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Public-private Partnership to Provide STEM Education Through Electric Vehicles

Jan 30, 2020, 8:14 AM

The UK Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) have announced a new program to advance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in KY’s schools.

New $1.2 Million Grant Prepares Early Childhood Educators, Applied Behavior Analysts

Nov 25, 2019, 8:34 AM

The University of Kentucky College of Education has received a $1.2 million grant to uniquely prepare school personnel who are in high demand — preschool teachers and applied behavior analysts.

Newly Funded Study Explores Differences Among Charter, Private, and Public Schools

Oct 28, 2019, 8:48 AM

UK researchers are working with the University of Notre Dame and the University of Washington-Bothell to uncover how school voucher programs impact long-term student outcomes.

Shared UK, UofL Grant Adresses Special Education Faculty Shortage

Oct 16, 2019, 8:13 AM

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs, this project will prepare 10 doctoral level scholars in special education, five at UK and five at UofL.

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UK College of Education's John Thelin Publishes New Edition of Higher Ed Book

Oct 2, 2019, 8:16 AM

John Thelin has just published the third edition of “A History of American Higher Education," which goes into detail about the last decade in higher education.

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Markey’s ACTION Program Hosts Inaugural Summer Residential Program

Aug 13, 2019, 1:26 PM

This summer, high school students from Appalachian Kentucky spent five weeks at UK gathering real-life experience in oncology training and research as part of the UK Markey Cancer Center's successful ACTION Program.

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UK College of Education Receives Funding to Improve Math Education for Elementary Students

Aug 9, 2019, 9:21 AM

The University of Kentucky College of Education has received $599,875 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research, develop, and implement ways of teaching mathematics that integrate equitable teaching practices.

UK Researcher: How Families With Same-Sex Parents Resolve Conflict Has Impact

Jul 30, 2019, 8:46 AM

Farr previously reported that children adopted by lesbian, gay and heterosexual parents are well-adjusted over time. Her most recent study, co-authored by doctoral students Sam Bruun and Kyle Simon, focuses on these same adopted children but goes a step further.

$3.2 Million Grant Helps Families Access Diagnostic Hearing Tests for Infants

Jul 12, 2019, 8:52 AM

For families of newborns who need follow-up diagnostic hearing testing, accessing those tests can be challenging. A new project, CHHIRP, aims to improve the process by pairing families with patient navigators who have been through the experience themselves.

Study Finds Growth of Faculty Diversity Largely Minimal in U.S. Colleges, Universities

Jul 1, 2019, 10:26 AM

Colleges and universities across the nation lack the diversity needed among faculty to deliver a well-rounded education, says a new study in the recently launched South Texas College of Law Houston Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy.

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