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From research to real-world impact: UK grad student brings sociological insight to Lexington’s sustainable growth

Ph.D. candidate Jimmy Robinson applied his research expertise to design a high-impact evaluation tool for Fayette Alliance’s Grow Smart Academy.

Public Health student uses wristbands to study East Palestine chemical exposure

Sydney Shafer, a doctorate student at the UK College of Public Health, is on a mission to better understand air quality and chemical exposures in East Palestine, Ohio, following the derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous materials.

MPH student Amara Danturthi works to enhance workplace safety during internship

Amara Danturth spent her summer interning with the State of Wisconsin’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration consultation service and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

UNITE predoctoral program welcomes 21 students

The UNITE Research Priority Area welcomed this year’s cohort of 21 graduate students to the UNITE Predoctoral Research Enhancement Program.

UK graduate student named National Corn Growers Association Research Ambassador

The National Corn Growers Association named UK graduate student Travis Banet as a 2023-2024 Research Ambassador; one of eight students awarded nationally.

UK grad works to address traumatic stress among educators, students

One University of Kentucky's December graduate will use her Ph.D. to help a group of professionals whose experienced trauma may often go unrecognized.

UK Grad Student, Postdoc to Present Research at American Astronomical Society Meeting

Results from two separate research studies, led by UK graduate and postdoctoral scholars, will be presented during the American Astronomical Society’s (AAS) semiannual meeting this week.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recognizes 13 UK Students, Alums

10 students and recent graduates have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. In addition, a UK doctoral student and two alumni received honorable mention recognition from the NSF. 

Special Education Doctoral Scholar Wins National Research Award

UK College of Education doctoral student Kaitlin O’Neill was recently awarded the Kaleidoscope Award for Outstanding Single Case Research from the Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher Education Division.

UK, Fayette County Schools' STEM Pipeline Program

As summer camp season wraps up and a new school year begins, this “Research Made Possible” podcast shares how University of Kentucky researchers across campus are targeting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. 

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