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Main Bldg (UK)
The Main Building and the Patterson Office Tower in the background.

The University of Kentucky sometimes shortened to UK is a public, co-educational university in Lexington, Kentucky. The university has about 27,209 students. It was founded in 1865. The current president of the university is Dr. Eli Capilouto.

Sports

The athletics teams of the university are called the Wildcats. They have 19 varsity teams, almost all of which compete in the Southeastern Conference. The men's soccer team plays in Conference USA, and the rifle team competes in the Great America Rifle Conference.

In the 2014-15 season of the men's basketball team, the team won all 31 regular season games and started 38-0. However, they were upset by Wisconsin in the final four, who they played also the year before. They would finish 38-1.


Images for kids

  • Patterson Hall 1905

    Patterson Hall, shortly after its 1904 opening

  • Engineering plaza

    The engineering plaza.

  • Chemistry-Physics Building (U.K.)

    The Chemistry-Physics Building

  • Biological-Pharmaceutical Building U.K

    The Biological-Pharmaceutical Building is home to the College of Pharmacy

  • RupparenaK

    The Kentucky cheerleaders at Rupp Arena performing the traditional "Big K" cheer during a basketball game. Seating Capacity of Rupp Arena is 23,500.

  • KentuckyCommonwealthStadium-EZInterior

    Pregame of 2005 Kentucky vs. Auburn game.

  • WilliamtyounglibraryUK

    Completed in 1998, the William T. Young Library serves both the university campus and the Commonwealth of Kentucky

  • Funkhouser building

    Funkhouser Building

  • Atrium of Don and Cathy Jacobs Science Building

    Interior of new science building

  • Thomas Hunt Morgan

    Thomas Hunt Morgan, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and father of modern genetics

  • Ashley Judd head

    Ashley Judd, actress

  • William n lipscomb jr

    William Lipscomb, 1976 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

See also

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