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Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Zoe McComas SSC 2025

Zoe McComas 2025 Sustainability Research Fellow

Jul 8, 2025
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Senior, Environmental and Sustainability Studies major with Certificate in Urban and Community Forestry Research Mentor: Caleb Wilson - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Entomology Supported by UK Student Sustainability Council   Project Title: "Emerald Ash Borer Prevalence and Damage in Reforested Sites"  

Graciela Martinez SSC 2025

Graciela Martinez 2025 Sustainability Research Fellow

Jul 8, 2025
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Senior, Environmental and Sustainability Studies major Research Mentor: Lynn Phillips - College of Arts & Sciences, Geography Supported by UK Student Sustainability Council   Project Title: "Historical Changes in Campus Sustainability: A Tree Canopy and Land Use Study"  

Bailey Little SSC 2025

Bailey Little 2025 Sustainability Research Fellow

Jul 8, 2025
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Senior, Environmental and Sustainability Studies and English major Research Mentor: Lauren Cagle - College of Arts & Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Supported by UK Student Sustainability Council   Project Title: "Interpretive Planning and Pollinator Habitats at The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky"  

Callie Black SSC 2025

Callie Black 2025 Sustainability Research Fellow

Jul 7, 2025
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Senior, Natural Resources and Environmental Science major Research Mentor: Kenton Sena Supported by UK Student Sustainability Council Project Title:  "Phenology and Allelopathic Potential of Dahurian Buckthorn: Implications of a New Invasive Woody Species for Kentuckys Ecosystems" How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts?

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Research ambassador Abbey McNely shares her experience in research in Indonesia and her journey at UK

Cassady Brockman
Feb 18, 2025
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LEXINGTON, Ky. —  Large-scale tourism can benefit a region economically but have many negative effects on the destination’s people and environment.  

Cooper Samuelson

Cooper Samuelson 2024 Sustainability Fellow

Oct 8, 2024
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Cooper Samuelson Senior, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology major and a 2024 Sustainability Fellow Research Mentor: Kenton Sena Supported by UK Student Sustainability Council   How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts?

Safiyah Sadek

Safiyah Sadek 2024 Sustainability Fellow

Oct 8, 2024
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Safiyah Sadek Senior, Neuroscience major and a 2024 Sustainability Fellow Research Mentor: Dr. Cassandra Gipson-Reichardt Supported by UK Sustainability Student Sust. Council   How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts?

Katie Christensen

Katie Christensen 2024 Sustainability Fellow

Oct 8, 2024
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Katie Christensen Junior, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology & Violin Performance major and a 2024 Sustainability Fellow Research Mentor: Kendall Corbin Supported by UK Sustainability Student Sust. Council   How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts? “The fellowship will support my research efforts through funding my project in identifying antibacterial properties from maize leaf microbes.”

Erica Smith

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.”

Breanna Pane 2023 CURE Fellow

Breanna Pane 2023 CURE Fellow

Jun 2, 2023
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Breanna Pane Junior, Chemistry and Neuroscience major and a 2023 Cancer RPA CURE Fellow  Research Mentor: Dr. Eddy Yang Supported by the Cancer Research Priority Area   How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts? “It will give me the experience I have yet to receive in my learning.”   Why is research important? “Research is important to further our knowledge in specific fields that interests us and can save more lives along the way.”

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