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NSF releases $1.5 billion for foundational research

On August 17, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) released $1.5 billion in competitive funding.

Making history accessible: Doug Boyd’s CURATE research

Doug Boyd is transforming access to oral history through CURATE-supported research, using innovative indexing tools, community partnerships and AI technologies to make more than 21,000 historical interviews searchable, discoverable and accessible.

UK researcher shines light on maintenance work in ‘The Keeping Space’ documentary

UK researcher and filmmaker Jena Seiler explores the value of often-overlooked maintenance work in The Keeping Space, an award-recognized documentary.

Forthcoming NSF Research Security Policy on Collaborations with Restricted Entities

We want to make you aware of a Dear Colleague Letter issued by the NSF on July 8, 2026, signaling a forthcoming NSF policy that would prohibit NSF-funded collaboration with entities on various U.S. government-restricted parties lists.

Rachel Hogg-Graham: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A

Rachel Hogg-Graham, Dr.P.H., associate professor and health management and policy chair in the College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor.

James Donovan: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A

James Donovan, the Dorothy Salmon Professor at the J. David Rosenberg College of Law at UK, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor.

Research awards exceed $500 million, power UK mission to advance Kentucky

UK investigators received $502.5 million in extramural grants and contracts to support their research in fiscal year 2026.

Cellular Genomics and Imaging Core

UK's College of Arts & Sciences Imaging Center has been renamed the Cellular Genomics and Imaging Core and joins the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Doug Boyd: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A

Douglas A. Boyd, director of the UK Libraries Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History and recent president of the Oral History Association, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor.

Documenting disaster: Kopana Terry’s oral history research

Kopana Terry, the oral history archivist at the UK Libraries Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, is examining how the rapid loss of buildings during natural disasters affects the psychological well-being of survivors.

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