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The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation funds 15 months of mentored research for two undergraduate students in chemistry, biological sciences and associated interdisciplinary combinations.

The Office of Undergraduate Research is proud to announce the fifth annual 5-Minute Fast Track student research competition finalists.

The Office of Undergraduate Research and UK Sustainability are honored to announce the six winners of the third annual sustainability research poster competition.

One of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center’s leading researchers has been selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) Program.

UK and its partners at four other institutions have been awarded $12 million from the National Institutes of Health to launch a new hub focused on accelerating real-world impact of biomedical innovations through education, mentorship and financial support.

Alex Dixon, senior decision support analyst in the UK Office of Vice President for Research, and Ateba Whitaker, lecturer in the Department of Management in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, received the appointments in August from Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton’s office.

Launched in 2016, ACTION is a cancer education and training program aimed at high school and undergraduate students from Appalachian Kentucky.

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced today that it has earned a National Cancer Institute “Comprehensive” Cancer Center designation, the highest level of recognition awarded by the NCI.

The University of Kentucky’s Vice President for Research and leading cardiovascular scientist is being recognized for her foundational work in the field of hypertension with a prestigious award from the American Heart Association (AHA).

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) at the University of Kentucky has selected 26 outstanding undergraduates for the 2023-24 Undergraduate Research Ambassador program.