UK Research News

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Registration open for 2026 Kentucky Water Resources Symposium

Aug 14, 2026, 7:04 AM

The 2026 program features a mix of platform and poster presentations, including research from recipients of the U.S. Geological Survey 104(b) student research enhancement grants.

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UK Food as Health Alliance opens $50,000 in pilot funding to tackle food and health challenges

Aug 13, 2026, 9:39 AM

Grants will support UK research teams partnering with farmers, clinics, schools and community groups across the state.

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Making history accessible: Doug Boyd’s CURATE research

Aug 12, 2026, 7:37 AM

Doug Boyd is transforming access to oral history through CURATE-supported research, using innovative indexing tools, community partnerships and AI technologies to make more than 21,000 historical interviews searchable, discoverable and accessible.

Videos

Making history accessible: Doug Boyd’s CURATE research

Aug 12, 2026, 7:37 AM

Poster for The Keeping Space, a documentary featuring Shelia Lackey, showing a dimly lit hallway with blue walls and the film title in large yellow text.

UK researcher shines light on maintenance work in ‘The Keeping Space’ documentary

Aug 5, 2026, 7:22 AM

UK researcher and filmmaker Jena Seiler explores the value of often-overlooked maintenance work in The Keeping Space, an award-recognized documentary.

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UK researcher explores how communities remember the Underground Railroad

Jul 22, 2026, 10:07 AM

Daniel Vivian examines how communities along the Ohio River remember the Underground Railroad, revealing how public memory shapes understanding of slavery, freedom-seeking and anti-slavery activism.

Podcasts

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From Kentucky to deep space: UK research supports Artemis II return, future exploration

May 26, 2026, 7:16 AM

On this edition of “Behind the Blue,” UK researchers share how their work made NASA's latest “Mission to the Moon” possible.

'Behind the Blue': The science of March Madness

Mar 19, 2026, 7:29 AM

On this episode of 'Behind the Blue,' we talk with experts at UK in social work, neurology, aging and sociology studying the kinds of unique moments March Madness brings into focus.

‘Behind the Blue’: Lindsay Ragsdale on growing pediatric health care and supporting Project ADAM

Feb 6, 2026, 7:39 AM

In this episode of “Behind the Blue,” Dr. Lindsay Ragsdale discusses her career at UK, the role of palliative care, the growth of the children’s hospital and her own son’s experience as a pediatric cardiology patient.

Messages from the Vice President for Research

Forthcoming NSF Research Security Policy on Collaborations with Restricted Entities

Aug 4, 2026, 1:34 PM

We want to make you aware of a Dear Colleague Letter issued by the NSF on July 8, 2026, signaling a forthcoming NSF policy that would prohibit NSF-funded collaboration with entities on various U.S. government-restricted parties lists.

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Cellular Genomics and Imaging Core

Jul 14, 2026, 9:48 AM

UK's College of Arts & Sciences Imaging Center has been renamed the Cellular Genomics and Imaging Core and joins the Office of the Vice President for Research.

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Apply for Associate Vice President for Research Integrity

Jul 1, 2026, 9:52 AM

Qualified UK faculty members please consider applying for the Associate Vice President for Research Integrity position by July 20, 2026.

Reports

UK Research Annual Report Fiscal Year 2025

Apr 13, 2026, 2:32 PM

The UK Research Annual Report provides a snapshot of UK’s research: from record-breaking research grants & contracts to statewide economic impact.

UK Research Annual Report Fiscal Year 2020 and Fiscal Year 2021

Oct 14, 2022, 7:13 AM

The UK Research Annual Report provides a snapshot of UK’s research: from record-breaking research grants & contracts to statewide economic impact.

RCTF Endowment Match Program 2020-2021 Annual Report

Jan 12, 2022, 11:46 AM

Endowment Match Program Impact Since 1998, The University of Kentucky has used the Endowment Match Program to: Create 98 endowed chairs (85 were filled in FY20-21) Create 217 endowed professorships (171 were filled in FY20-21) Create 260 fellowships, enrichments and mission support projects to support research and the William T. Young Library View Chairs & Professorships