Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering

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.

Guoqiang Yu discussing an imaging technique in a lab with another researcher

‘I am a UK Innovator’: Pigman College of Engineering’s Guoqiang Yu

Dec 4, 2025, 7:31 AM

UK Innovator, Guoqiang Yu, from the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, describes his work developing low-cost optical imaging technologies for noninvasive monitoring of the health and function of tissues and organs.

Call for Abstracts: 2026 CCTS Spring Conference

Dec 1, 2025, 11:32 AM

The UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science is accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations at its 2026 Spring Conference, which will be held on Tuesday, March 31.

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UK researchers developing neighborhood-level weather technology

Nov 21, 2025, 7:23 AM

Researchers from UK's Karen and Stanley Pigman College of Engineering were awarded $2 million from the NSF to develop a cutting-edge weather forecasting system with the NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research.

2025 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners group photo

2025 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

Nov 19, 2025, 7:18 AM

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recently announced the 21 undergraduate winners of the 61st annual Oswald Research and Creativity Awards. Chad Risko, Ph.D., faculty director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, and Research Ambassadors, presented the awards. Founded in 1964 by UK President John Oswald, the Oswald Research and Creativity Competition promotes undergraduate research and creative endeavors across all academic disciplines.

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