Each November, we celebrate National Adoption Month—a time to raise awareness, honor adoptive families, and most importantly, recognize the children who are still waiting for their forever homes. As the Program Coordinator for Adoption Support for Kentucky (ASK), I have the privilege of working with foster and adoptive families across the Commonwealth, witnessing their joys, challenges, and extraordinary resilience. This month, I invite you to join us in celebrating adoption while recognizing the essential need for ongoing support and understanding for families as they navigate this life-changing

University of Kentucky College of Social Work Ph.D. student, Levone Lee, published his first lead-author article, titled -Attitudes Toward Aggressive and Violent Behaviors and the Role of Life Skills Among University Club Sport Athletes.- This article examines the relationship between life skills developed in sport context and attitudes toward aggressive and violent behaviors outside of sports.

Few of the students profiled below started college with the idea that they’d soon be working side by side with professors and PhD candidates. But where their academic curiosity led, opportunities followed—and many were surprised to find what doors opened to them when they took initiative and moved their exploration beyond the classroom. For NYU undergraduates interested in research, gaining this kind of experience—in the field, the lab, or the studio—can take several forms, ranging from assisting a faculty or grad student mentor to embarking on independent projects and even co-authoring publications

Four scholars from South Carolina State University’s Dr. Emily England Clyburn Honors College recently networked with peers from around the country at a national conference in Texas.

In what Dr. William H. Whitaker Jr., Honors College dean, described as a significant moment for academic excellence and cultural celebration, the scholars attended the National Association of African American Honors Programs (NAAAHP) conference at Prairie View A&M University.

The conference was a key event for scholars and educators dedicated to advancing honors education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Recent alumna Eeshani Godbole (PhD ChE ’22) and current graduate students John Dewey, Mauricio De Leo, Kristine Loh, and Maya Ramamurthy described their research, provided advice for high school students, addressed why they chose CEMS for their graduate education, addressed overcoming inequities in STEM, among other topics.

Mississippi State Unified club sport athletes hope to make this year’s Special Olympics Egg Bowl their team’s third-straight victory over their biggest rival, Ole Miss. Before this year’s gridiron showdown in Oxford on Nov. 29, the Bulldogs and Rebels will face off in Starkville for the ninth Special Olympics flag football match between the two rivals. The game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Nov. 18, at the MSU RecPlex near the Sawyer Tennis Courts on Stone Boulevard. Attendees are asked to bring lawn chairs to the event.

In a career that spans six decades and over 100 films, UCLA alumnus David Lebrun has crafted a multidisciplinary film practice encompassing animation, documentary and experimental techniques to explore different ways of seeing and being in the world. A founding member of the multimedia light show collective Single Wing Turquoise Bird, Lebrun helped create the visual language of the psychedelic era while leaning on his background in philosophy and anthropology to understand and visualize how other cultures, ancient and modern, have used available technologies to represent their own aesthetic and

UNLV first reached R1 classification in 2018. Our research has captured international headlines. Mechanical Engineering Professor H. Jeremy Cho and his research team, through a process called atmospheric water harvesting, are studying ways to capture water vapor from the air to transform it into drinkable water; and our geoscientists identified the first-ever mineral from Earth’s lower mantle. We are also graduating more students with doctoral degrees, and bolstering the number of non-faculty researchers in sciences and health.