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AARTS Chris and Ashley 2022 summer research

Two CPH students selected for the African American Research Training Scholars program

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Jul 1, 2022
Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

UK College of Public Health (CPH) students Christopher Otieno and Ashley Wright have been accepted to the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) African American Research Training Scholars (AARTS) program, an opportunity to receive up to 12 months of funded research training in neurotrauma at the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine.

CURE Fellowship students

16 Students Selected for Inaugural CURE Fellowship Program

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Jun 23, 2022
CURE Fellowship, Summer Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 23, 2022) — The Office of Undergraduate Research is honored to announce that 16 undergraduates have been selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program.

Gretchen Ruschman DAAD Rise Germany Internship

UK Junior to Participate in Research Internship Program in Germany

By Emily Sallee
 Jun 21, 2022
Research Abroad, Ambassadors, Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2022) — University of Kentucky junior Gretchen Ruschman has been selected to participate in the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program through the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD). Ruschman is an agricultural and medical biotechnology major in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and a student in the UK Lewis Honors College.

UK Appalachian Center Research awards

UK Appalachian Center Honors 7 Students With Annual Research Awards

By Jenny Wells-Hosley
 Jun 20, 2022
Ambassadors, Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 26, 2022) — The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center is honoring seven students with its annual research awards. Four graduate students received the James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia, and two graduate students and one undergraduate student received the center's Eller and Billings Student Research Award.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recognizes 16 UK Students, Alums

By Jenny Wells-Hosley
 Jun 14, 2022
Research Spotlight, Student Success

Correction: This article has been updated to reflect additional honorable mentions associated with the University of Kentucky. 

Courtney Shields Showcase 2022

UK Student Receives Prestigious Fellowship From National Institutes of Health

By Jordan Strickler
Jun 8, 2022
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 3, 2022) — It’s not often that microbes shape a career path, but that is exactly what happened to Courtney Shields.

URA award winners 2022

Inaugural Award Honors 6 Excellent Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

By Elizabeth Chapin
 Jun 6, 2022
Ambassadors, Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 6, 2022) — Every year, the University of Kentucky’s Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) selects a new cohort of Undergraduate Research Ambassadors — a diverse group of outstanding students who serve as advocates for undergraduate research and creative scholarship at UK.

Kotomi

UK’s Kotomi Yokokura Recognized as 2022-23 Newman Civic Fellow

By Thomas Cantrell
May 27, 2022
Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2022) — Kotomi Yokokura, a student in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky, has been recognized as the 2022-23 Newman Civic Fellow. Sponsored by Campus Compact, the fellowship recognizes students who engage in collaborative campus and community action to create social change, as well as address inequality and political polarization through civic engagement.

Kotomi Yokokura Newman Civic Fellow

UK’s Kotomi Yokokura Recognized as 2022-23 Newman Civic Fellow

By Thomas Cantrell
May 27, 2022
Research Spotlight, Student Presentation, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2022) — Kotomi Yokokura, a student in the College of Social Work and Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky, has been recognized as the 2022-23 Newman Civic Fellow.

Jacklyn Vollmer public health graduate

UK Grad's Desire to Serve Others Leads Her to Public Health

By Grace Colville, Alicia Gregory, Ben Corwin, and Chris Carney
 May 4, 2022
Research Spotlight, Student Success

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