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Gretchen Ruschman graduated from Cambridge University with a Master of Philosophy degree

From University of Kentucky to United Kingdom: UK alum’s education prepared her for research at Cambridge

By Bailey Vandiver
 Dec 9, 2025
Research Abroad, Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Ambassadors, Research Spotlight, Student Success

Read UKNow article LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 9, 2025) — At the University of Kentucky, Gretchen Ruschman became a “well-rounded scientist.”

2025 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

2025 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

By: Haven L. Patrick
 Nov 18, 2025
Research Spotlight, Oswald Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 19, 2025) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recently announced the 21 undergraduate winners of the 61st annual Oswald Research and Creativity Awards. Chad Risko, Ph.D., faculty director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, and Research Ambassadors, presented the awards.

Grant Fischer, Julianne Sharpe and Austin Trotter have been has been selected for the 2025-26 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program

UK team selected for national research advocacy program

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Oct 17, 2025
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Ambassadors, Research Spotlight, Student Success

Go to UKNow article A University of Kentucky team has been selected for the 2025-26 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). The five-month program culminates in a two-day event in March 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Research Alumni Career Panel

Undergraduate research focus of alumni panel

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Sep 22, 2025
Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2025) — University of Kentucky faculty work with students not only in the classroom but in the lab, in the field and in the community to train them for their futures.

Aperture Info Session

Info Session: Aperture UK Journal of Undergraduate Research

Sep 10, 2025, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Research Spotlight, Information Session

OPEN TO ALL MAJORS! Learn how you can get involved with UK's Journal of Undergraduate Research's student editorial board.

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Understanding the resilience of Kentucky ash trees at reforested sites UK Sustainability's WholeSum

By Zoe McComas
 Aug 19, 2025
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

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New Second Edition

Students launch UK's 2nd edition of undergrad research journal

By Jesi Jones-Bowman and Haven L. Patrick
 Aug 14, 2025
Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 18, 2025) — 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 second edition of Aperture Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR) is now available and highlights the projects of 15 student-professor partnerships.

Public health student John “JT” Maggard-Staton draws inspiration from his rural Kentucky roots as he pursues a career uniting public health and law

Public Health student sets sights on law school to improve rural health

By Stephanie Ramsey and Jonathan Greene
 Jul 14, 2025
Research Spotlight, Student Success

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Ashley Morrison SSC 2025

Ashley Morrison 2025 Sustainability Research Fellow

Jul 8, 2025
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Research Spotlight, Summer Research

Senior, Agricultural & Medical Biotechnology major Research Mentor: Allan Bruce Downie - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Horticulture Supported by UK Student Sustainability Council   Project Title: "Characterizing SEED MATURATION1 and BARENTSZ Allele (BTZ-1, Protein Interactions and The Consequence of Interaction on Plant Development"

From left: Juan Canedo, stand-in for Hisashi Sawada, Cassandra Gipson-Reichardt, Lindsey Fay and Nicholas Teets

5 faculty members honored for excellence in undergraduate research mentoring

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 May 15, 2025
Research Spotlight, Faculty Mentor, Showcase

Read UKNow article LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 15, 2025) — Five University of Kentucky faculty members received the 2025 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for their exceptional leadership and support of student researchers.

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