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Himanshu Thapliyal Ranked among the Top 50 Scientists in his Field

Nov 18, 2020, 8:29 AM

Himanshu Thapliyal, associate professor and Endowed Robley D. Evans Faculty Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been ranked in the top 50 among scientists throughout the world in the field of Computer Hardware & Architecture.

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Vanderford Receives Kentucky Academy of Science’s Excellence in Science Education and Outreach Award

Nov 12, 2020, 8:20 AM

Vanderford, an assistant professor in the Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology in the UK College of Medicine and assistant director for education and research at the UK Markey Cancer Center, received the award at the KAS Annual Conference on Nov. 6.

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Evers Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Oct 20, 2020, 8:18 AM

Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

UK Martin School Faculty Receive National Awards for Lifetime Achievement

Oct 15, 2020, 8:22 AM

UK Martin School of Public Policy and Administration longtime faculty members Merl Hackbart and David Wildasin recently received national recognition for lifetime achievement in their respective fields.

'Behind the Blue': Lisa Cassis Discusses Priority Areas for UK Research Efforts

Oct 13, 2020, 8:22 AM

Totaling more than $429 million, the University of Kentucky saw a record-breaking year of research funding for the 2019-20 academic year, a 3% increase from the previous year. UK also continues to climb in national research rankings.

Butterfield Recognized as a Leading Alzheimer’s Expert

Oct 9, 2020, 8:29 AM

Butterfield is among the top 0.007% of scholars worldwide based on authorship of Alzheimer’s-related publications indexed in the PubMed database for the past 10 years. He ranks tenth out of nearly 150,000 scholars worldwide and sixth in the U.S.

UK Senior Skyler Hornback Named Astronaut Scholar

Oct 7, 2020, 8:28 AM

Since arriving at UK, Hornback has participated in UK Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering’s research on “smart” polymeric sorbents for PFAS removal from contaminated water systems under the leadership of J. Zach Hilt, Gill Eminent Professor of Chemical Engineering.

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UK Substance Use Experts Featured on Emmy-winning Documentary Series

Sep 28, 2020, 10:48 AM

Two University of Kentucky faculty will be featured in an upcoming episode of “Your Fantastic Mind,” an Emmy-nominated television series featuring compelling stories on brain-related health and wellness.

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UK's Robert Shapiro Lands Research in National Baseball Hall of Fame

Sep 28, 2020, 10:15 AM

Shapiro’s master’s degree thesis was on baseball batting mechanics. Later, during his doctoral dissertation at the University of Illinois, he developed methodology to perform 3D analysis of movement which he applied to baseball batting.

UK Physics Professor, ORNL Team Successfully Measure Weak Force in Groundbreaking Experiment

Sep 28, 2020, 8:13 AM

Chris Crawford, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is the co-leader of a team that just precisely measured the weak interaction between protons and neutrons, also known as the weak force — one of four fundamental forces in nature.

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