Kimberly A. Parker, professor in the Department of Integrated Strategic Communication in the UK College of Communication and Information, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.
This year’s 26 SURA recipients represent a wide array of academic disciplines and will engage in immersive, faculty-mentored research across UK's campus.
William Gerken, Real Estate Endowed Professor of Finance and director of the certificate in financial planning in the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.
The UK Cooperative Extension Service, in collaboration with Kentucky State University, has launched a new initiative to help advance the state’s disaster preparedness and recovery capabilities.
Scott Hutson, chair and professor in the Department of Anthropology in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.
Recent University of Kentucky graduates Lucas Gastineau and Asa O’Neal have been awarded U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.
