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UNITE predoctoral program welcomes 21 students

The UNITE Research Priority Area welcomed this year’s cohort of 21 graduate students to the UNITE Predoctoral Research Enhancement Program.

UK receives grant to explore drone technology for livestock management

The Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment has secured a $910,000 grant from the USDA to develop and refine drone technology in cattle management.

Prestigious NSF award to advance UK research to track emerging pathogens

Scott Berry, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is the principal investigator of the nearly $18 million award.

Applications for UK Sustainability Challenge Grant Program now being accepted

The Sustainability Challenge Grant Program is designed to engage transdisciplinary teams from the university community to foster scholarly, creative and research projects that promote sustainability.

UK researcher receives NSF CAREER award to create safe, smart target drone capturing

Xu Jin has received the prestigious NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award for his research on creating innovative methods to make drones safer and smarter.

Departments of MAE and ECE make history with 5 capsules' successful return from space

UK is the only university that has had a successful hypersonic reentry, a testament to the leading role the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering plays in in hypersonic research and space exploration.

The 2024-25 Outstanding Teaching Awards: Anastasia Hauser

Anastasia Hauser, a lecturer in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has been honored as one of UK's 2024 Great Teacher Award recipients.

UK’s Tong, Yang and Yi winners in NIH TARGETED Challenge

UK research team “ARENEX” focuses on the potential of CRISPR-based gene editing technology and won the Phase 1 competition of the NIH Targeted Genome Editor Delivery Challenge.

IRC program awards nearly $600,000 in pilot grants to support campus research

UK’s Igniting Research Collaborations (IRC) program has awarded nearly $600,000 in pilot grants to support cross-college interdisciplinary research.

Guoqiang Yu: 2024-25 University Research Professor Q&A

Guoqiang Yu, a professor in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has been honored as a 2024-25 University Research Professor.