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Register for Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars

By Jesi Jones-Bowman Mar 3, 2021

Registration is now open for the 15th annual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars, which will be held virtually April 27-29, 2021. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Big Dreamers and Strategic Thinkers” and will offer both synchronous and asynchronous virtual presentations over the course of three days.

Update on Office of Undergraduate Research

Feb 2, 2021

Dear Colleagues, Undergraduate research is a high-impact activity that can be a transformative experience for students. Because UK is an R1 institution, undergraduate research activities are celebrated and highlighted, and student research success is an important part of our research mission. As our research and creative work continue to flourish at UK, we seek to offer more opportunities to undergraduates to participate in the expanding research mission of the institution.

Isabel Escobar faculty research mentor and students January 2021

‘We are a Family Here.’ How This UK Professor is Reimagining Virtual Learning, Student Support

By Lindsey Piercy Jan 28, 2021

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2021) — Life is a balancing act, just ask Isabel Escobar. As a woman with many titles — educator, engineer, researcher and dedicated mother — time is a valuable resource. And since March of last year, there’s been less of it.

Undergraduate Researchers Receive Oswald Research and Creativity Awards

By Jessica Jones-Bowman Dec 17, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 17, 2020) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research recently recognized and awarded 13 students with the Oswald Research and Creativity awards.

5-Minute Fast Track Competition Winners Announced

Jessica Jones-Bowman Dec 16, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 16, 2020) — Ten University of Kentucky undergraduate student finalists recently competed in the final round of the third annual 5-Minute Fast Track Research Oral Competition. The competition included two virtual preliminary rounds, with the top 10 students advancing to the final championship competition. This year’s final round was hosted in the UK's Worsham Cinema and livestreamed to a virtual audience.

Vanderford Receives Kentucky Academy of Science’s Excellence in Science Education and Outreach Award

By Emily Domer Nov 11, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2020) – The University of Kentucky’s Nathan Vanderford received the 2020 Excellence in Science Education and Outreach Award from the Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) last Friday.

Wildcat Awarded Critical Language Scholarship to Study Chinese

Emily Sallee Nov 4, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov.

UK Graduate Conducts Science Communication Research Focused on Appalachian Communities

Kentucky Geological Survey Oct 28, 2020

Bill Haneberg and Lauren Cagle received grant funding from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, or NASEM, last year for their proposal, “Engaging Nontraditional Geoscience Information Stakeholders in Appalachian Kentucky.” Because of COVID-19, changes to research methods have been made to address health and safety concerns associated with the pandemic, but work continues on the project and study participants are currently being interviewed.

Kevin Yeager

Week 9 Oct 26, 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Week Fall 2020 | Week 9 --- Dr. Kevin Yeager is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences. Thank you Dr. Yeager for your unwavering support of undergraduate research at the University of Kentucky. We are pleased to recognize your dedication this week as our Research Faculty Mentor of the Week.

Matthew Hoch

Oct 19, 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Week Fall 2020 | Week 8 --- Dr. Matthew Hoch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition in the College of Health Sciences and the Associate Director of the Sports Medicine Research Institute. Thank you Dr. Hoch for your unwavering support of undergraduate research at the University of Kentucky. We are pleased to recognize your dedication this week as our Research Faculty Mentor of the Week.

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