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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.

Carlie Arlinghaus and Riya Patel

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.

a prototype of a stretchy sensory adaptive e-textile that respond to the surrounding environment

Bridging the gap: UK graduate student uses knitted e-textiles to meet accessibility needs

Nov 26, 2025, 6:58 AM

UK College of Design graduate student Faezah Panahandeh is working to bridge the accessibility gap through developing sensory adaptive e-textiles.

Front row, from left, Katie Neglia, Katelyn Straw and Nikhil Kumar. Back row, from left, Seth Thompson, Rosbelly Rios and Odianosen Ewah.

OUR, UK Sustainability announce winners of research poster competition

Oct 30, 2025, 8:11 AM

As part of the annual UK Sustainability Showcase, graduate and undergraduate students in all majors were invited to submit their research related to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a poster.

Marissa English

How Do Environmental Factors Impact Asthma? A Public Health Graduate’s Capstone Project Offers Insight

Jun 30, 2025, 9:29 AM

Marissa English recently graduated with a Master of Public Health degree, where she focused her research on environmental factors influencing asthma.

From left: Nafisa Nigmatova, Connor Stuart, Robert Anzenberger

3 UK graduates receive Fulbright awards

Jun 25, 2025, 8:07 AM

Three UK graduates have received awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which expands perspectives through academic and professional advancement and cross-cultural dialogue.

Jimmy Robinson

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

Apr 29, 2025, 3:18 PM

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

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