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NAI names UK a Top 100 US University for Patents

Mar 20, 2026, 7:21 AM

UK filed 154 international and domestic patent applications and held 857 patent assets in fiscal year 2025.

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Sanders-Brown researcher honored at annual ‘We Back Pat’ basketball game

Feb 26, 2026, 7:15 AM

Pete Nelson was recognized for his groundbreaking work in discovering a new form of dementia at the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

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UK researcher explores new approaches to computer-aided design education

Feb 25, 2026, 7:09 AM

Kristi Bartlett, from the UK College of Design, received a prestigious NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award to study spatial skills, student motivation and the real-world tools learners use to master CAD.

UK scientists and scholars among top 2% of most-cited researchers in the world

Feb 24, 2026, 7:34 AM

In a database compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, 125 current UK scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines.

‘Behind the Blue’: Lindsay Ragsdale on growing pediatric health care and supporting Project ADAM

Feb 6, 2026, 7:39 AM

In this episode of “Behind the Blue,” Dr. Lindsay Ragsdale discusses her career at UK, the role of palliative care, the growth of the children’s hospital and her own son’s experience as a pediatric cardiology patient.

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NSF CAREER award supports faster, smarter use of massive scientific data

Feb 4, 2026, 7:25 AM

NSF CAREER Award recipient Xin Liang helps scientists work more efficiently with massive datasets across fields such as climatology, cosmology and topography.

UK faculty awarded by Schmidt Sciences to bring AI to humanities research

Dec 17, 2025, 9:11 AM

Three UK faculty members are among the teams recently awarded $11 million by Schmidt Sciences to apply AI in the humanities.

UK’s Palli named 2025 National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Dec 12, 2025, 8:20 AM

Subba Reddy Palli, who is internationally recognized for his research on RNA interference technology that kills insect pests and fights insecticide resistance, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

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2025 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

Nov 19, 2025, 7:18 AM

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recently announced the 21 undergraduate winners of the 61st annual Oswald Research and Creativity Awards. Chad Risko, Ph.D., faculty director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, and Research Ambassadors, presented the awards. Founded in 1964 by UK President John Oswald, the Oswald Research and Creativity Competition promotes undergraduate research and creative endeavors across all academic disciplines.

2025 ‘Great Teacher’ Isabel Escobar helps students see the big picture

Nov 5, 2025, 7:51 AM

Isabel Escobar, the Paul W. Chellgren Endowed Chair and professor of chemical and materials engineering in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is one of this year’s distinguished Great Teacher Award recipients.

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