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Erica Smith 2024 Sustainability Fellow

Oct 8, 2024
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Erica Smith Senior, Architecture major and a 2024 Sustainability Fellow Research Mentor: Daniel Vivian Supported by UK Sustainability Student Sust. Council   How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts? “This fellowship will allow me the time and resources needed to dive deeper into the topics and issues that I have learned about and discussed theoretically in my courses with a more specific and applied approach.”

Call for submissions: 2024 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition

By Haven L Patrick
 Oct 8, 2024
Oswald Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

Read UKNow article   LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 8, 2024) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting submissions for the 60th annual Oswald Research and Creativity Competition.

Call for posters: UK Sustainability announces research poster competition

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Oct 4, 2024
Sustainability Research, Student Presentation

Read UKNow article LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 4, 2024) — University of Kentucky graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit an abstract and poster for the fourth annual sustainability research poster competition held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase on Oct. 23.

UK senior and Astronaut Scholar revels in ‘most impactful award’ he’s ever received

By Tom Musgrave
 Oct 2, 2024
Research Spotlight, Student Success

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‘Design you can’t do just based on a textbook’: How one student took her research to virtual reality

By Meg Mills and Ben Branscum
Sep 18, 2024
Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 12, 2024) — For many University of Kentucky students, their ambition and drive don’t stop during summer break. Summer is an ideal time for students to take a leap into an experience within their college careers that will propel them into their chosen career field. KayDee Pratt, a senior majoring in product design in the UK College of Design, is one of these students. 

Research Expo offers research connections for UK undergrads

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Sep 10, 2024
Research Abroad, Sustainability Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 6, 2024)  The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) will host the 4th biannual Research + Creative Experience Expo from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 9, at the Gatton Student Center Social Staircase.

Students launch UK’s 1st edition of undergraduate research journal

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Jul 31, 2024
Sustainability Research, Research Spotlight, Faculty Mentor, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 21, 2024) — Undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky who participate in research under the guidance of faculty mentors now have the opportunity to publish and broadly share the outcomes of their work and collaborative experiences. The inaugural edition of Aperture Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR) launched June 1, highlighting seven student-professor partnerships.

UK launches program to address water resources and sustainable engineering challenges in Appalachia

By Jordan Strickler
 Jun 4, 2024
Sustainability Research, Research Spotlight, Summer Research

The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is excited to announce the launch of a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. This opportunity aims to provide undergraduates with invaluable research opportunities focused on engineering solutions for water resource management and sustainability in the Appalachian region.

2 UK undergraduate students named Beckman Scholars

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 May 24, 2024
Beckman Scholars, Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 24, 2024) — Two undergraduates have been selected as recipients of the University of Kentucky’s Beckman Scholars Program, titled Scholars United by Chemistry: Cultivating Excellence through Science Stewardship (SUCCESS).

5 students selected as 2024 Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

By Haven L. Patrick
 May 23, 2024
CURE Fellowship, Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 23, 2024) — Five students from the University of Kentucky have been selected for the Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship program.

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