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Valeria Calderon Triana

Valeria Calderon Triana Summer Research Fellow 2022

Jun 23, 2022
Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

"Scaling the effects of green space on urban biodiversity in temperate versus tropical cities."

CURE Fellowship students

16 Students Selected for Inaugural CURE Fellowship Program

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Jun 23, 2022
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 23, 2022) — The Office of Undergraduate Research is honored to announce that 16 undergraduates have been selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program.

Henri Neblina

Henri Neblina Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Jun 22, 2022
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals?

Rachael Snyder

Rachael Snyder Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Jun 21, 2022
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "I plan to use this summer opportunity to expand my knowledge of independent research study, and to gain more experience planning and executing experiments." Q. Why is sustainability research important?

Gretchen Ruschman DAAD Rise Germany Internship

UK Junior to Participate in Research Internship Program in Germany

By Emily Sallee
 Jun 21, 2022
Research Abroad, Ambassadors, Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2022) — University of Kentucky junior Gretchen Ruschman has been selected to participate in the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program through the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD). Ruschman is an agricultural and medical biotechnology major in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and a student in the UK Lewis Honors College.

Annabelle Wilson

Annabelle Wilson Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Jun 20, 2022
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "This fellowship has allowed me to conduct summer research for the first time in my undergraduate career. It also gives me the opportunity to begin a new research project that will expose me to new and familiar aspects of research." Q. Why is sustainability research important? A. "Sustainability research is important because it puts us on the path to a cleaner environment and one that will be able to sustain itself long-term."

UK Appalachian Center Research awards

UK Appalachian Center Honors 7 Students With Annual Research Awards

By Jenny Wells-Hosley
 Jun 20, 2022
Ambassadors, Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 26, 2022) — The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center is honoring seven students with its annual research awards. Four graduate students received the James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia, and two graduate students and one undergraduate student received the center's Eller and Billings Student Research Award.

Stephen Morkel

Stephen Morkel Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Jun 17, 2022
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "I desire to work in the policy field in the future. To research something I am passionate about in water conservation is already a great opportunity, for it to also be applicable to both my political science and economics degrees is incredible. The experience I gain could be a wonderful first step for my future career." Q. Why is sustainability research important?

Alina Jayne Goodman

Alina Jayne Goodman Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Jun 16, 2022
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Q. How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts and future goals? A. "I am currently unsure of my next steps after my undergraduate degree and have always been interested in research. As my project specifically, I am looking forward to collaborating with other organizations and working with local communities to get data." Q. Why is sustainability research important?

Asahel Aguilar Ortiz

Asahel Aguilar Ortiz Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Jun 15, 2022
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 support my time in the lab where I will run experiments. Overall, this experience is very valuable to me because power and energy is my passion, so getting research experience in this line of work prepares me for my career." Q. Why is sustainability research important?

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