News and Spotlights

Understanding the resilience of Kentucky ash trees at reforested sites UK Sustainability's WholeSum

By Zoe McComas

Aug 19, 2025

Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

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Students launch UK's 2nd edition of undergrad research journal

By Jesi Jones-Bowman and Haven L. Patrick

Aug 14, 2025

Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 18, 2025) — Undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky who participate in research under the guidance of faculty mentors now have the opportunity to publish and broadly share the outcomes of their work and collaborative experiences. The second edition of Aperture Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR) is now available and highlights the projects of 15 student-professor partnerships.

Registration now open for OUR Summer Research Symposium

By Jesi Jones-Bowman

Jul 28, 2025

CURE Fellowship, Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 28, 2025) — Registration is now open for the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) seventh annual Summer Research Symposium. This year’s symposium will be 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Gatton Student Center Ballrooms B and C.

Public health student John “JT” Maggard-Staton draws inspiration from his rural Kentucky roots as he pursues a career uniting public health and law

Public Health student sets sights on law school to improve rural health

By Stephanie Ramsey and Jonathan Greene

Jul 14, 2025

Research Spotlight, Student Success

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Austin Trotter 2025 CURE Research Fellow

Jul 10, 2025

CURE Fellowship, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Ambassadors, Summer Research

Senior, Neuroscience and Psychology major Research Mentor: Martha Tillson - College of Arts and Sciences, Sociology Supported by the Substance Use Disorder Research Priority Area (SUPRA) Project Title: "An Analysis of Substance Use-Related Stigma: Understanding How Experiences of Stigma Influence Treatment Utilization"