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University of Kentucky mistakenly sends 500,000 acceptances April 8, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky mistakenly sent acceptance emails to 500,000 high school seniors for a program that usually accepts about three dozen students a year. The school followed up with another email less than 24 hours later and apologized for its mistake, citing a “technical issue,” WLEX-TV reported. “Only a handful of those on the prospect list had been admitted to UK,” UK spokesman Jay Blanton said. “The vast majority had not, nor had the vast majority of the...

Thousands of COVID-19 vaccine appointments available at Kroger Field clinic Victor Puente © Provided by Lexington WKYT The Kroger Field clinic is large enough to vaccinate more than 4,000 people a day. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - COVID-19 vaccine availability is starting to exceed demand at the Kroger Field clinic. Appointments are full this week and next week, but there are thousands of openings available after that. Organizers are trying to encourage everyone to sign up, especially now that anyone over the age of 16 in Kentucky is eligible to be vaccinated. The clinic is larg...

On Saturday, hundreds of people were able to get COVID-19 vaccinations in their neighborhood as Lexington's mobile clinic made its way to the Charles Young Center.

'It's a lifelong project': University of Kentucky reflects on diversity and inclusion efforts The University of Kentucky is reflecting on the whirlwind of racial tensions sparked by Breonna Taylor's death and its mission to promote diversity and inclusion on its campus. and last updated 2021-03-12 18:46:55-05 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — It's nearly one year since Breonna Taylor's death, and the University of Kentucky is reflecting on the whirlwind of racial tension sparked by the event and its mission to promote diversity and inclusion on its campus. "As an institution, it's only been abou...

SHARE LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky (UK) announced Wednesday the closing of their Confucius Institute (UKCI) on campus due to a federal law that may have jeopardized funding in other departments on campus.  What You Need To Know The University of Kentucky's Confucius Institute has closed A stipulation in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 would have pulled DoD funding from campuses hosting a Confucius Institute UK received over $50 million in DoD funding over the last five years Campus representatives and UK's president said the decision was not made lightly “Fo...