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UK Appalachian Center announces 2026 funding opportunities for students, faculty

Jan 29, 2026, 7:26 AM

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.

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Aiming for answers: Public Health student serves up Alzheimer’s insights

Jan 27, 2026, 7:45 AM

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.

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KGS 2026 summer internship opportunity, application open

Jan 15, 2026, 7:32 AM

The Kentucky Geological Survey is accepting applications for the 2026 Paul Edwin Potter Internship Program, a paid summer research opportunity for students interested in geology, geoscience and related fields.

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UK Gaines Center opens applications for 2026-27 Humanities Cooperatives

Jan 12, 2026, 7:52 AM

The Gaines Humanities Cooperatives foster collaboration across departments and colleges by providing funding, space and institutional support to groups coalescing around shared interests and goals.

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RHB Student Presents Dementia Research in Hawaii

Jan 9, 2026, 7:12 AM

Emily Jones, a student in the Rehabilitation and Health Sciences PhD Program in the College of Health Sciences, recently presented a research poster at the Sixth Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the Acoustical Society of Japan in Honolulu.

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Sanders-Brown graduate transforms personal loss into research impact

Dec 15, 2025, 7:11 AM

As he prepares to graduate from UK, Aguzzoli Herbele reflects on his graduate journey, his research and the relationships that defined his time at UK.

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Bridging the gap: UK graduate student uses knitted e-textiles to meet accessibility needs

Nov 26, 2025, 6:58 AM

UK College of Design graduate student Faezah Panahandeh is working to bridge the accessibility gap through developing sensory adaptive e-textiles.

15th Annual Appalachian Research & Arts Symposium

Call for proposals: UK Appalachian Research Symposium & Arts Showcase

Nov 21, 2025, 7:15 AM

The UK Appalachian Center and the UK Graduate Appalachian Research Community invite students from all majors to submit proposals for the 15th annual Appalachian Research Symposium & Arts Showcase.

Front row, from left, Katie Neglia, Katelyn Straw and Nikhil Kumar. Back row, from left, Seth Thompson, Rosbelly Rios and Odianosen Ewah.

OUR, UK Sustainability announce winners of research poster competition

Oct 30, 2025, 8:11 AM

As part of the annual UK Sustainability Showcase, graduate and undergraduate students in all majors were invited to submit their research related to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a poster.

Marissa English

How Do Environmental Factors Impact Asthma? A Public Health Graduate’s Capstone Project Offers Insight

Jun 30, 2025, 9:29 AM

Marissa English recently graduated with a Master of Public Health degree, where she focused her research on environmental factors influencing asthma.

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