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Chelsea Bass

Jul 3, 2020

Chelsea Bass is a senior Psychology major and Neuroscience minor. She is working with her mentor Dr. Rachel Farr this summer on her research project "How do Family Conversations About Sex Relate to Feelings of Support and Future Parenthood Among LGBTQ+ People?"

Emily Andreasson

Jul 2, 2020

Emily Andreasson is a Senior Interior Design and French + Francophone Studies major and a Visual Studies minor. She is working with her mentor Lindsey Fay this summer on her research project "Rekindling Curiosity".

Amina Addington

Jul 1, 2020

Amina Addington is a senior Political Science and Economics major. She is working with her mentor Dr. Horace Bartilow on her summer research project "Income Inequality: A Marxist Theory of State Repression"

Angela Jones wins Astronaut Scholarship undergraduate research summer fellow

UK Senior Angela Jones Wins Astronaut Scholarship

UK Research Jun 24, 2020

University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced biology and chemistry senior Angela Jones is one of 2019’s 52 recipients to be awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF).

Maria Sanchez summer sustainability research fellow student graduate

UK Grad Seeks to Turn the ‘New Normal’ Into ‘Brighter Successes’

By Jenny Wells-Hosley May 27, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2020) — The COVID-19 pandemic has turned life upside down for almost everyone, and University of Kentucky students had to quickly adapt to finish out a semester that was unlike any other in UK history. Maria Sanchez, who graduated from UK this May, was no stranger to these challenges. Sanchez chose to share her personal story of family, hard work and resiliency, and how she plans to use her skills and experiences to create a better tomorrow. From Mexico to the U.S.

Rachel Farr

Week 14 Apr 13, 2020

Dr. Rachel Farr is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Farr's research interests include child development, family functioning, LGBTQ+ parent families, adoption and birth family experiences, mixed methods, and intersectionality of identities.

Dhananjay Ravat

Week 13 Mar 22, 2020

Dr. Dhananjay Ravat is a Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Ravat's research interests include geophysics and planetary sciences. He has conducted research on topics pertaining to exploration of the earth and planets with gravity and magnetic fields, solid-earth geophysics, tectonics, and environmental geophysics. Dr. Ravat has also participated in the development of World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Maps and the standards for the North American Gravity anomaly database.

50 UK Students Chosen to Present at National Conference Now Canceled Due to COVID-19

By Ryan Girves Mar 20, 2020

Before the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 50 outstanding University of Kentucky undergraduate research students learned they were selected to present their faculty-mentored research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). NCUR has since been canceled, but UK's Office of Undergraduate Research is still celebrating the achievement.

Matthew Springer

Week 12 Mar 16, 2020

Dr. Matthew Springer is an Assistant Extension Professor of Wildlife Management in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. Dr. Springer's research interests include wildlife damage management, human wildlife interactions, wildlife ecology, habitat use and management, and conservation biology.

Doctoral student Samantha Malone and undergrad Emily Punzal showcase their work at Substance Use Research Day.

UK’s Substance Use Research Day Highlights Work of UK Faculty and Students

By Allison Perry Mar 5, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 5, 2020) – Growing up in an area heavily impacted by the opioid epidemic, University of Kentucky grad student Samantha Malone knew she wanted to pursue a career that involved research on substance use.

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