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NIH awards $11 million for UK diabetes prevention research

Nov 24, 2025, 7:47 AM

University of Kentucky researchers were recently awarded a prestigious five-year, $11 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant that will significantly bolster diabetes prevention research.

an art display created with recycled materials and a sign reading "45.8% of material in the recycling bins was unrecyclable"

Recycling redefined: Interiors student research turns waste into art and opportunity

Nov 24, 2025, 7:33 AM

Junior Jackie Skeeters and School of Interiors faculty are looking at ways to make the end-of-the-semester studio cleanup process more environmentally sustainable by building awareness around the college and university’s recycling efforts.

flooded street with a stop sign emerging from the water.

UK researchers developing neighborhood-level weather technology

Nov 21, 2025, 7:23 AM

Researchers from UK's Karen and Stanley Pigman College of Engineering were awarded $2 million from the NSF to develop a cutting-edge weather forecasting system with the NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research.

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.

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