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University of Kentucky to disband diversity office after GOP lawmakers pushed anti-DEI legislation
Read full article: University of Kentucky to disband diversity office after GOP lawmakers pushed anti-DEI legislationThe University of Kentucky's president says the school will disband its office promoting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Former Kentucky swimmers sue ex-coaches, AD Mitch Barnhart, alleging 'sexually hostile environment'
Read full article: Former Kentucky swimmers sue ex-coaches, AD Mitch Barnhart, alleging 'sexually hostile environment'Two former Kentucky swim team members have sued the school, former coach Lars Jorgensen and athletic director Mitch Barnhart, alleging sexual assaults including rape by the former coach and claiming the school “purposefully” disregarded multiple credible reports of inappropriate sexual relationships.
College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies
Read full article: College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policiesFormer Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022.
University of Kentucky student dies in Seoul Halloween crush
Read full article: University of Kentucky student dies in Seoul Halloween crushThe University of Kentucky says one its students was among more than 150 people killed when a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul, South Korea.
Eastern Michigan University students among those awarded $10,000 esports scholarships
Read full article: Eastern Michigan University students among those awarded $10,000 esports scholarshipsEMU’s Iyad Khattab and Je’Naiya Tims were among 10 students selected from universities across the United States.
2022 NBA Draft: ClickOnDetroit staff picks for the Detroit Pistons’ selection
Read full article: 2022 NBA Draft: ClickOnDetroit staff picks for the Detroit Pistons’ selectionThe Detroit Pistons have the fifth pick in the 2022 NBA Draft on Thursday, and the staff at ClickOnDetroit thinks these are the players the squad should consider.
Scientists hope device will help unravel Vesuvius scrolls
Read full article: Scientists hope device will help unravel Vesuvius scrolls(CNN) - Scientists from the University of Kentucky say they're working to perfect a technique to digitally unravel fragile ancient texts that haven't been read in nearly 2,000 years. They hope to read scrolls buried by VesuviusThat technology is necessary to help do the immensely detailed work of trying to read scrolls preserved when Mount Vesuvius rained fire and ash on the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79. The scrolls remained buried in a villa in Herculaneum, believed to be associated with Julius Caesar's family, until they were re-discovered in 1752. Machine learning can help trace the inkWhile in England using the Diamond Light Source, Seales' team scanned four single-page fragments as well as closed-up scrolls. That's a process Seales and his team described in a May paper published in Plos One, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal.