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UK International Center Announces 2021 Global Impact Award Winners

Recipients include faculty, staff and alumni who have significantly contributed to the university’s global engagement through education, research, service and fostering a culturally diverse, welcoming environment.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recognizes 15 UK Students, Alums

Recipients will receive a three-year annual stipend for a research-based master's or doctoral degree in a STEM-related field.

14 Faculty Named 2021-2022 University Research Professors

These awards recognize excellence in research and creative work that addresses scientific, social, cultural, economic and health challenges in our region and around the world.

Chapelin Named 2021 Scialog Fellow

Biomedical engineering researcher Fanny Chapelin is among 55 promising early-career scientists selected to participate in the 2021 Scialog Advancing Bioimaging Fellow program.

2 UK Students to Study Swahili, Chinese on Critical Language Scholarships

The scholarships provide funding to participate in intensive language and cultural immersion programs for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities.

Ian McClure to Lead Expanded Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Effort

UK Research is pleased to announce that Ian D. McClure, J.D., LL.M. has accepted the position of Associate Vice President for Research (AVPR), Innovation and Economic Impact.

UK Junior Awarded Fulbright Canada-MITACS for Research

Madeline Williams, a sociology and political science junior in UK College of Arts and Sciences and member of Lewis Honors College, will use her Fulbright internship to do research in the social sciences. This highly competitive opportunity will find Williams undertaking advanced projects for 10 to 12 weeks virtually.

UK HealthCare Cardiologist Named Editor of Medical Journal

Dr. Vincent L. Sorrell, the Anthony N. DeMaria professor of Medicine and director of Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging at UK Gill Heart & Vascular Institute, will become editor-in-chief of CASE, an international cardiovascular imaging case reports journal.

Research Scholars Program Created to Sustain Inclusive Research Success

The Research Scholars Program is aligned with national priorities for research diversity, with the goal of creating cultures of inclusive excellence.

Webb Museum of Anthropology Awarded Save America’s Treasures Grant

The museum, located in the Anthropology Research Building, houses a world-renowned collection from more than 250 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The grant will be used to improve environmental conditions of the 10,000-square-foot collections storage area.

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