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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.

‘Ripple Effect’: TEDxUKY returns April 19

Apr 13, 2026, 7:39 AM

The University of Kentucky will host the 2026 TEDxUKY event 2-6 p.m. Sunday, April 19.

UK researchers help lead national effort to prevent child sex trafficking

Apr 6, 2026, 7:52 AM

Researchers at UK are helping lead a national effort to strengthen the prevention of child sex trafficking.

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UK leads national effort to expand AI access for undergrads

Mar 26, 2026, 7:41 AM

UK is leading a $1.85 million NSF-funded, multi-institutional initiative to design accessible, ethics-centered AI curricula for undergraduate students.

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Grant provides scholarship, salary stipends and professional development for STEM grads to become teachers

Dec 19, 2025, 7:52 AM

The UK College of Education, with support from a $1.71 million NSF grant, is addressing the continued shortage of STEM teachers in the Commonwealth.

New York philanthropist Tom Golisano announces $50 million gift to UK, UK HealthCare to support Kentucky kids

Oct 28, 2025, 8:21 AM

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Golisano announced that UK and UK HealthCare will receive a historic $50 million gift that will transform pediatric health care in Kentucky.

Sahar Alameh works with students in a classroom

2025 ‘Great Teacher’ Sahar Alameh inspires the teachers of tomorrow

Aug 6, 2025, 7:18 AM

This episode of Behind the Blue spotlights one of the six Great Teacher Award winners for 2025: Sahar Alameh, an assistant professor of STEM education in the UK College of Education.

Erwin's work highlighted by SHAPE America

Jul 18, 2025, 7:23 AM

UK College of Education professor Heather Erwin was recently highlighted by the Society of Health and Physical Educators, SHAPE America.

UK, USC researchers analyze impact of charter school performance amid the pandemic

Jun 16, 2025, 7:19 AM

In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, charter school students outperformed similar traditional public school peers.

Jennifer Grisham, Ph.D., center, gave a tour of the UK Early Childhood Laboratory to researchers from across the U.S. and around the world during the AEPS Research Symposium.

Education’s Grisham hosts global contingent of researchers advancing early childhood education

May 20, 2025, 7:39 AM

Jennifer Grisham gave a tour of the UK Early Childhood Laboratory to researchers from across the U.S. and around the world during the AEPS Research Symposium.

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