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Undergraduate Research Info Session Jan. 22, 2026: Learn more

Information Session: Get Started with Undergraduate Research!

Jan 22, 2026, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Information Session, Student Success

Discover what's wildly possible with undergraduate research! Explore the opportunities available for involvement in research at the University of Kentucky. Learn how to find research opportunities, connect with a faculty mentor, and get answers to your questions at an Information Session. This event is hosted by the Undergraduate Research Ambassador team. Open to all students! SESSION DATES: Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 | 5:30 PM | Zoom

Undergraduate Research Info Session Jan. 21, 2026: Learn more

Information Session: Get Started with Undergraduate Research!

Jan 21, 2026, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Information Session, Student Success

Discover what's wildly possible with undergraduate research! Explore the opportunities available for involvement in research at the University of Kentucky. Learn how to find research opportunities, connect with a faculty mentor, and get answers to your questions at an Information Session. This event is hosted by the Undergraduate Research Ambassador team. Open to all students! SESSION DATES: Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 | 5:30 PM | Zoom

Undergraduate Research Info Session Jan. 15, 2026 : Learn more

Information Session: Get Started with Undergraduate Research!

Jan 15, 2026, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Information Session, Student Success

Discover what's wildly possible with undergraduate research! Explore the opportunities available for involvement in research at the University of Kentucky. Learn how to find research opportunities, connect with a faculty mentor, and get answers to your questions at an Information Session. This event is hosted by the Undergraduate Research Ambassador team. Open to all students! SESSION DATES:

2026 Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships learn more below.

Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship

Jan 1, 2026, 8:00 AM – Mar 1, 2026, 11:55 PM
Sustainability Research, Summer Research, Student Success

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2026 Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships ($5,000 stipend) are funded by the Environmental Stewardship Fee and seek to promote projects that will make a significant contribution to the student’s academic growth, while concomitantly contributing to sustainability-related research initiatives at the University of Kentucky and within the community at large.   Discover how your mentor's research is SUSTAINABILITY-RELATED:

2025 Sustainability poster winners

OUR, UK Sustainability announce winners of research poster competition

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Oct 30, 2025
Sustainability Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research and UK Sustainability are honored to announce the six winners of the fifth annual sustainability research poster competition. The competition was held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase in the atrium of the Healthy Kentucky Research Building on Oct. 15.

Publisher's panel

Aperture Journal Publisher's Panel

Nov 11, 2025, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Workshops, Information Session, Student Success

Interested in publishing your research? Join us for an insightful and inspiring panel discussion with Published Aperture Authors as they share their unique submission experiences and advice on how to get your research published in Aperture. Learn how to prepare your research correctly and efficiently for a smooth and enjoyable submission process, while understanding the benefits of having published work in the only interdisciplinary peer- and expert-reviewed undergraduate research journal at the University of Kentucky.

2025 5 Minute Fast Track top 10 finalists

Ten students selected as 5-Minute Fast Track finalists

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Oct 27, 2025
5-Minute Fast Track, Student Presentation, Student Success

The UK Office of Undergraduate Research announces the 8th annual 5-Minute Fast Track student research competition finalists. These undergraduates will present their research during the final round on Oct. 29, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in 150 Healthy Kentucky Research Building.

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.

Research Alumni Career Panel teaser

Research Alumni Career Panel

Sep 23, 2025, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Workshops, Ambassadors, Information Session, Student Success

Join us for an insightful and inspiring panel discussion with UK alumni as they share their unique research experiences and how those opportunities prepared them for graduation, their current professional endeavors, and future plans.  Learn how to leverage your research experience and skills to enhance your resume and set yourself apart on applications and interviews. Tuesday, Sept. 23 |  5 - 6 PM Healthy KY Research Building  (free parking available in HKRB lot)

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