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$3 Million NSF Grant to Support the Next Generation of Kentucky Food, Energy and Water Systems Innovators

A multidisciplinary UK team will provide unique graduate educational opportunities in food, energy and water systems, thanks to a new grant.

UK Pioneers First Stratospheric Measurements Using Drone Glider

A University of Kentucky doctoral student and chemistry professor have measured environmental variables during high-altitude, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flights for the first time, reaching a better understanding of meteorological conditions to enable the next generation of weather forecasting models.

UK Researcher Suggests Rivers May Cause Earthquakes

The paper, which published this summer in Journal of Geophysical Research, was featured in Scientific American this week.

UK Researchers Awarded NSF Grant to Upgrade Stream Monitoring Network in Robinson Forest

UK researchers are getting enhanced equipment to measure stream water quality thanks to the National Science Foundation.

Public Health Team Tests Water Quality in Ecuadorian Community

The water quality project was part of Shoulder to Shoulder Global, a UK Global Health Initiative that has assisted over 20,000 patients during its past 11 years of service in Ecuador.

UK researcher receives $1.25 million grant to study corn anthracnose

Lisa Vaillancourt recently received a $1.25 million grant from the Plant Biotic Interactions Program, a joint venture between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation, to further examine an anthracnose mutant unable to cause stalk rot disease in corn plants.

Drone Research Project Reaches New Heights

Could unmanned aircraft systems, otherwise known as drones, revolutionize weather forecasting?

UK Research Shows Urban Gardens Can Aid in Pollinator Conservation

Some interesting findings by UK entomologists looking at ways people living in urban areas can help in meaningful pollinator conservation.

UKREC Renovation and Expansion to Change Labs’ Protocol

Improvements to UK's Research and Education Center at Princeton will result in some upcoming schedule modifications for some of the facility's labs.

UK Helping Belfry High School Research Team Get to India

UK's wide outreach to students and people across the state is evident in this story from Pike County.

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