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Student researcher Nina Jazdzewski and Martha Grady conduct research inside the Grady Lab. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo

UK research team awarded $1.9 million NIH grant to combat biofilm

Feb 27, 2026, 6:23 AM

Martha Grady is leading a multidisciplinary team to investigate how 3D-printed titanium can be engineered to resist harmful bacteria.

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.

UK, Microsoft to host campuswide ‘Cats AI in Action’ showcase

Feb 23, 2026, 8:05 AM

UK will host "Cats AI in Action," an artificial intelligence showcase in partnership with Microsoft, the first corporate partner of the Advancing Kentucky Together Network.

Ainsley Byers, Jacob Childress, Katelyn Straw and Emmerson Willhoite

4 UK undergraduates to present at Posters-at-the-Capitol

Feb 19, 2026, 7:54 AM

Four UK undergraduate researchers will present their work at the 24th annual Posters-at-the-Capitol on March 5.

KRUPS space capsule display and sendoff

Feb 20, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

The KREPE-3 mission capsule sendoff provides an opportunity to view the flight capsules prior to their delivery to the International Space Station. Hosted by the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, in collaboration with the UK Hypersonics Institute, the event highlights the hardware, instrumentation, and interdisciplinary work supporting the KREPE-3 mission.

Xin Liang sitting at a table with a laptop

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.

CCTS calls for abstracts and mentor award nominations for 2026 Spring Conference

Jan 14, 2026, 6:59 AM

The UK CCTS will hold its 21st annual Spring Conference on March 31, 2026. Abstract submissions and nominations for mentor awards are now open.

students and researchers stand outside near a creek

Perry County students join UK water monitoring research team

Jan 9, 2026, 7:18 AM

UK researchers — along with collaborators from across the USA — gathered at Buckhorn School in Perry County last month to work with high school students on a water-testing device developed at UK.

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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