The new undergraduate opportunity provides a path for UK to advocate for and ensure the inclusion of a diverse population of students pursuing mentored research in designated Research Priority Areas (RPAs).
The prestigious, invite-only program for top-tier research institutions provides a 15-month mentored research experience for exceptional undergraduate students in chemistry, biological sciences and associated interdisciplinary combinations.
Students can discover the diversity of research and creative work conducted at UK, network with research faculty and staff and learn about mentored summer research and creative opportunities.
Established in 1964 by then-UK President John Oswald, the Oswald Research and Creativity Competition encourages undergraduate research and creative activities across all fields of study.
Interprofessional student teams representing 12 UK colleges, Lincoln Memorial University and the University of Louisville, competed in the annual Global Health Case Competition.
The newly redesigned ambassador program’s mission is to increase awareness and create opportunities for students to actively engage in research and creative scholarship.
Three graduate students received the James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia, and four graduate students and one undergraduate student received the center's Eller and Billings Student Research Award.