A UK CURATE-funded project is helping bring Move to Connect to communities across Kentucky, using creative movement to foster belonging, social connection and improved mental well-being.
UK researchers and students are studying tick ecology in Kentucky, testing innovative surveillance tools to track species, disease risk and land-use impacts.
UK researcher Brandi Frisby explores how virtual reality public speaking practice boosts student confidence, reduces anxiety and prepares learners for careers.
At the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE), the Department of Entomology is studying a newly arrived pest affecting turfgrasses commonly found at golf courses.
Doug Boyd is transforming access to oral history through CURATE-supported research, using innovative indexing tools, community partnerships and AI technologies to make more than 21,000 historical interviews searchable, discoverable and accessible.
Daniel Vivian examines how communities along the Ohio River remember the Underground Railroad, revealing how public memory shapes understanding of slavery, freedom-seeking and anti-slavery activism.
