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12 UK students named Gaines Fellows amid record number of applicants

Twelve students will enter the two-year Gaines Fellowship program designed to enrich undergraduate education through interdisciplinary coursework, independent research and community engagement.

Applications for UK Libraries Award for Undergraduate Research open through March 24

Undergraduate students who have completed research papers or media projects utilizing library materials between the Fall 2024 and Spring 2026 semesters are encouraged to apply for the award.

$12.5 million gift from Markey Cancer Foundation will support Markey Cancer Center’s mission, priorities

The UK Markey Cancer Foundation has announced a $12.5 million gift to support the priorities of the UK Markey Cancer Center and the UK College of Medicine.

Bocelli concert proceeds help fund $1.2 million gift for new Markey facility

The Lexington Cancer Foundation presented a $1.2 million gift to the UK Markey Cancer Center, completing the organization’s $5 million commitment to the UK Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Building.

University of Kentucky One Health Initiative accepting seed grant proposals

UK One Health Initiative at the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is accepting seed grant proposals. Researchers and professionals from Kentucky state agencies are invited to apply.

UK awarded $7.2 million to reduce overdose risk among justice-involved women

UK researchers are co-leading a new $7.2 million NIH-funded study testing overdose prevention strategies for women transitioning from jail back into rural Kentucky.

CHET 2025 Doctoral Student Pilot Grants announced

UK's Center for Health, Engagement and Transformation awarded pilot funding to three doctoral students to support research projects focused on improving the health of a population of high need.

Warhol Foundation supports UK Art Museum research on pioneering photographers

The UK Art Museum received a Curatorial Research Fellowship Grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to fund research on two photographers working in Lexington in the mid-twentieth century.

UK Appalachian Center announces 2026 funding opportunities for students, faculty

Applications are now open for funding opportunities offered by the UK Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies program. These opportunities are open to any student participating in research in the Appalachian region.

Call for proposals: Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship

The UK Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting proposals for the 2026 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship.

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