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2020 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Winners Announced

By Ryan Girves
 Jul 27, 2020
Faculty Mentor, Faculty Mentor of the Month, Research Spotlight

 Four university faculty members received the University of Kentucky 2020 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award during the 14th annual Virtual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars.

Faculty Mentors of the Year award winners 2020

2020 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Winners Announced

By Ryan Girves
Jul 27, 2020
Faculty Mentor

Four university faculty members received the University of Kentucky 2020 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award during the 14th annual Virtual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars.

Brent Seales’ reputation as “the man who can read the unreadable.”

Reading the Unreadable: Seales and Team Reveal Dead Sea Scroll Text

By Lindsey Piercy
 Jul 23, 2020
Faculty Mentor

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 23 2020) — It’s a 25,000-piece puzzle that researchers have longed to solve. That’s because the 25,000 fragments represent the Dead Sea Scrolls, and inside are ancient secrets — mysteries that have been locked away for 2,000 years. For more than two decades, Brent Seales has doggedly labored to help solve the puzzle.

UK College of Medicine Assistant Professor Nathan Vanderford teaching in the classroom at UK.

New Study Examines Ways to Improve Cancer Literacy in Kentucky Students

By Allison Perry
Feb 10, 2020
Faculty Mentor, High School, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 10, 2020) – A new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers suggests that implementing cancer education curricula in middle and high schools may improve cancer literacy in Kentuckians and ultimately help reduce cancer rates.

Opportunity to Join Research Team Transforms UK Students’ Careers

Nov 21, 2019
Faculty Mentor, Student Success

When students come to the University of Kentucky, they discover many opportunities that ignite their passion. For Kyra Seevers, Kristina Gessel and Stephen Parsons, that opportunity was undergraduate research. 

(Left to right) Shashika Bandara, Samantha Wylie, David Atwood and Anna Soriano faculty mentor mentee undergraduate research

Mentee Turns Mentor to Make a Difference in the Lives of UK Students

By Ryan Girves
 Oct 25, 2019
Faculty Mentor, Student Presentation

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 25, 2019) — Behind many a success story is a fantastic mentor. That was the case for David Atwood, a chemistry professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky. 

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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.

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).

Emily Liu Dunbar MSTC high school research student

High School Student Gains Valuable Research Experience at UK

By Carl Nathe
 Jun 2, 2016
Faculty Mentor, High School, Student Success

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.

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair finalist Ishi Aron Dunbar MSTC ischemic stroke research

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

By Katelyn Riley
 Apr 9, 2015
Faculty Mentor, High School, Student Success

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.

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