08/08/2026
Move-in countdown: 2 weeks 🙌
Drop your move-in questions in the comments!
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08/08/2026
Move-in countdown: 2 weeks 🙌
Drop your move-in questions in the comments!
Making memories the first week of school since 1865 🐾
🗓️ K Week Countdown: 15 Days
What's your most memorable K Week memory?
[Video Description: Someone opening a brown spiral-bound scrapbook titled "K WEEK MEMORIES SCRAPBOOK." As the pages turn, scrapbooked photos and live clips showcase decades of University of Kentucky student traditions, campus life, sporting events, and mascot appearances across the years—1950, 1989, 2014, 2015, and 2025. The video closes as the final page turns, showing text that reads "K WEEK 2026 AUGUST 19th–23rd COMING SOON" alongside the UK logo.]
08/03/2026
Offering fan-friendly prices on our core concessions reflects how this partnership can create direct, meaningful savings for fans and families while improving the experience at on-campus UK Athletics venues.
Compass Group Kentucky Wildcats
07/27/2026
By engaging students through SGA and listening to their feedback, UK and Compass Group identified an opportunity to lower costs where it matters most. Beginning in Fall 2026, students will see a 5% reduction in meal plan pricing.
Compass Group
07/25/2026
Move-In Countdown: 4 weeks 🐾
What questions do you have about move-in?
Kirwan-Blanding opening its doors this fall 👀 UK Housing & Residence Life
[Video Description: This video showcases the interior and exterior of a modern multi-story residential building at the University of Kentucky. The camera pans across the red-brick exterior and landscaped pathways before transitioning inside to highlight the high-ceilinged lobby, study lounges, and fully equipped communal kitchens. Views of the private student suites demonstrate bedroom layouts complete with a desk and bed frame, along with counter space, a microwave, mini-fridge, and private bathroom facilities.]
The forecast is calling for Blizzards 🥶
July 30th is Miracle Treat Day 🍦 Every Blizzard treat sold at participating Dairy Queen locations across Kentucky will stay local to support patients at Golisano Children’s at UK.
UK HealthCare
07/22/2026
As the United States pushes to accelerate innovation, researchers from the University of Kentucky will play a leading role in the U.S. Department of Energy 's Genesis Mission.
🔍 Principal investigators:
· Sean Bailey, Ph.D., (University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering), “A Physically Informed Neural Network for Power-Grid Resilience to Extreme Wind Events”
· Chad Risko, Ph.D., (UK College of Arts and Sciences), “From Edisonian Optimization to Predictive Molecular Design: AI-Driven Discovery and Engineering of Advanced Semiconductor Interfaces”
“By harnessing these new, powerful tools, we are advancing the boundaries of science and ensuring that Kentucky remains at the forefront of what might be the most rapid period of innovation in human history” said UK President Eli Capilouto.
📰 Read more about the 6 UK researchers selected for historic DOE ‘Genesis Mission’: https://bit.ly/4b9dLXH
07/21/2026
When your "something blue" happens to be your alma mater 💙
Congrats to the newlyweds and UK alumni, Madison and Brenden Bates! 👰🏼♀️🤵🏻♂️
Kentucky Wildcats UK Alumni Association Kentucky Football
07/20/2026
The Lexington area could see severe weather Tuesday, with the potential for damaging winds, hail, flash flooding and tornadoes. Being Wildcat Ready means staying informed before weather moves in. Have multiple ways to receive alerts, pay attention to changing conditions and be prepared to take action if needed.
Review emergency preparedness information at go.uky.edu/emergency