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Judith L. Page, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors.

Yuha Jung, Ph.D., associate professor and director of graduate studies in the University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors for 2022-23.

Beth Rous, Ph.D., is one of this year’s Great Teacher Award recipients. The UK College of Education professor treats her students as if they were her colleagues.

UK’s Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) has announced the recipients of the 2022 Equity Changemaker Award, honoring three UK scholars for their work to advance health equity through research and training.

Nancy Schoenberg, Ph.D., Marion Pearsall Professor of Behavioral Science in the UK College of Medicine, founding director of the Center for Health and Equity Transformation, and associate vice president for research professional development, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors for 2022-23.

Olivia Davis, lecturer in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, is one of the distinguished Great Teacher Award recipients who strives to help her students discover their passions.

Isabel Escobar, Ph.D., has been appointed Chellgren Chair and Director of the Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence, effective July 1, 2022.

Alexandre Martin, Ph.D., a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Kentucky, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors.

10 students and recent graduates have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. In addition, a UK doctoral student and two alumni received honorable mention recognition from the NSF. 

Zachary Bray is one of this year’s Great Teacher Award recipients. As the James and Mary Lassiter Professor of Law in the J. David Rosenberg College of Law, Bray is dedicated to educating the next generation of legal minds serving the Commonwealth.