UK physicists are among an international team recognized with one of the world’s most prestigious scientific honors — the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
