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Brad Plaster named 2025-26 UK College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor

Brad Plaster has been named the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor for the 2025-26 academic year, an honor that recognizes excellence in research, teaching, service and leadership.

UK’s Gary Ferland receives astronomy’s highest lifetime achievement award

UK physics and astronomy professor Gary J. Ferland has been named the 2025 recipient of the Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal, the highest honor awarded by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

UK Physics team helps achieve landmark final result in international Muon g-2 experiment

A team from UK, including students and postdocs, has played an integral role among an international collaboration of scientists exploring uncharted territory in search of new physics at Fermilab.

University of Kentucky physics breakthrough could lead to faster, more efficient electronics

A new study by UK researchers is helping change how scientists understand and control magnetic energy — and it could lead to faster, more efficient electronic devices.

From Eastern Kentucky to edge of space: UK grad is reaching for the stars

“Without my experience at UK, I wouldn’t be doing what I am now — and I wouldn’t be as happy as I am now,” states undergraduate Asa O'Neal as he plans to graduate.

13 UK undergraduates to present at Posters-at-the-Capitol

The 23rd annual Posters-at-the-Capitol event will feature research topics including community health, agricultural sustainability, renewable energy and public health and safety.

Wichita State physicist joins CAER as visiting professor

Renowned physicist Hussein H. Hamdeh, Ph.D., has joined UK's Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) as a visiting scholar.

Students launch UK’s 1st edition of undergraduate research journal

Undergraduate students at UK who participate in research now have the opportunity to publish and broadly share the outcomes of their work.

UK Physics students, faculty contribute to latest findings in groundbreaking Fermilab experiment

A group of faculty, postdoctoral scholars and students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, supported by the National Science Foundation, are part of an international collaboration of scientists exploring uncharted territory in search of new physics.

UK’s Gary Ferland named AAAS Fellow

Gary Ferland, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.

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