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Summer Lunch & Learn Series: Abstract Writing Workshop

Summer Research Lunch & Learn Series The Abstract Writing Workshop is designed to help students of all levels and disciplines prepare professional, succinct, and convincing abstracts.  The abstract writing workshop includes information on: What exactly is an abstract? How do I write one? What information do I include? What information do I exclude?  Join us for a fun and engaging Abstract Writing Workshop.   

Call for Posters: Sustainability Research Poster Competition

Sustainability Research Poster Competition Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit an abstract and poster in a new sustainability research poster competition held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 from 5:00  - 7:00 PM.

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 World CUR 2023 Spotlight

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 World CUR 2023 Spotlight

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 World CUR 2023 Spotlight

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