Radtke’s research is focused on collaborating with communities in design as a method to create more sustainable, climate-responsive areas

Rebekah Radtke, a Chellgren Endowed Professor and associate professor in the School of Interiors in the UK College of Design, has been honored as a 2024-25 University Research Professor.

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The University of Kentucky supports and empowers innovative research in all forms practiced across our diverse campus, varied disciplines and more than 70 centers and institutes. UK faculty, staff and student researchers create, discover and apply new knowledge, and explore the most complex problems facing Kentucky, the nation and the world. Our collaborative, cross-disciplinary research environment provides a rich training ground for the next generation of thinkers, creators and leaders. Research and development at UK has a direct economic impact on Kentucky. The $476.5 million UK spent on R&D in FY22 generated $873 million in economic activity across Kentucky. As a result, 4,636 jobs were supported throughout the state of Kentucky, with 2,227 (48%) of those jobs directly supported by research initiatives.

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$479.3 million

in external grants and contracts awarded in FY23

$252.6 million

federal agency awards in FY23

1 of 34 U.S. universities

with the trifecta of research designations in cancer, aging & translational science

161 patent applications

filed in FY 2023

$504 million

spent to carry out research & development in FY23

4,903 jobs

supported by FY23 research & development

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