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12 graduate students honored with Appalachian research awards

Eight UK graduate students received the James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia, and four students received the Eller and Billings Student Research Award.

Statewide mental health roundtable strengthens collaboration across Kentucky

Uk's Building Bridges to Farmer Mental Health project is convening a statewide mental health roundtable to strengthen suicide prevention and cross-sector collaboration.

Backyard birdwatchers help UK scientists uncover what hawks really like to eat

UK researchers used citizen‑science photos to show that Cooper’s and sharp‑shinned hawks mainly hunt other birds, often around backyard feeders.

2025 KGS open house: A celebration of earth science

The Kentucky Geological Survey at the UK is hosting its 25th annual open house, 6-7:30 Tuesday, Oct. 28, in and around the Mining and Mineral Resources Building on the UK campus.

100 years of innovation and service: UK Research and Education Center celebrates impact, resilience

The UK Research and Education Center celebrated a century of global innovation, education and community partnership, with a commemorative event at its new facilities in Princeton, Kentucky.

New report shares data trends on Kentucky’s rural economy

A new report by Blueprint Kentucky shows that rural Kentucky as a whole experienced population growth from 2020 to 2024.

‘So special and so effective’: UK Research and Education Center, community continue impactful relationship

Through a century of serving Kentuckians, the Research and Extension Center at Princeton (UKREC) has built a vital relationship with the community that is beneficial and meaningful for all involved.

‘Research Made Possible’ podcast: Gustafson addresses food insecurity to improve health

UK's Alison Gustafson is forming partnerships across campus and in communities throughout the Commonwealth to address food insecurity and its impact on the health of Kentuckians.

100 years of better pastures in Kentucky

UK faculty and staff have conducted a century of extensive research on the production and management of pasture crops and cut forages.

UK Extension launches strike teams — a new response and recovery initiative to weather disasters

The UK Cooperative Extension Service, in collaboration with Kentucky State University, has launched a new initiative to help advance the state’s disaster preparedness and recovery capabilities.