Student Presentation

5-Minute Fast Track: Preliminary Round 2

Oct 14, 2020, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

5-Minute Fast Track, Student Presentation

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 5MT Fast Track Competition - Preliminary Round #2 4PM - 6PM; Zoom live student presentations with Q&A from judges

5-Minute Fast Track: Preliminary Round 1

Oct 13, 2020, 4:00 – 6:00 PM

5-Minute Fast Track, Student Presentation

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 5MT Fast Track Competition - Preliminary Round #1 4PM - 6PM; Zoom live student presentations with Q&A from judges

Maria Sanchez summer sustainability research fellow student graduate

UK Grad Seeks to Turn the ‘New Normal’ Into ‘Brighter Successes’

By Jenny Wells-Hosley

May 27, 2020

NCUR, Posters-at-the-Capitol, Showcase, Student Presentation, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2020) — The COVID-19 pandemic has turned life upside down for almost everyone, and University of Kentucky students had to quickly adapt to finish out a semester that was unlike any other in UK history. Maria Sanchez, who graduated from UK this May, was no stranger to these challenges. Sanchez chose to share her personal story of family, hard work and resiliency, and how she plans to use her skills and experiences to create a better tomorrow. From Mexico to the U.S.

50 UK Students Chosen to Present at National Conference Now Canceled Due to COVID-19

By Ryan Girves

Mar 20, 2020

NCUR, Student Presentation, Student Success

Before the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 50 outstanding University of Kentucky undergraduate research students learned they were selected to present their faculty-mentored research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). NCUR has since been canceled, but UK's Office of Undergraduate Research is still celebrating the achievement.

(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.

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).

Posters at the Capitol student research group 2019

Undergraduate Researchers Present Their Work at the State Capitol

By Ryan Girves

Feb 21, 2019

Posters-at-the-Capitol, Student Presentation

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2019) — Eighteen University of Kentucky students are making their way to the State Capitol Building in Frankfort, Kentucky, to present their research at the 2019 Posters-at-the-Capitol event. This one-day annual event is held to show Kentucky legislators the importance of undergraduate research and scholarly work in Kentucky. The governor proclaims this day to be Undergraduate Research Day across the Commonwealth.

Two UK Students Bring Home Gold Following Research Competitions

By Ryan Girves

Nov 14, 2018

Student Presentation, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 14, 2018) — Last week, University of Kentucky graduate and undergraduate students competed in the final rounds of the 5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition and the 3-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). While two final winners prevailed, research also came out ahead. Research is one of the foundations of the university — creating solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues. Research is also one of the great opportunities provided to students at UK.

UK's Undergraduate Researchers Excel at National Conference

By Gail Hairston

Jul 3, 2018

NCUR, Student Presentation

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 3, 2018) — University of Kentucky undergraduates boarded a bus this past spring for a cross-country trip to the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Accompanied by several adult escorts, the 89 students were traveling 12 hours to present their research at the 2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research(NCUR).

Maddie Miles Posters at the Capitol 2018

Impressive Undergraduate Researchers Take Work to State Capitol

By Gail Hairston

Feb 12, 2018

Posters-at-the-Capitol, Student Presentation, Student Success

The University of Kentucky was represented by 16 undergraduate students and their 14 research projects at the 17th annual Posters-at-the-Capitol event last week at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort.

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