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'Somewhere between Egypt and Kentucky': UK grad's commencement speech reaches millions

By the time Mostafa Mubarak reached the end of his Commencement speech inside Rupp Arena this spring, thousands of graduates were hanging on every word. Then the internet discovered him.

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The Bill Gatton Foundation 2026 Grand Challenges announced to advance Kentucky

Six projects have been selected as The Bill Gatton Foundation 2026 Grand Challenges — advancing ambitious, interdisciplinary work that addresses complex challenges facing Kentucky and beyond.

Badurdeen named director of Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing

Fazleena Badurdeen, Ph.D., Earl Parker Robinson Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and director of the graduate certificate in manufacturing systems engineering, has been named the director of the Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing (ISM) in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering.