Zach Agioutantis, Ph.D., the Mining Engineering Foundation Professor and chair of the Department of Mining Engineering in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.
Matthew Kim, a three-time nominee for UK’s Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, is one of this year’s distinguished Great Teacher Award recipients.
Neal Hutchens, professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation in the University of Kentucky College of Education, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.
Vincent Venditto and Dave Feola at the UK College of Pharmacy have been awarded a $1 million grant from the NIH to develop a new therapy for one of the most dangerous consequences of a heart attack: post-heart attack inflammation.
Kentucky NSF EPSCoR’s CLIMBS project will hold a screening of two documentaries that show how communities have endured weather-related catastrophes and the ongoing work to be better prepared for future disasters.
Walking tours of Robin Ridge Farms included stops to highlight their conservation practices, including gateway protection, drainageway shaping and seeding, fencing, feed pad/bale grazing and stream fencing.
Daniel Vivian, associate professor in the Department of Historic Preservation at the University of Kentucky College of Design, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.
