News and Events

Yun Jun Kim wins Best Graduate Poster at ABFM

Doctoral Student Yun Jun Kim won Best Graduate Poster for "How does intergovernmental competition increase government spending?" The poster is included below for your review.    

Martin School Celebrates First Student Body President, Andrew Laws

This year, in addition to celebrating the first cohort of public policy graduates, the Martin School is also proud to announce that one of our own public policy undergraduate students, Andrew Laws, is the 2022-23 student body president. Andrew was sworn in at the end of the spring 2022 semester, and spent the summer meeting with top UK administrators, attending his first Board of Trustees meeting, and getting the lay of the land.

MPA and Non-Profit Certificate Student Farid Al-Firdaus to present at conference

MPA and Non-Profit Management Certificate student, Farid Al-Firdaus will present his non-profit research at the American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS)-Michigan State University conference

Sarah Ausmus Smith is graduating with her PhD in Public Policy and Administration

Sarah recently defended her dissertation "Three Essays on Governance, Inequality and Social Equity" and will graduate May 6, 2022.  The next chapter in her career will start in Richmond, Virginia where she will join the Commonwealth's Department of Social Services as a Senior Research Associate.

Q&A with Public Policy Undergraduate Alli Johnson

Alli Johnson is a Senior double-majoring in Public Policy and Political Science. She spent this past summer as an intern with the Green River Area Development District.

Austin Nugent Discusses Time Spent with Kentucky Protection and Advocacy

MPA student Austin Nugent spent the summer working with the independent state agency Kentucky Protection and Advocacy.

UK Student Lindsey Porter Gives Insight on Unique PharmD/MPA Joint Degree

Since 1997, the Martin School and the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy have jointly provided this unique dual degree program, the first of its type to be offered in the nation.

MPA Student Reflects on Impact of Internship at BGADD

Victory Institute names Benjamin Hong Starr as the 2021-2022 Victory Congressional Fellow

Current MPA student Benajmin Hong Starr is the newest Victory Congressional Fellow named by the LGBTQ Victory Institute.

Jinsol Park Successfully Defends Dissertation

Recently, Martin PhD candidate Jinsol Park successfully defended her dissertation.