Frankfort, Kentucky, has the nation’s second-highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s in Black adults. Yolanda Jackson, a clinician dietitian pursuing a Ph.D. in health communications, is working to develop accessible information about modifiable risk factors for the disease.
The University of Kentucky has been selected to serve as a regional convenor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) national EnergyTech University Prize competition.
The lab of Terry Hinds, Ph.D., is advancing scientific discovery at UK, and also helping undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows gain early experience with high-impact work.
At this week's commencement ceremonies, Elizabeth Avery will receive a Ph.D. in geological sciences from the University of Kentucky, based on her Fulbright research in Ukraine.
Results from two separate research studies, led by UK graduate and postdoctoral scholars, will be presented during the American Astronomical Society’s (AAS) semiannual meeting this week.
10 students and recent graduates have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. In addition, a UK doctoral student and two alumni received honorable mention recognition from the NSF.
UK College of Education doctoral student Kaitlin O’Neill was recently awarded the Kaleidoscope Award for Outstanding Single Case Research from the Council for Exceptional Children’s Teacher Education Division.
Three graduate students at the University of Kentucky have been selected for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.
