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UK Among Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Patents in 2020

The report uses data obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and highlights the vital role patents play in university research and innovation. 

Kentucky Children's Hospital Nationally Ranked in Heart Care, Orthopedics by U.S News & World Report

For the second year in a row, Kentucky Children's Hospital was ranked nationally by U.S. News & World Report.

CHET Announces Pilot Grant Awardees

UK's Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) has awarded Health Equity Pilot Grants to researchers in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment whose research is aimed at identifying, reducing and eliminating health disparities.

Alumna Sheds Light on Mysterious World of Theoretical Physics

Nisheeta Desai recently published research discussing the relationship between quantum motion, synthetic materials and external magnetic fields.

UK Libraries Recognizes 2 Undergrads for Gen Z Activism, COVID Mental Health Scholarship

The award recognizes exceptional, original scholarship and excellent research conducted by undergraduates making substantive use of UK Libraries’ resources.

CAER’s Santillan-Jimenez Receives Fulbright Specialist Award

The project aims to exchange knowledge and establish global partnerships within engineering education.

UK Research on Beige Fat Formation for Improved Glucose Metabolism Highlighted by NIDDK

Research led by Dr. Philip Kern was recently highlighted by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

UK's Vasquez Heilig Named to Hispanics in Higher Education Board

College of Education Dean Julian Vasquez Heilig has been appointed to the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Board of Directors. His three-year term begins July 1.

Pharmacy Faculty’s Lifelong Passion for Science Earns Her New Accolades

Jill Turner, Ph.D., was recently awarded the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Neuropharmacology Early Career Award.

2 Kentucky Wildcats Awarded Fulbrights

Two recent University of Kentucky graduates have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships to travel abroad to teach, study or pursue research for the 2021-22 academic year.

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