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

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Jul 02 2024

Rebekah Radtke: 2024-25 University Research Professor Q&A

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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Jun 28 2024
UK’s Swanson to serve on NIEHS review committee, contribute to US biomedical research

Hollie Swanson will be serving as a member of the National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Review Committee.
Podcast

Jun 28 2024
‘Behind the Blue:’ ‘Fungal Feasts,’ presented by plant pathology assistant professor Lou Hirsch

On this episode of “Behind the Blue,” we feature Lou Hirsch, assistant professor of plant pathology in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, presenting the talk "Fungal Feasts: Fungi are all around us — and tasty!”
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Jun 27 2024
Octavio A. Gonzalez: 2024-25 University Research Professor Q&A

Octavio A. Gonzalez, D.D.S., Ph.D., a professor in the Center for Oral Health Research and Division of Periodontology in the UK College of Dentistry with a secondary appointment in the College of Medicine, has been honored as a 2024-25 University Research Professor.
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Jun 26 2024
UK neurologist advocates for AI, ultrasound to help prevent blindness from giant cell arteritis

Avasarala’s recent article calls for a rapid, “on-the-spot” diagnosis and treatment as the only way forward to prevent blindness caused by the disease.

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Jun 13 2024
Community-building is at the heart of ‘Great Teacher’ Zada Komara’s classroom

Zada Komara, Ph.D., senior lecturer in the Lewis Honors College and an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Anthropology and the Appalachian Studies program, is one of the distinguished 2024 Great Teacher Award recipients.
May 30 2024
‘Great Teacher’ Mark Fillmore emphasizes importance of student research

Mark Fillmore, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of the distinguished Great Teacher Award recipients who strives to help his students understand the importance of research.
May 28 2024
UK researcher receives NSF CAREER award to develop data-driven, smart technologies for sustainable living

Hana Khamfroush, Ph.D., associate professor in the Pigman College of Engineering, recently received the prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.
May 16 2024
‘Great Teacher’ Jordan Brower empowers students to pursue their passions

Jordan Brower, Ph.D., assistant professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of the distinguished Great Teacher Award recipients who strives to help his students discover their passions.

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Series Spotlight People Behind Our Research

Why do we want you to meet our researchers?

The scientists and scholars at the University of Kentucky are remarkable people. Some of them have a very personal connection to field they have chosen: a family member battling addiction or disease. Some of them began their journey based on curiosity. A drive to find out why the world works the way it does.

What they all have in common is a passion to ignite progress and partner across fields and with communities to confront, head on, the most profound challenges. Research can do that, and our researchers tell you why and how.

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Feb 9 2023
People Behind Our Research: An innate curiosity inspired Darwin Conwell's medical career

Curiosity and an eagerness to learn led Darwin Conwell, M.D., to a career as a medical pancreatologist. Now the chair of internal medicine, Conwell brings his passion for science and education to the College of Medicine and UK HealthCare.
May 18 2022
People Behind Our Research: Ilhem Messaoudi Decoding the Mysteries of the Immune System

UK College of Medicine researcher Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to developing a better understanding of how the immune system works, paving the way for improving how people respond to vaccines and infections.
Feb 1 2022
Nancy Schoenberg: Listening to Communities to Create Equitable Solutions

The best solutions begin by listening to the people whose problems you’re trying to solve. That community-based focus has been a guiding value of Nancy Schoenberg's 25 years at UK.

Research Blog

Jan 31 2024
Research Leadership Academy: Emerging Themes 2024 cohort and Research Leadership deadline
Jun 7 2022
Research Leadership Academy Participants Announced
May 10 2022
Cancer in Kentucky: Why Research Matters
Mar 30 2022
Female Patent Holders Spotlight Commercialization at UK

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Podcasts

Podcast
Jun 28 2024

‘Behind the Blue:’ ‘Fungal Feasts,’ presented by plant pathology assistant professor Lou Hirsch

On this episode of “Behind the Blue,” we feature Lou Hirsch, assistant professor of plant pathology in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, presenting the talk "Fungal Feasts: Fungi are all around us — and tasty!”

Jun 4 2024
'Behind the Blue': Joshua Douglas discusses new book on voting rights and elections

Joshua Douglas, from the Rosenberg College of Law, discusses his new book on voting rights and elections “Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting”
May 1 2024
Behind the Blue: Kenneth Campbell discusses his research, helping solve mysteries of the heart

Kenneth Campbell, from the UK College of Medicine, discusses how the establishment of the Gill Cardiovascular Biorepository has significantly advanced heart muscle research worldwide.
Apr 5 2024
Behind the Blue: Is daylight saving time hurting your retirement portfolio? Study from UK researcher says yes

Tyler Kleppe, assistant professor in UK Gatton College of Business and Economics, has shown "springing forward" impacts higher stakes decisions — like investing for one’s retirement.

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Recent Reports

Oct 14 2022
UK Research Annual Report Fiscal Year 2020 and Fiscal Year 2021
Jan 12 2022
RCTF Endowment Match Program 2020-2021 Annual Report
Jun 17 2021
RCTF Endowment Match Program 2019-2020 Annual Report
Aug 5 2020
UK Research Annual Report Fiscal Year 2019

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