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‘I am a UK Innovator’: Pigman College of Engineering’s Guoqiang Yu

UK Innovator, Guoqiang Yu, from the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, describes his work developing low-cost optical imaging technologies for noninvasive monitoring of the health and function of tissues and organs.

UK economists point to livestock strength, row crop strain in 2026

Strong cattle, poultry and horse sales dominated for much of 2025, leading economists to predict Kentucky agricultural sales will be $8.3 billion for the year.

NIH Updates on Common Forms and Research Security Training

National Institutes of Health (NIH) news on two fronts: NIH Common Forms and NIH Research Security Training requirements.

HDI grant to advance employer engagement strategies in vocational rehabilitation

The UK Human Development Institute received $3.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to support a nationwide effort to engage employers and improve job opportunities for people with disabilities.

Call for Abstracts: 2026 CCTS Spring Conference

The UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science is accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations at its 2026 Spring Conference, which will be held on Tuesday, March 31.

Bridging the gap: UK graduate student uses knitted e-textiles to meet accessibility needs

UK College of Design graduate student Faezah Panahandeh is working to bridge the accessibility gap through developing sensory adaptive e-textiles.

UK researchers awarded IMLS grant to strengthen social services in public libraries

Researchers from the UK College of Communication and Information and the College of Social Work received a three-year grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to expand access to social services through public libraries.

NIH awards $11 million for UK diabetes prevention research

University of Kentucky researchers were recently awarded a prestigious five-year, $11 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant that will significantly bolster diabetes prevention research.

Recycling redefined: Interiors student research turns waste into art and opportunity

Junior Jackie Skeeters and School of Interiors faculty are looking at ways to make the end-of-the-semester studio cleanup process more environmentally sustainable by building awareness around the college and university’s recycling efforts. 

UK researchers developing neighborhood-level weather technology

Researchers from UK's Karen and Stanley Pigman College of Engineering were awarded $2 million from the NSF to develop a cutting-edge weather forecasting system with the NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research.

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