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Call for Abstracts: National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)

NCUR: National Conference on Undergraduate Research is an annual student conference dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity in all fields of study.  Abstract submission deadline: Dec. 8, 2023 Event Dates:  April 8 - 10, 2024 @ California State Univ. Long Beach Learn more our.uky.edu/ncur

Call for Abstracts: Posters-at-the-Capitol

Posters-at-the-Capitol (P@C) is a one-day, annual event held to educate Kentucky State Legislators of the importance of its undergraduate research and scholarly work. Student discoveries impact many issues that affect our economy both stateside and globally.   Posters-at-the-Capitol requires abstracts to be no more than 300 words.  Learn more our.uky.edu/posters-at-the-capitol

5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition - Final Round

1 Slide. 5 Minutes. Outstanding research! Cheer on UK undergraduate research students as they share their trailblazing research and compete for cash prizes in the 5-Minute Fast Track Competition. Who will win this year's competition?

5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition - Preliminary Round

1 Slide. 5 Minutes. Outstanding research! Cheer on UK undergraduate research students as they share their trailblazing research and compete for cash prizes in the 5-Minute Fast Track Competition. Who will advance to the finals?

Showcase to spotlight 500 students’ research

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 24, 2022) — This week more than 500 University of Kentucky undergraduates will converge for the 17th annual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars. The showcase empowers undergraduates to share their research discoveries, ideas and creative works with the campus community and the public. This year’s Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, in the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom, features 500 students and 330 presentations representing 66 disciplines and 18 colleges.

Riley Bryson

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

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

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

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

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. "