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20 students awarded CURE Fellowships

May 8, 2023, 7:16 AM

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is honored to announce that 20 undergraduates have been selected for the 2023 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program.

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Kentucky and Georgia researchers partner to reach Black women at risk for HIV

Apr 12, 2023, 7:45 AM

The study uses an approach that partners academic researchers with community members to collaboratively design research to address mutually identified priorities.

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UNITE Research Showcase to highlight racial equity work at UK

Apr 7, 2023, 7:25 AM

The UNited In True racial Equity (UNITE) Research Priority Area will host its second annual research showcase on Tuesday, April 18. The 2023 UNITE Research Showcase is centered around elevating and promoting the importance of racial equity research at UK, across the Commonwealth and beyond.

Start to Finish Mentoring Program proves that mentoring matters

Mar 30, 2023, 7:54 AM

A good mentor motivates you, a great mentor shapes you. That is exactly what Alexis Smith hopes to do with her mentee, Linda Omali. Connected through the University of Kentucky’s Center for Graduate and Professional Diversity Initiatives (CGPDI) Start to Finish (STF) Mentoring Program, Smith knows firsthand what a great mentor can do for their mentee.

Education professor’s work centers Black women’s voices in sexual health research

Mar 30, 2023, 7:50 AM

For Shemeka Thorpe, Ph.D., publishing research is an act of sharing stories rarely told. Through her work, Thorpe is ensuring Black women’s voices are included in academic literature.

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Researchers investigate racial bias in recognition of Kentucky’s historic properties

Mar 17, 2023, 7:38 AM

A team of University of Kentucky researchers is analyzing the list of historic places and properties registered in the Commonwealth to find any gaps in cultural minority representations.

UK Social Work’s Rosenstein Lecture to feature author Melissa Harris-Perry

Mar 7, 2023, 8:29 AM

On Tuesday, April 18, the University of Kentucky College of Social Work will hold the 21st Annual Irma Sarett Rosenstein Lecture. This year's event will take place at 8:30 a.m. in the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom.

UK awarded NIH’s only SuRE Resource Center grant to lead national research diversity effort

Mar 7, 2023, 8:13 AM

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded UK a prestigious center grant to share its expertise and lead national efforts to build diverse academic research environments.

Q&A: Adrienne Dixson shares how research has power to improve educational equity 

Feb 27, 2023, 7:06 AM

UK College of Education Professor Adrienne Dixson, Ph.D., answers questions about her career and how innovative and responsive scholarship can impact educational equity and help children receive a high-quality education. 

2023 Inclusive Excellence grant proposal window opens March 1

Feb 23, 2023, 7:40 AM

The University of Kentucky Office for Institutional Diversity is accepting proposals for the next round of grant funding through the office's Inclusive Excellence Student Program grants. Proposals for this round will be accepted from March 1 to March 31, 2023. Selected proposals will be awarded funding for the Fall 2023 semester. The Inclusive Excellence Student Program will fund grants up to $15,000 for creative diversity programming ideas.

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