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Information Session: Get Started with Undergraduate Research!

Jan 21, 2025, 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:

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Information Session: Get Started with Undergraduate Research!

Jan 16, 2025, 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:

From left to right: Kyle Heffernan, Sophie Cox and Zachary Lockhart — this year’s class of James B. Beam Scholars

UK announces inaugural class of James B. Beam Scholars

By Grace Sowards
 Oct 29, 2024
Sustainability Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 24, 2024) — As part of Suntory Global Spirits’ ongoing support of the University of Kentucky James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits (JBBI), the first class of James B. Beam Scholars has been announced.

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Sustainability Showcase Awards

Katherine Johnson
 Oct 29, 2024
Sustainability Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

The annual Sustainability Showcase was presented by the Office of Sustainability, The President’s Sustainability Advisory Committee, the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment, and the Office of Undergraduate Research. The initiatives featured at the Showcase fall into four general categories:

2024 - 2025 Research Ambassadors compilation

15 students selected as Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Oct 10, 2024
Ambassadors, Student Success

Read UKNow article   LEXINGTON, Ky (Oct. 10, 2024) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has selected 15 outstanding undergraduates for the 2024-25 Undergraduate Research Ambassador program.

2022 Oswald Research Creativity Competition student winners

Call for submissions: 2024 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition

By Haven L Patrick
 Oct 8, 2024
Oswald Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

Read UKNow article   LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 8, 2024) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting submissions for the 60th annual Oswald Research and Creativity Competition.

The internship at JPL was not O’Neal’s first time working for NASA. He spent the summer of 2023 at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, working to develop aerial mesh networks using uncrewed aerial vehicles. Photo provided by Asa O'Neal.

UK senior and Astronaut Scholar revels in ‘most impactful award’ he’s ever received

By Tom Musgrave
 Oct 2, 2024
Research Spotlight, Student Success

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CAFE: Undergraduate Research Seminar

Oct 17, 2024, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Information Session, Faculty Mentor, Student Success

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment Undergraduate Research Seminar Are you interested in Undergraduate Research? Hear from a panel of experts in the College of Ag: Dr. Tayo Adedokun, Associate Professor Areas of Specialization: Poultry nutrition, swine nutrition, digestive physiology Dr. Phillip Bridges, Associate Professor Animal and Food Sciences

KayDee Pratt through her fellowship with the College of Design, involved her experimenting with the design process for creating shoes in virtual reality

‘Design you can’t do just based on a textbook’: How one student took her research to virtual reality

By Meg Mills and Ben Branscum
Sep 18, 2024
Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 12, 2024) — For many University of Kentucky students, their ambition and drive don’t stop during summer break. Summer is an ideal time for students to take a leap into an experience within their college careers that will propel them into their chosen career field. KayDee Pratt, a senior majoring in product design in the UK College of Design, is one of these students. 

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ForagerOne Open Lab & Training

Nov 20, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Drop-In Advising, Student Success

ForagerOne Open Lab & Training  ForagerOne Open Lab & Training with Research Ambassadors via Zoom!   Have questions about the platform? Need help setting up your profile?Want to chat with a student expert about the benefits of using ForagerOne?

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