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How is UK Moving Up Nationally in Research?

Federal research funding has been flat nationally, but you wouldn't know it by UK's funding numbers, which show three consecutive years of growth.

Eastern Unconventional Oil & Gas Symposium - Abstracts

Call for Applications for the 2018 Eastern Unconventional Oil & Gas Symposium - Due January 26, 2018

Honaker Awarded $6 Million from Department of Energy for Rare Earth Element Recovery Pilot Plant

Rick Honaker, Professor of Mining Engineering, was awarded $6 Million by the Department of Energy to move on to a second phase of research in an effort to recover rare earth elements from coal and coal byproducts.

Bacterium from Kentucky Coal Mine Fire could Aid Drug Targeting

Thorson published findings on a new antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium from a KY coal fire.

The Kentucky Seismic and Strong Motion Network

The network, run by KGS, is made up of 24 stations across the state to monitor seismic activity.

Earthquake or Mine Blast?

With data collected from 24 stations across the state, KGS scientists can tell us why the ground is shaking.

Kentucky Geological Survey Challenges the Seismic Hazard Map

KGS researchers say the USGS earthquake hazard map overstates the threat.

Geologic Mapping at the University of Kentucky

KGS completed a detailed map of Kentucky. It's free online and on your phone.

Kentucky Geological Survey Announces Map Completion

On December 1, 2011, the KGS celebrated a major achievement in the mapping of Kentucky's geology.