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4 UK Technologies Pitched to Entrepreneurs at Founder Hunt

Dec 13, 2019, 8:39 AM

The UK Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) worked with four UK innovators to pitch their technologies at the inaugural Founder Hunt event at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Decade After Leaving, Grad Returns for 2 Degrees

Dec 12, 2019, 8:55 AM

“I saw that there was a mandatory research component, which was a big deal for them and myself. The agricultural biotechnology program emphasizes the independent research project. So, I signed up. It was one of the best decisions I have ever made."

RCTF Endowment Match Program 2018-2019 Annual Report

Dec 10, 2019, 10:23 AM

Endowment Match Program Impact Since 1998, The University of Kentucky has used the Endowment Match Program to: Create 96 endowed chairs (94 were filled in FY17-18) Create 216 endowed professorships (217 were filled in FY17-18) Create 261 fellowships, enrichments and mission support projects to support research and the William T. Young Library View Chairs & Professorships

Fulbright Seminar to Continue Conversation Surrounding Addiction, Recovery

Dec 9, 2019, 8:18 AM

UK is bringing 90 scholars, in diverse academic and scientific disciplines from over 40 countries, to campus in hopes of continuing the conversation surrounding addiction and recovery.

UK Partnership to Engage Underserved Stakeholders in Eastern Kentucky

Dec 9, 2019, 8:14 AM

Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) Director William Haneberg and UK Assistant Professor Lauren Cagle in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies have received one of two grants recently awarded by NASEM.

AAAS and University of Kentucky Announce 2019 Fellows

Dec 4, 2019, 8:04 AM

R. Kip Guy, dean and professor of the UK College of Pharmacy has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

UK's Kunlei Liu named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Dec 3, 2019, 10:34 AM

Kunlei Liu, associate director for research at the UK Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) and associate professor in the UK College of Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

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Chemistry's Susan Odom Named 2020 'Rising Star'

Dec 3, 2019, 8:16 AM

Susan Odom, an assistant professor of chemistry in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of the Women Chemists Committee's (WCC) "Rising Star" award. Odom is one of only 10 scientists to receive this honor.

New CAER Grant Seeks to Turn Coal Into Carbon Fiber

Dec 3, 2019, 8:09 AM

The UK Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) has received a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to transform coal tar pitch into high-value carbon fiber for use in aircraft, automobiles, sporting goods and other high-performance materials.

University Launches Economic Development Collaborative

Nov 27, 2019, 8:53 AM

UK has officially launched the UK Economic Development Collaborative (EDC) to set the strategy moving forward on how UK will address economic development in the areas of talent, innovation, place and partnership.

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