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TABLING: Research Ambassadors

Chat with an Ambassador! Have questions about how to get started in research? Want to chat with another student about the process and hear their experiences? Stop by the Ambassador's table near the Student Center's Social Staircase between 10 AM - 12 PM

TABLING: Research Ambassadors

Chat with an Ambassador! Have questions about how to get started in research? Want to chat with another student about the process and hear their experiences? Stop by the Ambassador's table near the Student Center's Social Staircase between 10 AM - 12 PM

TABLING: CAFE College Welcome

Chat with an Ambassador! Have questions about how to get started in research? Want to chat with another student about the process and hear their experiences? Stop by the Ambassador's table at the CAFE College Welcome event.

UK Junior to Participate in Research Internship Program in Germany

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2022) — University of Kentucky junior Gretchen Ruschman has been selected to participate in the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program through the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD). Ruschman is an agricultural and medical biotechnology major in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and a student in the UK Lewis Honors College.

UK Appalachian Center Honors 7 Students With Annual Research Awards

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 26, 2022) — The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center is honoring seven students with its annual research awards. Four graduate students received the James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia, and two graduate students and one undergraduate student received the center's Eller and Billings Student Research Award.

Courtney Martin Research Ambassador of the Year 2021-22

Q. What does this award mean to you?

Emily Keaton Research Ambassador of the Year 2021-22

Q. What does this award mean to you?

Gretchen Ruschman Research Ambassador of the Year 2021-22

Q. What does this award mean to you? A. "Receiving this award was an incredible moment for me. I am almost incapable of finding the right words to convey my appreciation to the Office of Undergraduate Research. Receiving this award is a great encouragement to continue to promote undergraduate research and creative scholarship whole heartedly at UK." Q. How has your experience as a Research Ambassador impacted you?

Shelby McCubbin Research Ambassador of the Year 2021-22

Q. What does this award mean to you? A. "To me this award is a recognition of service to both the Office of Undergraduate Research and the larger campus community. I would have wanted to help people get involved with research either way, but I am grateful to hear that my work in the Office has had a notable impact." Q. How has your experience as a Research Ambassador impacted you?

Bridget Bolt Research Ambassador of the Year 2021-22

Q. What does this award mean to you? A. "This award shows my dedication to being an ambassador and showing others how to be involved in research." Q. How has your experience as a Research Ambassador impacted you? A. "This experience has broadened my understanding of what research is and the vast amount of disciplines." Q. What was the most significant or memorable moment you experienced as a Research Ambassador?