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Seun Adekunle presentation Showcase 2022 undergraduate research

Date set for 18th annual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars

By Haven L. Patrick Dec 7, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 7, 2023) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) will celebrate bold dreamers and strategic thinkers at the upcoming Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars. Marking its 18th year of support for undergraduate research, the showcase is set for Wednesday, April 24, 2024, from 1-5:30 p.m. in the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom.

Photo of the Aperture team during a meeting. Split screen with the photo on the left and article title on the right.

UK undergraduates launch new peer- and expert-reviewed research journal

By Lindsay Travis Dec 5, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 5, 2023) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research is launching a new open-access, interdisciplinary student journal titled Aperture. In photography, the aperture is the space through which light passes. The undergraduate team behind the journal feels this reflects how research brings things to light and drives innovation.

2023 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

By Haven L Patrick Nov 30, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 30, 2023) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research recently announced the 15 undergraduate winners of the 59th annual Oswald Research and Creativity awards. Chad Risko, faculty director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, and Research Ambassadors were on hand to congratulate the winners and distribute the awards.

Lewis Honors College students expand UK’s health care education reach into rural populations

By Adrienne Clarke Nov 28, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 27, 2023) — Jackson Miller and Ethan Morgan, former Marshall County High School classmates and now best friends and roommates at the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College, first arrived in Lexington feeling a bit overwhelmed of all the opportunities available to them UK.

Research Expo environmental sciences drone

4th annual research expo offers research connections for UK undergraduates

By Haven L Patrick Nov 9, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 9, 2023) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) will host the fourth annual Research + Creative Experience Expo from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jan. 16, 2024, at the Gatton Student Center Social Staircase. The event introduces undergraduates to the diversity of research at UK, allowing students to network with research faculty and staff, and learn about mentored research opportunities.

Beckman Scholar Hena Kachroo is researching biochemical approaches to address challenges of sustainable energy.

Beckman Scholars share success, invite undergrads to learn about prestigious program

By Lindsay Travis Nov 3, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 3, 2023) — From bettering life here on Earth to exploring what living off this planet could be like, Beckman Scholars at the University of Kentucky are advancing their branches of science through the prestigious program.

Six students, both undergraduate and graduate, were named winners of the third annual sustainability research poster competition.

OUR, UK Sustainability announce winners of research poster competition

By Jesi Jones-Bowman Oct 20, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 20, 2023) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research and UK Sustainability are honored to announce the six winners of the third 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 Sept. 27.

Isha Chauhan DAAD Rise Astronaut Scholar

Award-winning summer: UK senior named Astronaut Scholar, DAAD RISE intern

By Whitney Hale Oct 4, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. x, 2023) — It has been an award-winning summer for one University of Kentucky senior — Isha Chauhan. The biology and Lewis Honors College student from La Grange, Kentucky, was named one of the country’s 68 prestigious Astronaut Scholarship recipients and completed a DAAD RISE research internship in Germany.

(Left to right:) Professor Jack Groppo, Lucas Bertucci and Zebulon Hart, the co-founders of Verdant Beneficiated Resources

New UK startup seeks to turn US trash into Kentucky treasure

By Dave Melanson Sep 18, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 14, 2023) — Three members of the University of Kentucky family have launched an ambitious new startup company that they hope will build upon Kentucky’s proud energy legacy.

Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholar Lucas Bertucci (left) with former UK President Lee T. Todd Jr., at the 2022 UK Sustainability Showcase. Photo provided by OUR.

Call for posters: UK Sustainability announces research poster competition

By: Haven L. Patrick Sep 6, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 6, 2023) — University of Kentucky graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit an abstract and poster for the third annual sustainability research poster competition held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase on Sept. 27.

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