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Register Today for 2nd Annual 5-Minute Fast Track Competition

By Ryan Girves

Sep 5, 2019

5-Minute Fast Track

Short and sweet wins the research competition — well in this case anyway. The registration window for the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research's second annual 5-Minute Fast Track Competition is now open.

Faculty Mentor of the Week Sebastian Bryson College of Engineering, Civil Engineering

Week 1

Sep 2, 2019

Faculty Mentor of the Month

Dr. Sebastian Bryson is the Hardin-Drnevich-Huang Associate Professor of Civil Engineering in the UK College of Engineering and the Co-Director for the College of Engineering Scholars Program in Undergraduate Research. His research interests include sustainable and humanitarian engineering, geotechnical and earthquake engineering, and civil engineering materials.

Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky SPARK

SPARK Program Gives Undergrads a Headstart in Health Equity Research

UK Research

Aug 5, 2019

Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A new program, Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky, or SPARK, will train undergraduate students from under-represented backgrounds in how to conduct health equity research.

Dealla Samadi learning lab undergraduate research fellow

Student Researcher Changes Way Philosopher's Work is Interpreted

By Ann Blackford

Aug 5, 2019

Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 5, 2019) — Little did Dealla Samadi know that something as simple as reading an email about an internship opportunity would transform her life so dramatically.

Dany Waller works in the mathematics lab

Mathematics Lab Gives Undergraduates a New Perspective on Their Field

By Hannah Edelen

Jun 7, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 7, 2019) — Over the last few years, the University of Kentucky Department of Mathematics in the UK College of Arts and Sciences has been building and expanding a lab for undergraduates to conduct mathematics research. This project, spearheaded by Assistant Professor Christopher Manon, is a collaborative project with many other professors in the department leading their own research projects, each with their own team of undergraduate students.

2 Professors Receive Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards

By Ryan Girves

May 10, 2019

Faculty Mentor

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 10, 2019) — The University of Kentucky recently honored Marilyn Campbell and Suzanne Segerstrom for their dedication to mentoring with the Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award during the 13th annual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars.

Markey Announces First Cohort of High School Students for ACTION Program

By Allison Perry

May 7, 2019

High School

Through a multimillion-dollar grant from the National Cancer Institute, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center recently expanded its successful Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program to include high school students from Appalachian Kentucky counties.

Kenyatta Mitchell undergraduate civil rights coalition research

After Finding Passion in Research at UK, She Hopes to Inspire Others

By Meg Mills

Apr 30, 2019

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 30, 2019) — This week Kenyatta Mitchell, an Indiana native, will walk across the University of Kentucky Commencement stage to receive her degree in communication from the College of Communication and Information.

Faculty Mentor of the Week Marilyn Campbell College of Education, Kinesiology and Health Promotion

Week 25

Apr 29, 2019

Faculty Mentor of the Month

Dr. Marilyn Campbell is a Lecturer in Kinesiology and Health Promotion in the UK College of Education. Dr. Campbell received her Ph.D. in Exercise Science and her M.S. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Kentucky. Her research interests include human nutrition, sports nutrition, cardiovascular health, obesity, and exercise. In the past year, she has mentored two undergraduate students.

Learning Lab interns undergraduate research presentation World CUR

7 UK Libraries Learning Lab Interns Bound for Global Undergrad Research Conference

By Whitney Hale and Ellie Wnek

Apr 29, 2019

Faculty Mentor, NCUR, Research Travel Grant, Student Presentation, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2019) — Seven interns in the University of Kentucky Libraries' Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) Learning Lab will represent UK at the second World Conference of Undergraduate Research (World CUR).

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