UK researchers and students are studying tick ecology in Kentucky, testing innovative surveillance tools to track species, disease risk and land-use impacts.
UK researcher Brandi Frisby explores how virtual reality public speaking practice boosts student confidence, reduces anxiety and prepares learners for careers.
At the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE), the Department of Entomology is studying a newly arrived pest affecting turfgrasses commonly found at golf courses.
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.
Daniel Vivian examines how communities along the Ohio River remember the Underground Railroad, revealing how public memory shapes understanding of slavery, freedom-seeking and anti-slavery activism.
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.
UK's Office of Undergraduate Research celebrates 25 years of empowering student discovery through mentorship, funding and hands-on research opportunities.
