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UK researcher develops safety system to help self-driving vehicles and drones work together

Yang Xiao received the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award for his work helping self-driving vehicles and drones communicate, making future transportation safer and more reliable.

UK hosts Sustainable Healthy Foods Research Symposium

UK Martin-Gatton CAFE hosted its first Sustainable Healthy Foods Research Symposium, inviting global research scholars and experts to discuss ideas and innovations for developing healthier and more nutritious foods.

UK leads national effort to expand AI access for undergrads

UK is leading a $1.85 million NSF-funded, multi-institutional initiative to design accessible, ethics-centered AI curricula for undergraduate students.

UK innovation turns distillery waste into supercapacitors

The hybrid lithium-ion supercapacitors store up to 25 times more energy per kilogram than conventional versions, retaining 96% of capacity after 15,000 cycles.

UK senior Beaux Hardin to deliver 31st annual Breathitt Lecture

Beaux Hardin’s lecture will explore poetry as a medium that invents new language, connecting people across cultures and creating an immaterial space that redefines identity.

April 8 NIH Strategic Plan Webinar

The NIH is in the process of developing a new Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027–2031 and is seeking input from the public. 

CRRJ-KY, Appalachian Center announce research partnership

Civil Rights and Restorative Justice-Kentucky Legal Clinic and the Appalachian Center at UK have entered a partnership to research the history and legal outcomes of the 1919 racial removal in Corbin, KY.

UK’s Youling Xiong honored with SEC Faculty Achievement Award

Professor Youling Xiong has been named the winner of the 2026 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award for UK.

NAI names UK a Top 100 US University for Patents

UK filed 154 international and domestic patent applications and held 857 patent assets in fiscal year 2025.

Markey study addresses alcohol-cancer awareness gap

A new study shows that most people in the United States who drink alcohol do not know it raises their cancer risk.

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