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UK leads study focusing on flash flooding in Appalachia, preparation, prevention

A group of researchers at UK want the region to better understand what happened to be better prepared for future flooding events.

Beyond the breakthrough: How Brent Seales is pushing the boundaries of discovery through new heritage science lab

Brent Seales discusses his groundbreaking work in reading ancient, carbonized Herculaneum scrolls and the future of EduceLab, a first-of-its-kind heritage science lab in Kentucky.

UK senior and Astronaut Scholar revels in ‘most impactful award’ he’s ever received

Asa O’Neal, a UK senior mechanical engineering and physics major, was named to the 2024 Astronaut Scholars class by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

8 faculty and 8 graduate students named Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Scholars

In its inaugural year, the Lighthouse Beacon Foundation Endowment has made $160,000 in funds available for distribution, with a priority on research support.

Harik and Peiris receive new grant from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

The three-year $315,000 grant will support research on seismically deficient bridges on and over the interstates and parkways in Western Kentucky.

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.