News and Spotlights

Undergraduate Researchers Receive Oswald Research and Creativity Awards

By Jessica Jones-Bowman

Dec 17, 2020

Oswald Research, Student Success

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

5-Minute Fast Track, Student Presentation, Student Success

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

Faculty Mentor, Research Spotlight

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

Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov.

UK Graduate Conducts Science Communication Research Focused on Appalachian Communities

Kentucky Geological Survey

Oct 28, 2020

Sustainability Research, Student Success

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.

Faculty Mentor of the Week Kevin Yeager

Week 9

Oct 26, 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Month

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 faculty mentor of the week fall 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Week Matthew Hoch

Oct 19, 2020

Faculty Mentor, Faculty Mentor of the Month

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.

Sarah Ross_UKNow student involvement success

The Value of Involvement: A Profile of UK Student Sarah Ross

By Scot Gillies

Oct 15, 2020

Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 15, 2020) — As Sarah Ross continues her fourth year as a student at the University of Kentucky this fall, she recalls the upheaval and uncertainty of 2017. That was when she, then an Atlanta high school senior, first named the University of Kentucky as her college choice.

Faculty Mentor of the Week Renee Fatemi

Week 7

Oct 12, 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Month

Faculty Mentor of the Week Fall 2020 | Week 7 --- Dr. Renee Fatemi is a Professor of Physics and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Thank you Dr. Fatemi 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.

Aiyub Palmer Faculty Mentor of the Week 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Week Aiyub Palmer

Week 6

Oct 5, 2020