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Leena Haider 2023 CURE Fellow

Leena Haider 2023 CURE Fellow

Jun 2, 2023
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Leena Haider Senior, History major and a 2023 Diversity & Inclusion RPA CURE Fellow  Research Mentor: Dr. Kirby Mayor Supported by the Diversity & Inclusion (UNITE) Research Priority Area   How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts?

Caden Maynard 2023 CURE Fellow

Caden Maynard 2023 CURE Fellow

Jun 2, 2023
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Caden Maynard Senior, Psychology major and a 2023 Substance Use Disorder RPA CURE Fellow  Research Mentor: Dr. Peggy Keller Supported by the Substance Use Disorder (SUPRA) Research Priority Area   How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts?

Elizabeth Rice 2023 CURE Fellow

Elizabeth Rice 2023 CURE Fellow

Jun 2, 2023
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Elizabeth Rice Junior, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology major and a 2023 Neuroscience RPA CURE Fellow  Research Mentor: Dr. Luke Bradley Supported by the Neuroscience Research Priority Area   How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts? “This summer research fellowship will allow me to stay on campus this summer to continue doing research in my lab. We hope to make up lost time due to flooding in our lab space during the spring semester.”  

Daniela Rodriguez 2023 CURE Fellow

Daniela Rodriguez 2023 CURE Fellow

Jun 2, 2023
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Daniela Rodriguez Junior, Management major, and a 2023 Diversity & Inclusion RPA CURE Fellow Research Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Parker Supported by the Diversity & Inclusion (UNITE) Research Priority Area   How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts?

Jocelyn Martin CURE Fellow 2023

Jocelyn Martin 2023 CURE Fellow

Jun 2, 2023
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Jocelyn Martin Senior, Neuroscience and Psychology major and a 2023 Substance Use Disorder RPA CURE Fellow Research Mentor: Dr. Michael Bardo Supported by the Substance Use Disorder (SUPRA) Research Priority Area   How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts? “It allows me to continue my semester research and prepare for my path to a PhD.”   Why is research important?

2023 UK Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

5 students selected as Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 May 25, 2023
Sustainability Research, Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Faculty Mentor, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 25, 2023) — Five University of Kentucky students have been selected for the Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship program, a high-impact learning experience that contributes to the students’ academic growth as well as sustainability-focused research initiatives at UK and in the community.

Seth Garcia and Anna Watrous are the 2023 recipients of UK Libraries Dean's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Scholarship.

UK Libraries Recognizes Two Seniors for Excellence in Undergraduate Scholarship

By Robby Hardesty
 May 19, 2023
Research Spotlight, Student Success

UK Libraries is proud to recognize seniors Seth Garcia and Anna Watrous with the 2023 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Scholarship. The annual prize celebrates exceptional and original scholarship in a traditional paper and a media or digital project, and is awarded to students whose research makes substantive and creative use of UK Libraries’ collections, services, and resources.

Kyle Heffernan 2023 SSC Spotlight

Kyle Heffernan Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

May 15, 2023
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "I'm grateful to be awarded this summer fellowship as it will significantly alleviate the concern of material costs for my research. Excited to begin diving into my focus area alongside my faculty mentor as we seek to make reusing material more convenient within the College of Design!" Q. Why is sustainability research important?

Nicholas Gunn III 2023 SSC Spotlight

Nicholas Gunn III Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

May 15, 2023
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "This fellowship will help to understand the importance of knowing where your food comes from and will support a local nursery with new meal planning and nutritional learning exercises." Q. Why is sustainability research important? A. "In my opinion we only have one earth and this research is important not only for our health, but the health of our planet as a whole."

Audrey Wirasakti 2023 SSC Spotlight

Audrey Wirasakti Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

May 15, 2023
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "The fellowship will expense me the opportunity costs of other activities besides taking part in research this summer. It will also give me a network of support and other avenues of connection to support this project and help teach people about food waste in Lexington." Q. Why is sustainability research important?

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