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University of Kentucky Undergrad Acquires Advanced Skills, Improved Confidence in the Lab

By Beckman Foundation
 Nov 20, 2024
Beckman Scholars, Student Success

Growing up in Lexington, Kentucky, Kaitlyn Brock attended Frederick Douglass High School. Research opportunities were limited, as the school opened in 2017. Instead, Brock's earliest exposure to research came from her stepmom, who was a student at the University of Kentucky participating in biology research at the time. Now Brock, and one of her four younger siblings, both attend the University of Kentucky. In 2022, the University of Kentucky was named a Beckman Scholars Program Awardee.

Elaf Ghoneim, left, worked with Linda Van Eldik, director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

Neuroscience and pharmacology research raises recent UK grad's interest in medicine

By Beckman Foundation
 Nov 20, 2024
Beckman Scholars, Student Success

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From left to right: Kyle Heffernan, Sophie Cox and Zachary Lockhart — this year’s class of James B. Beam Scholars

UK announces inaugural class of James B. Beam Scholars

By Grace Sowards
 Oct 29, 2024
Sustainability Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 24, 2024) — As part of Suntory Global Spirits’ ongoing support of the University of Kentucky James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits (JBBI), the first class of James B. Beam Scholars has been announced.

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Sustainability Showcase Awards

Katherine Johnson
 Oct 29, 2024
Sustainability Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

The annual Sustainability Showcase was presented by the Office of Sustainability, The President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, and the Office of Undergraduate Research. The initiatives featured at the Showcase fall into four general categories:

2024 - 2025 Research Ambassadors compilation

15 students selected as Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Oct 10, 2024
Ambassadors, Student Success

Read UKNow article   LEXINGTON, Ky (Oct. 10, 2024) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has selected 15 outstanding undergraduates for the 2024-25 Undergraduate Research Ambassador program.

2022 Oswald Research Creativity Competition student winners

Call for submissions: 2024 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition

By Haven L Patrick
 Oct 8, 2024
Oswald Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

Read UKNow article   LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 8, 2024) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting submissions for the 60th annual Oswald Research and Creativity Competition.

The internship at JPL was not O’Neal’s first time working for NASA. He spent the summer of 2023 at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, working to develop aerial mesh networks using uncrewed aerial vehicles. Photo provided by Asa O'Neal.

UK senior and Astronaut Scholar revels in ‘most impactful award’ he’s ever received

By Tom Musgrave
 Oct 2, 2024
Research Spotlight, Student Success

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KayDee Pratt through her fellowship with the College of Design, involved her experimenting with the design process for creating shoes in virtual reality

‘Design you can’t do just based on a textbook’: How one student took her research to virtual reality

By Meg Mills and Ben Branscum
Sep 18, 2024
Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 12, 2024) — For many University of Kentucky students, their ambition and drive don’t stop during summer break. Summer is an ideal time for students to take a leap into an experience within their college careers that will propel them into their chosen career field. KayDee Pratt, a senior majoring in product design in the UK College of Design, is one of these students. 

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Research Expo offers research connections for UK undergrads

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Sep 10, 2024
Research Abroad, Sustainability Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 6, 2024)  The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) will host the 4th biannual Research + Creative Experience Expo from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 9, at the Gatton Student Center Social Staircase.

The students pictured are the first to have their research published in Aperture's inaugural edition. Photo provided by OUR.

Students launch UK’s 1st edition of undergraduate research journal

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Jul 31, 2024
Sustainability Research, Research Spotlight, Faculty Mentor, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 21, 2024) — 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 inaugural edition of Aperture Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR) launched June 1, highlighting seven student-professor partnerships.

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