UK researchers and students are studying tick ecology in Kentucky, testing innovative surveillance tools to track species, disease risk and land-use impacts.
The 2026 program features a mix of platform and poster presentations, including research from recipients of the U.S. Geological Survey 104(b) student research enhancement grants.
A new study from the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment helps explain how plants can lose track of their own disease warnings.
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.
UK landscape architecture faculty and students contributed to a national case study highlighting the environmental, social and economic impact of Town Branch Commons.
The UK Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies Program will host the discussion, “Shifting Power in Rural America: Conversations on Just Transitions,” Tuesday, April 21
