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Molly Lobel in Tayo Adedokun's poultry lab

UK pre-vet senior finds, shares the joy in undergraduate research

Words: Bailey Vandiver (Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment) Photos: Sabrina Hounshell (Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment)
 Dec 17, 2024
Ambassadors, Student Success

Molly Lobel finds “joy and pride” in the research she does at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.  “It’s kind of like your baby,” said Lobel, who is a senior studying animal science on a pre-veterinary track. 

Sara Dickens award winner research NCUR

Sara Dickens Receives Lyman T. Johnson Torch Bearer Award

By Adrienne Clarke and Angelica Prekopa
 Dec 11, 2024
Research Spotlight, NCUR, Student Success

Read Honors article During the 33rd annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards Luncheon hosted by the University of Kentucky Alumni Association, the Lewis Honors College proudly selected senior Sara Dickens as its 2024 Lyman T. Johnson Torch Bearer Award winner for her academic excellence and impact on others. 

From left, Ryan Brennan, Nikitha Dharanipragada, Ava Kruse and Sarisha Lohano. Photos provided.

Physiology Scholars Program welcomes new cohort focused on biomedical research

By Lindsay Travis
 Nov 27, 2024
Ambassadors, Research Spotlight, Student Success

Read UKNow article LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 27, 2024) — The University of Kentucky’s Department of Physiology has welcomed a new cohort of undergraduate students for the Physiology Scholars Program.

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Call for Vendors: Research Expo - Jan. 27, 2025

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Nov 25, 2024
Research Spotlight, Information Session

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is pleased to announce the Research Expo will be held on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, from 11 am – 1 pm in the Gatton Student Center Social Staircase.  This is a great opportunity to promote summer research programs, spring research opportunities, and upcoming projects.  

UK alum Rosemary Calabro working in the Multifunctional Materials Lab at West Point

After UK, chemistry doctoral graduate pursues nanoparticle research at West Point

By Jennifer T. Allen
 Nov 22, 2024
Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Rosemary Calabro found her love of research as an undergrad examining nanoparticles in materials chemistry. After graduating with her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, she applied to many graduate schools searching for the perfect fit. That’s when she found professors Doo Young Kim and Dong-Sheng Yang at the University of Kentucky.  

2024 Oswald Winners

2024 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

By Zoey Schwartz
 Nov 22, 2024
Oswald Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 22, 2024) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research recently announced the 22 undergraduate winners of the 60th annual Oswald Research and Creativity Awards. Chad Risko, faculty director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, and research ambassadors celebrated the winners and presented the awards.

Kachroo in Lab

University of Kentucky UG Research Experience Spurs Beckman Scholar to Push the Boundaries of Science

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

Before Hena Kachroo had even enrolled at the University of Kentucky and discovered its welcoming and warm research environment, she had a model for what it meant to feel valued in a community. Growing up, she'd attended cultural events among the Indian community in Lexington where her family's culture, traditions, and classical dance had collectively made a meaningful impression and created an important sense of belonging and network of support.

Brock Cooper Beckman Feature

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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2024 top 10 finalists

10 students selected as 5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition finalists

By Haven L. Patrick
 Nov 13, 2024
5-Minute Fast Track

LEXINGTON Ky. (Oct. 21, 2024) —The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) announces the sixth annual 5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition finalists. These undergraduates competed in the competition’s preliminary round and were selected as Top 10 finalists to present their research during the final round, 5-7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Healthy Kentucky Research Building’s Seminar Room 150.

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