joining the Office of Legal Counsel, Ellen spent four years in the University’s Office of Philanthropy, serving most recently as Senior Associate Director and Associate General Counsel for Gift and Estate Planning.
As Associate General Counsel, Ellen advises the University on various business transactional, legislative and regulatory issues. She also is experienced in philanthropy matters including charitable gift and estate planning, individual, corporate and foundation gift agreements, and non-cash gifts.
Before joining the University in 2016, Ellen practiced law at Latham and Watkins in Chicago, Illinois and Gordon Derr LLP in Seattle, Washington, focusing on commercial real estate transactions. After moving to Lexington, Ellen handled development for the Lexington Philharmonic.
A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ellen received her undergraduate degree in American Studies from Cornell University in 1998 and law degree from the University of Michigan in 2003. She is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association.
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June 14, 2022 - 9:00 AM
Presented by Amanda Schagane, MSEd, CCC, CCSCC, CCTC, Associate Director, Alumni Career Services, UK
Are you tapping into your full networking potential on LinkedIn? This session will address how to build a robust profile and strategies for using LinkedIn to network yourself with new job leads.
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