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2025 Sustainability poster winners

OUR, UK Sustainability announce winners of research poster competition

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Oct 30, 2025
Sustainability Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research and UK Sustainability are honored to announce the six winners of the fifth annual sustainability research poster competition. The competition was held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase in the atrium of the Healthy Kentucky Research Building on Oct. 15.

2025 5 Minute Fast Track top 10 finalists

Ten students selected as 5-Minute Fast Track finalists

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Oct 27, 2025
5-Minute Fast Track, Student Presentation, Student Success

The UK Office of Undergraduate Research announces the 8th annual 5-Minute Fast Track student research competition finalists. These undergraduates will present their research during the final round on Oct. 29, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in 150 Healthy Kentucky Research Building.

Grant Fischer, Julianne Sharpe and Austin Trotter have been has been selected for the 2025-26 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program

UK team selected for national research advocacy program

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Oct 17, 2025
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Ambassadors, Research Spotlight, Student Success

Go to UKNow article A University of Kentucky team has been selected for the 2025-26 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). The five-month program culminates in a two-day event in March 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

UK Research Mentor of the Year Award Winners 2025

5 faculty members honored for excellence in undergraduate research mentoring

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
Sep 24, 2025
Faculty Mentor, Showcase

Go to UKNow article LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 15, 2025) — Five University of Kentucky faculty members received the 2025 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for their exceptional leadership and support of student researchers.

Research Alumni Career Panel

Undergraduate research focus of alumni panel

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Sep 22, 2025
Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2025) — University of Kentucky faculty work with students not only in the classroom but in the lab, in the field and in the community to train them for their futures.

2025-26 Research Ambassadors

15 students selected for undergraduate research ambassador program

Haven L. Patrick
 Sep 4, 2025
Ambassadors

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept.4, 2025) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has selected 15 outstanding undergraduates for the 2025-26 Research Ambassador program.   The program’s mission is to increase awareness and create opportunities for students to actively engage in research. Ambassadors must demonstrate academic excellence, leadership potential and be involved in mentored research. This year's ambassadors represent six colleges, 13 disciplines and 14 research areas.

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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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New Second Edition

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.

2024 Summer Research Symposium

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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