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UK Martin School Faculty Receive National Awards for Lifetime Achievement

Oct 15, 2020, 8:22 AM

UK Martin School of Public Policy and Administration longtime faculty members Merl Hackbart and David Wildasin recently received national recognition for lifetime achievement in their respective fields.

Kentucky Geological Survey Continues the Tradition of Celebrating Earth Science Week

Oct 14, 2020, 8:27 AM

The Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky is hosting its 21st annual open house in celebration of Earth Science Week, Oct. 11–17. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s event will be virtual.

CRVAW to Provide Seed Funding for 2 Projects Addressing Violence Against Women

Oct 14, 2020, 8:21 AM

“We were pleased at the quality of the proposals we received but two proposals stood out that had strong methodology, existing expertise and potential to grow into larger research projects that were ultimately selected for funding,” said Diane Follingstad, director of CRVAW.

Danelle Stevens-Watkins Leading UK’s Newest Effort to Impact Change

Oct 14, 2020, 8:16 AM

In August, Stevens-Watkins was appointed UK’s Assistant Vice President for Research in Diversity and Inclusion after President Eli Capilouto announced a five-year, $10 million commitment to sponsor UK research focused on racial disparities and inequity.

'Behind the Blue': Lisa Cassis Discusses Priority Areas for UK Research Efforts

Oct 13, 2020, 8:22 AM

Totaling more than $429 million, the University of Kentucky saw a record-breaking year of research funding for the 2019-20 academic year, a 3% increase from the previous year. UK also continues to climb in national research rankings.

2 UK Grad Students Selected for DOE Graduate Student Research Program

Oct 13, 2020, 8:15 AM

Brewington will study magnetic field design for the Los Alamos National Laboratory neutron electric dipole moment experiment, or LANL-nEDM. Gervais will work with both the Nab Experiment and nEDM collaboration at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

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UK Professor Leads Major Study on Climate Impact in East Africa

Oct 12, 2020, 8:33 AM

"Lake Tanganyika’s fish are a critically important resource for impoverished people from four nations (Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and Zambia) and resilience to environmental change in that region is quite low,” McGlue said.

OTC Receives EDA Grant to Fund Growth of Launch Blue

Oct 12, 2020, 8:26 AM

UK's Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC), on behalf of UK Research Foundation (UKRF), was awarded a three-year $600,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Build to Scale Program, one of 52 projects funded from 36 states.

College of Education Dean Uses New Mode of Research to Analyze Educational Equity Issues

Oct 12, 2020, 8:21 AM

“We have, essentially, invented a new way of doing research. By using publicly available podcasts, anyone can go back and listen to participants’ conversations in full and make their own conclusions about what was discussed,” Vasquez Heilig said.

Nursing Researcher Awarded $2.5 Million to Address Health Issues in Rural Kentucky

Oct 9, 2020, 8:41 AM

Mudd-Martin is testing the effectiveness of two interventions aimed at encouraging healthy behaviors such as physical activity, healthy eating and smoking cessation for the populations of rural areas of Bourbon, Rowan, Nicholas and other nearby counties.

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