UK Research News

UK Appalachian Center Awards 8 Student Researchers

Jul 27, 2021, 8:56 AM

Three graduate students received the James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia, and four graduate students and one undergraduate student received the center's Eller and Billings Student Research Award.

Students: Apply Now to be Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

Jun 15, 2021, 8:15 AM

Applications are being accepted for positions as University of Kentucky Undergraduate Research Ambassadors for the 2021-2022 school year.

Chad Risko, New Faculty Director of Undergraduate Research

Apr 13, 2021, 8:36 AM

Dr. Chad Risko has accepted our offer to be the new Faculty Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research. Dr. Risko is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky.

UK, Fayette County Schools and Partners Join Forces on STEM Pipeline Program

Mar 31, 2021, 4:17 PM

The STEM Through Authentic Research and Training (START) program at UK is creating a unique pipeline to promote careers for underrepresented populations, first-generation college students, and girls and women in STEM. START is funded by a five-year, $1.3 million Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

Physics REU Program at UK Now Accepting Applications

Feb 3, 2021, 2:06 PM

Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the 10-week “Research in Symmetries” program will take place June 7-Aug. 13, 2021, on UK’s campus. The program focuses on individually mentored research projects in nuclear physics, condensed matter physics and astronomy, through the central theme of symmetry.

UK Undergraduate Research Program Sparks Student Success

Jan 27, 2021, 8:21 AM

SPARK, which was launched last year by UK’s Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) and Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), is a year-long community-engaged program for undergraduates focused on research related to health equity.

Undergraduate Researchers Receive Oswald Research and Creativity Awards

Dec 17, 2020, 8:31 AM

Awards in each category are: First Place: $350; Second Place: $200; and Honorable Mention, if applicable. Entries are judged on originality, clarity of expression, scholarly or artistic contribution, and the validity, scope and depth of the project or investigation.

5-Minute Fast Track Competition Winners Announced

Dec 16, 2020, 8:21 AM

Cultivating students’ presentation and research communication skills, competitors were challenged to present their research in five minutes, using only one static slide, in front of a panel of three judges and a virtual audience.

UK Rhodes Scholarship Finalist to Join Google

Dec 2, 2020, 8:31 AM

A Chellgren Fellow, she been very active in undergraduate research at UK working with the school’s groundbreaking EduceLab: A Digital Restoration Initiative headed up by UK Alumni Professor Brent Seales, chair of the Department of Computer Science.

UK Senior Skyler Hornback Named Astronaut Scholar

Oct 7, 2020, 8:28 AM

Since arriving at UK, Hornback has participated in UK Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering’s research on “smart” polymeric sorbents for PFAS removal from contaminated water systems under the leadership of J. Zach Hilt, Gill Eminent Professor of Chemical Engineering.

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