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Lara Larson Summer Research Fellow Spotlight 2020

Lara Larson

Jul 27, 2020

Lara Larson is a sophomore Biosystems Engineering major with a Biomedical Engineering minor. She is working with her mentor Dr. Fanny Chapelin on her summer research project "Magnetic Resonance Imaging of T Cell Therapy in Liver Transplant Patients"

UK Appalachian Center Awards 12 Student Researchers

By Jenny Wells-Hosley Jul 27, 2020

Congratulations to OUR Summer Research Fellow Lauren Hudson on receiving the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center's Eller and Billings Student Research Award! Lauren Hudson, Neuroscience Program and Department of Biology, UK College of Arts & Sciences (undergraduate) “Enhancing Cancer Literacy Among Appalachian Kentucky Middle and High School Students”

2020 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Winners Announced

By Ryan Girves Jul 27, 2020

 Four university faculty members received the University of Kentucky 2020 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award during the 14th annual Virtual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars.

Faculty Mentors of the Year award winners 2020

2020 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Winners Announced

By Ryan Girves Jul 27, 2020

Four university faculty members received the University of Kentucky 2020 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award during the 14th annual Virtual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars.

Cheyenne Chandler Summer Research Fellow 2020

UK Students, Faculty Approach Summer Research Fellowships in Creative Ways to Continue Studies

By Ryan Girves Jul 24, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 24, 2020) — This year, 28 Summer Research Fellowships were awarded to undergraduate students by the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research. Excited to put their skills to the test in labs, fields, art studios and on stage, neither students nor faculty could have predicted the looming impacts of the novel coronavirus, introducing significant changes to nearly all facets of our daily lives. 

Kaela Jackson Sustainability Summer Research Fellow 2020

Kaela Jackson

Jul 23, 2020

Kaela Jackson is a senior Dietetics major with a Certificate in Food Systems & Hunger Studies minor. She is working with her mentor Dr. Makenzie Barr on her summer sustainability research project "Power of Produce Club: Evaluation of Farmer’s Market Incentive Program for Children"

Brent Seales’ reputation as “the man who can read the unreadable.”

Reading the Unreadable: Seales and Team Reveal Dead Sea Scroll Text

By Lindsey Piercy Jul 23, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 23 2020) — It’s a 25,000-piece puzzle that researchers have longed to solve. That’s because the 25,000 fragments represent the Dead Sea Scrolls, and inside are ancient secrets — mysteries that have been locked away for 2,000 years. For more than two decades, Brent Seales has doggedly labored to help solve the puzzle.

Michelle Imarah Summer Research Fellow spotlight

Michelle Imarah

Jul 23, 2020

Michelle is a senior Civil Engineering major. She is working with her mentor Dr. Sebastian Bryson on her summer research project "Predicting Landslides in Kentucky Based on the Analysis of Hydrological Parameters"

Lauren Hudson Summer Research Fellow 2020

Lauren Hudson

Jul 22, 2020

Lauren is a junior Neuroscience and Biology major with a Spanish minor. She is working with her mentor Dr. Nathan Vanderford on her summer research project "Appalachian Kentucky Cancer Education Intervention"

Anna Garlock Summer Research Fellow Spotlight 2020

Anna Garlock

Jul 20, 2020

Anna Garlock is a senior Psychology major. She is working with her mentor Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala on her summer research project "The Therapeutic Alliance in the Unified Protocol"

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