Research Spotlight

‘Your voice matters.’ UK junior creating change through education, advocacy

By Lindsey Piercy Apr 7, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 7, 2023) — What does it mean to be a changemaker? Kotomi Yokokura has been asking herself that very question for as long as she can remember. “Understanding the pain of those whose voices are overlooked ignited my need to advocate,” she said. “I knew I needed to utilize my voice to amplify their stories and create change.”

Kayli Bolton is UK's third Wildcat to win the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

UK senior named prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholar

By Whitney Hale Apr 6, 2023

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 6, 2023) — Two University of Kentucky seniors — Kayli Bolton and Kayla Horne — interviewed this year for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and Bolton was awarded one of only 23 Gates Cambridge Scholarships presented nationally to students hoping to pursue postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge in England.

Riley Bryson

Mar 31, 2023

Riley Bryson Junior, History major Research Mentor: Carol Street Research Project Title "Pandemic of Hate: Hate Crimes Against Asian and Asian American Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic" Brief Project Description "This projects aims to explain why Asian and Asian American women were common targets for anti-Asian hate crimes during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic by examining the history of anti-Asian woman hate in the United States."

Jessamine Michler

Mar 31, 2023

Jessamine Michler Senior, Art History major, Art Studio and Theatre minor Research Mentor: Carol Street Research Project Title "Admiration of the Violet: Cultivating the Familiar Flowers of Native Woodland and Wayside" Brief Project Description "Archival research of seed catalogs and modern sustainability practices involving Viola species" I enjoy research because... "It opens so many new doors to from which to view the world."

Riley Simmons

Mar 31, 2023

Riley Simmons Junior, Anthropology and History major, Spanish minor Research Mentor: Carol Street Research Project Title "Letters Are All We Have: A Wartime Love Story" Brief Project Description

Lauren Bollinger

Mar 31, 2023

Lauren Bollinger Senior, Art History, Psychology, Pre-Law major Research Mentor: Carol Street Research Project Title "The Heart of a Revolution: Conversations Between Activists Olive T. Dargan and Rose Pastor Stokes" Brief Project Description

Eleni Karelis

Mar 31, 2023

Eleni Karelis Senior, English major, Appalachian Studies minor Research Mentor: Carol Street Research Project Title "“We Give Our Sweat, Not Our Blood” The Many Voices of Rural Appalachian Activism in the 20th Century" Brief Project Description "Research manifests in the form of a small book of poetry detailing the diverse existence of the Appalachian Mountains in the twentieth century. "

Leena Haider

Mar 31, 2023

Leena Haider Junior, History major, Biology minor Research Mentor: Carol Street Research Project Title "Banking While Female: Women’s Alternative Banking Systems Around the World" Brief Project Description "Investigation of women across the globe who create financial alternatives to traditional banking by establishing close-knit, women-led collective funds to promote female financial literacy and authority over their money."

Christopher Joseph Mattingly

Mar 31, 2023

Christopher Joseph Mattingly Junior, Spanish Language and Linguistics major Research Mentor: Carol Street Research Project Title "Sisterhood and Sanctity: A Reexamination of Colonial Mexican Femininity" Brief Project Description

Avery Schanbacher

Mar 31, 2023

Avery Schanbacher Sophomore, English and Music major Research Mentor: Carol Street Research Project Title "In Kinship to Our Crafts": Larkspur Press and the Kentucky Literary Community" Brief Project Description "Analysis of records from an independent letterpress publisher in Monterey Kentucky" I enjoy research because... "it is so fulfilling to be able to learn more about ourselves, our communities, and our art."

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