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Martina Vasil

This week our Faculty Mentor of the Week is Dr. Martina Vasil! Dr. Vasil is an Assistant Professor of Music Education and Director of the Orff Schulwerk and Dalcroze Summer Institute. She’s mentored eight undergraduate music students over the past year. When she looks for undergraduate mentees, she looks for curiosity, a natural propensity for writing and thinking, and a drive to learn more on a topic that interests them!

Robin Cooper

Extremely passionate about research and biology, Dr. Robin Cooper, an Associate Professor in Biology, has mentored over 15 students in the past year. Focused on Neurobiology and Neurophysiology, he has given over 160 undergraduates the opportunity to be part of his lab, to gain hands-on experience, laboratory skills, and conduct research; many of whom have influenced him back. Dr. Cooper says, “Many of the undergraduates have an impact not only on research projects but on various aspect of life.

UK's Undergraduate Researchers Excel at National Conference

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 3, 2018) — University of Kentucky undergraduates boarded a bus this past spring for a cross-country trip to the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Accompanied by several adult escorts, the 89 students were traveling 12 hours to present their research at the 2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research(NCUR).

Impressive Undergraduate Researchers Take Work to State Capitol

The University of Kentucky was represented by 16 undergraduate students and their 14 research projects at the 17th annual Posters-at-the-Capitol event last week at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort.

Undergraduate Students: Take Advantage of Summer Research Opportunities

Without the added pressure of daily classes, summer research can be especially rewarding for University of Kentucky underclassmen. The goal of the summer research program is to engage students in investigative and creative activities and to invest in undergraduate research so that students may experience the epitome of engaged learning.

2017 Winners of Oswald Research, Creativity Competition Named

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 8, 2017) The University of Kentucky recently announced the 16 undergraduate winners of the 53rd annual Oswald Research and Creativity Competition.

High School Student Gains Valuable Research Experience at UK

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 2, 2016)  Through one simple email, a unique research partnership was set in motion in the fall of 2015. Emily Liu, a high school junior in the Paul Laurence Dunbar Math, Science and Technology magnet program, was searching for a research mentor for her capstone project.

Undergraduates Receive Oswald Awards for Research and Creativity

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2016 The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research recently recognized and awarded 16 students with the Oswald Research and Creativity Program awards. 

High School Senior Gains Valuable Experience in Lab Work on Stroke Treatment

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 7, 2015) -- A Fayette County high school student has been named a finalist for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her work in a UK lab run by Dr. Greg Bix and Dr. Justin Fraser.

High School Student Publishes Research with UK Faculty

LEXINGTON, Ky.  – Publishing research in a peer-reviewed journal is an accomplishment that even graduate students would be proud of. But 18-year-old Dimitri Leggas, a high school senior at the Gatton Academy in Bowling Green, Kentucky, already has one such accolade under his belt, with another manuscript recently submitted for publication.

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