Portuguese is the fifth most spoken language in the world, with more than 250 million speakers worldwide. Aside from its country of origin, Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Acores, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe, and is commonly spoken in seven other countries. A part of the Ibero-Romance language group that descends from Latin dialects, its origins are ancient, but during the Age of Exploration, it spread to many corners of the globe, and is present in many popular forms of music, such as bossa nova and samba.

University of Kentucky faculty will spend two weeks teaching and presenting research in China.

The UK Jazz ensemble will soon perform in Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai under the lead of Miles Oslund.

Fifteen UK faculty members will teach students at Shanghai University in China for a week this summer through the UK Confucius Institute’s “UK Faculty China Short-Term Teaching Program,” during the week of June 16-20.

Four UK students, including three students in the College of Arts & Sciences, have been selected as recipients of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships.

WAMC Northeast Public Radio Station recently featured UK Appalachian Center’s new project “Las Voces de los Apalaches.”

Cassidy Henry and Samuel Northrup recently received National Security Education Program David L. Boren Fellowships.

A total of 61 UK students, including undergraduates in the departments of political science, psychology, biology, international studies, and mathematics, earned a place on the 2013-14 SEC Honor Roll.