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Undergraduate Researchers Receive Oswald Research and Creativity Awards

Awards in each category are: First Place: $350; Second Place: $200; and Honorable Mention, if applicable. Entries are judged on originality, clarity of expression, scholarly or artistic contribution, and the validity, scope and depth of the project or investigation.

5-Minute Fast Track Competition Winners Announced

Cultivating students’ presentation and research communication skills, competitors were challenged to present their research in five minutes, using only one static slide, in front of a panel of three judges and a virtual audience.

2020 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Winners Announced

This student-nominated award recognizes UK faculty members who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to mentoring undergraduate researchers, providing exceptional undergraduate research experiences, as well as supporting and promoting the undergraduate research initiatives on campus.

UK Students, Faculty Approach Summer Research Fellowships in Creative Ways to Continue Studies

Any full-time UK undergraduate student of any major who has completed at least one semester of research with a faculty mentor is eligible to apply for a Summer Research Fellowship.

Undergraduate Researchers to Present Their Work at the State Capitol

Twenty University of Kentucky students will make their way to the State Capitol Building in Frankfort, Kentucky, March 5 to present their research at the 2020 Posters-at-the-Capitol event. 

UK Senior Angela Jones Wins Astronaut Scholarship

UK Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced biology and chemistry senior Angela Jones is one of 2019’s 52 recipients to be awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF).

Summer Sustainability Research Opportunities - Deadline Feb. 26

The Office of Undergraduate Research in partnership with UK’s Student Sustainability Council is offering TWO exciting Summer Sustainability Research opportunities for undergraduate students.