UK Research News

12 graduate students honored with Appalachian research awards

May 8, 2026, 8:45 AM

Eight UK graduate students received the James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia, and four students received the Eller and Billings Student Research Award.

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12 students selected as 1st cohort of Tracy Farmer Scholars

May 7, 2026, 7:09 AM

The Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment at UK selected 12 students for the inaugural cohort of Tracy Farmer Scholars conducting research in environment and sustainability.

UK U.S. NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipients

UK students, alumni earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

May 5, 2026, 7:20 AM

Twelve UK students and recent graduates have been awarded U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

Austin Zinkle, Kathryn Engle and D’lorah Hughes stand on a stairway in front of a door

CRRJ-KY, Appalachian Center announce research partnership

Mar 24, 2026, 7:15 AM

Civil Rights and Restorative Justice-Kentucky Legal Clinic and the Appalachian Center at UK have entered a partnership to research the history and legal outcomes of the 1919 racial removal in Corbin, KY.

Record crowd, standout talks mark GradResearch Live! 2025

Mar 18, 2026, 7:17 AM

The annual event, held Nov. 5, featured short research presentations from graduate students representing programs across the university.

Thilini Samadhi Weeraratne, Zachary Siegel and Abigail Moore

CHET 2025 Doctoral Student Pilot Grants announced

Feb 10, 2026, 7:40 AM

UK's Center for Health, Engagement and Transformation awarded pilot funding to three doctoral students to support research projects focused on improving the health of a population of high need.

College of Medicine Health Disparities Research Training Fellowship announces 2026 fellows

Feb 6, 2026, 7:51 AM

Two UK College of Medicine students, Carlie Arlinghaus and Riya Patel, have been chosen for the Health Disparities Research Training Fellowship.

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UK Appalachian Center announces 2026 funding opportunities for students, faculty

Jan 29, 2026, 7:26 AM

Applications are now open for funding opportunities offered by the UK Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies program. These opportunities are open to any student participating in research in the Appalachian region.

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Aiming for answers: Public Health student serves up Alzheimer’s insights

Jan 27, 2026, 7:45 AM

By applying the focus and persistence he practices at table tennis to his Alzheimer’s research, doctoral student Xizhi Xu is already making his mark at UK's College of Public Health.

Dr. Chorong Oh and Emily Jones standing in front of a research poster

RHB Student Presents Dementia Research in Hawaii

Jan 9, 2026, 7:12 AM

Emily Jones, a student in the Rehabilitation and Health Sciences PhD Program in the College of Health Sciences, recently presented a research poster at the Sixth Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the Acoustical Society of Japan in Honolulu.

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