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Anna McCowan Summer Research Fellow 2020

Summer Research Fellow Spotlight Anna McCowan

Jul 30, 2020
Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Anna McCowan is a senior Human Health Sciences major and Psychology minor. She is working with her mentor Dr. Ming-Yuah Chih on her summer research project "Needs Assessment of Chemotherapy-Related Toxicities in London, Kentucky"

Courtney Martin Summer Research Fellow 2020

Summer Research Fellow Spotlight Courtney Martin

Jul 29, 2020
Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Courtney Martin is a senior Biology major and Psychology minor. She is working with her mentor Dr. Nathan Vanderford on her summer research project "Qualitative Content Analysis of Oral Histories of Cancer in Appalachian Kentucky"

Grace Markowski Summer Research Fellow Spotlight psychology

Summer Research Fellow Spotlight Grace Markowski

Jul 28, 2020
Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Grace Markowski is a junior, Psychology (B.S.) and Neuroscience major. She is working with her mentor Dr. Peggy Keller on her summer research project "Sleep Problems and Daytime Autonomic Nervous System Functioning in Children"

Lara Larson Summer Research Fellow Spotlight 2020

Summer Research Fellow Spotlight Lara Larson

Jul 27, 2020
Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

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
Student Success

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”

Faculty Mentors of the Year award winners 2020

2020 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Winners Announced

By Ryan Girves
Jul 27, 2020
Faculty Mentor

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

2020 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Winners Announced

By Ryan Girves
 Jul 27, 2020
Faculty Mentor, Faculty Mentor of the Month, Research Spotlight

 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
Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

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

SUSTAINABILITY SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOW SPOTLIGHT Kaela Jackson

Jul 23, 2020
Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Sustainability Research

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
Faculty Mentor

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.

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