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Rhodes Scholar, Record-tying Fulbrights Highlight UK's 2019 Academic Success

Jul 5, 2019, 12:52 PM

From University of Kentucky's 10th overall and first female Rhodes Scholar, to the second Pickering Fellow in two years, to a school record-tying class of Fulbright recipients, the world's most prestigious scholarship, fellowship and internship organizations took note this year of the Wildcats' academic talent.

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School Discipline Research by UK Doctoral Graduate Gains Attention

Jun 17, 2019, 2:23 PM

Discipline and how it is administered in schools across the U.S. continues to be a hotly debated topic. Now a University of Kentucky doctoral graduate’s expansive research on the subject has been published in the Journal of School Psychology and is gaining widespread attention from teachers, administrators and researchers.

11 UK Students Selected for Fulbright Honors

May 30, 2019, 9:24 AM

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that seven recent UK graduates and four doctoral students have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships.

Brent Seales Awarded Prestigious Mellon Grant, Poised to Solve 2,000-Year-Old Mystery

May 21, 2019, 10:26 AM

Thanks, in large part, to a $2 million Mellon Grant, Brent Seales finally has the access, funding and approach needed to read the Herculaneum scrolls.

CESJ Announces Research Fellowship Recipients

May 16, 2019, 8:24 AM

The Center for Equality and Social Justice (CESJ) is pleased to announce its May 2019 – May 2020 Award Winners for their undergraduate, graduate, faculty, and team funding. These awards and fellowships were awarded to support policy-relevant and community-engaged research and scholarship.

UK Celebrates 10 Years of Markey Research Day

May 13, 2019, 9:58 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center celebrated 10 years of Markey Research Day this past Tuesday, May 7, 2019, with nearly 450 attendees, 138 poster presentations and oral presentations.

UK Appalachian Center Honors 9 Student Researchers

May 1, 2019, 10:34 AM

The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center honored nine students last week with its annual research awards.

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UK Ag Grad Student Earns Research Award From U.S. Dept. of Energy

Apr 17, 2019, 11:21 AM

B. Kirtley Amos, a University of Kentucky graduate student in the Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences Program within the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is the winner of a 2019 research award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

UK Pioneers First Stratospheric Measurements Using Drone Glider

Apr 10, 2019, 2:48 PM

A University of Kentucky doctoral student and chemistry professor have measured environmental variables during high-altitude, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flights for the first time, reaching a better understanding of meteorological conditions to enable the next generation of weather forecasting models.

UK Doctoral Student Wins Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement

Jan 4, 2019, 10:46 AM

Xiaobo “Max” Dong, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at UK, has been awarded the American Membrane Technology Association Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement.

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