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15th Annual Appalachian Research & Arts Symposium

Call for proposals: UK Appalachian Research Symposium & Arts Showcase

Nov 21, 2025, 7:15 AM

The UK Appalachian Center and the UK Graduate Appalachian Research Community invite students from all majors to submit proposals for the 15th annual Appalachian Research Symposium & Arts Showcase.

‘I Am a UK Innovator:’ Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Allen Page

Nov 20, 2025, 7:58 AM

Allen Page shares how his research works to improve safety and welfare for equine athletes by identifying horses at risk for injuries.

UK faculty members Lee Moser, middle, and Kenton Sena, right, interacting with students outside at the 2025 FLASH Field Day

‘It’s a special outdoor classroom’: UK Robinson Forest Field Day demonstrates flash flooding modules for local youth

Nov 20, 2025, 7:38 AM

More than 60 middle school and high school students were invited to learn about the factors influencing flash flooding at Robinson Forest.

2025 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners group photo

2025 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

Nov 19, 2025, 7:18 AM

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recently announced the 21 undergraduate winners of the 61st annual Oswald Research and Creativity Awards. Chad Risko, Ph.D., faculty director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, and Research Ambassadors, presented the awards. Founded in 1964 by UK President John Oswald, the Oswald Research and Creativity Competition promotes undergraduate research and creative endeavors across all academic disciplines.

UK-led team to cut cockroach infestations, asthma risks in affordable housing

Nov 19, 2025, 6:58 AM

A UK-led research team has received a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Healthy Homes Technical Study award to develop a complete and durable approach to cockroach control in affordable housing.

UK research collaboration links key corn protein to stronger, longer-lasting seed

Nov 18, 2025, 7:35 AM

A new international study co-led by UK CAFE shows how a single genetic change helps protect corn seeds during storage.

UK researchers use gene ‘switch’ to reverse Alzheimer’s risk

Nov 17, 2025, 7:12 AM

UK researchers have developed a new experimental model that could point the way toward more effective Alzheimer’s disease treatments by targeting one of the brain’s most important genes for risk and resilience.

A map of OneUK partners, including Valvoline, ARH, Turner, Catalent, Fidelity Investments, Bullard, Lockheed Martin, and Fischer Homes

Lockheed Martin, Turner Construction named OneUK partners

Nov 17, 2025, 7:01 AM

Lockheed Martin and Turner Construction Co. are the newest partners in UKs strategic collaboration program OneUK.

a patient laying in a CT scanner with their arms raised above their head as a medical professional looks on

Kentucky’s screening improvement drives drop in late-stage lung cancer

Nov 17, 2025, 6:54 AM

Improvements in lung cancer detection and mortality are driving declines in Kentucky’s overall cancer mortality rates.

students sitting at a desk, working on laptop computers

UK launches campus-wide artificial intelligence initiative

Nov 14, 2025, 7:16 AM

CATS (Commonwealth AI Transdisciplinary Strategy) AI will serve as a central hub to integrate AI activities across UK’s 17 colleges, libraries, research centers and institutes, as well as its academic and health care enterprises.

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