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Undergraduates Encouraged to Apply for Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships

Applications are now open for the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research’s Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships.

Students Encouraged to Attend Summer Research and Creative Experience Expo

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.

Appalachian Center Announces Spring 2022 Funding Opportunities

Applications for undergraduate and graduate research awards for students involved with research in the Appalachian region are due Feb. 15, 2022.

2021 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition Winners Announced

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.

Office of Global Health Initiatives’ Global Health Case Competition Tackles Climate Change and Hurricanes

Interprofessional student teams representing 12 UK colleges, Lincoln Memorial University and the University of Louisville, competed in the annual Global Health Case Competition.

23 Students Selected for Undergraduate Research Ambassador Program

The newly redesigned ambassador program’s mission is to increase awareness and create opportunities for students to actively engage in research and creative scholarship.

UK Junior Kayli Bolton Named Astronaut Scholar

The Lewis Honors College junior is one of 2021’s 60 recipients to be awarded a scholarship of up to $15,000 from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

UK Appalachian Center Awards 8 Student Researchers

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.

Summer Research Experience at UK Inspires Undergraduates

The Summer Training in Environmental Health and Pharmacological Sciences (STEPS) program provides hands-on research experience, career coaching and mentorship to undergraduate students aspiring to become health care providers and scientists. 

'They're Always Pushing Me to Be Better': How Chad Risko's Students Make Him a 'Great Teacher'

The associate professor of chemistry in the UK College of Arts and Sciences and Director of Undergraduate Research is one of six 2021 UK Alumni Association 2021 "Great Teachers."