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8 Students Selected as Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

Jul 26, 2022, 7:29 AM

The Sustainability Research Fellowship is a collaborative program coordinated by the Office of Undergraduate Research and sponsored by the UK Student Sustainability Council and UK Sustainability.

Undergrads Get Hands-on Summer Experience in Biomedical Research

Jul 21, 2022, 7:11 AM

Students in the Undergraduate Summer Training in Cardiovascular Research (USTiCR) program get hands-on lab training and experience and one-on-one mentorship from a UK faculty member.

Rivalry Aside, UK and UT Undergrads Study Hydroponic Lettuce

Jul 12, 2022, 7:09 AM

Undergraduate agriculture students from the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee put the competition aside this summer to jointly study how light affects hydroponic lettuce.

Meet the 1st Cohort of KGS Paul Edwin Potter Interns

Jun 24, 2022, 6:51 AM

The first cohort of interns in a new Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) program are spending their summers contributing to statewide research projects focused on geologic resources, environmental issues and natural hazards affecting Kentucky.

16 Students Selected for Inaugural CURE Fellowship Program

Jun 23, 2022, 7:51 AM

The new fellowships, sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of the Vice President for Research, provide opportunities to develop knowledge and skills through research within UK’s seven Research Priority Areas.

‘Great Teacher’ Olivia Davis Inspires Her Students to Change Lives, Communities

Jun 22, 2022, 7:08 AM

Olivia Davis, lecturer in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, is one of the distinguished Great Teacher Award recipients who strives to help her students discover their passions.

Isabel Escobar to Serve as Chellgren Chair, Director of the Chellgren Center

Jun 22, 2022, 6:59 AM

Isabel Escobar, Ph.D., has been appointed Chellgren Chair and Director of the Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence, effective July 1, 2022.

2022 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Winners Announced

Jun 8, 2022, 6:57 AM

Four University of Kentucky faculty members received the 2022 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for their exceptional leadership and support of student researchers.

UK Student Receives Prestigious Fellowship From National Institutes of Health

Jun 3, 2022, 7:13 AM

Courtney Shields, an agricultural and medical biotechnology graduate from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, recently earned a two-year fellowship from the National Institutes of Health.

2 Outstanding Undergraduates Selected for UK’s Beckman Scholars SUCCESS Program

Apr 19, 2022, 7:00 AM

Elaf Ghoneim, a neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Lewis Honors College, and Parker Sornberger, a mathematics and chemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences — will each begin their independent, laboratory research this summer.

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