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2023 Oswald Competition award winners

2023 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

By Haven L Patrick
 Nov 30, 2023
Oswald Research, Faculty Mentor, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 30, 2023) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research recently announced the 15 undergraduate winners of the 59th annual Oswald Research and Creativity awards. Chad Risko, faculty director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, and Research Ambassadors were on hand to congratulate the winners and distribute the awards.

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Lewis Honors College students expand UK’s health care education reach into rural populations

By Adrienne Clarke
 Nov 28, 2023
Research Spotlight, High School, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 27, 2023) — Jackson Miller and Ethan Morgan, former Marshall County High School classmates and now best friends and roommates at the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College, first arrived in Lexington feeling a bit overwhelmed of all the opportunities available to them UK.

Let’s Taco Bout Research Event graphic depicting red, orange, yellow and green. Cute smiling taco graphics with the event information included. Event details below.

Let’s Taco ‘Bout Research

Jan 17, 2024, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Summer Research, Information Session, Student Success

Let’s TACO ‘Bout Research! Enjoy some good food, explore research opportunities and get connected. This event is open to all Community of Scholars students. Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 | 5:30 - 6:30 PM Lewis Lounge (inside the Lewis Honors College) Explore Research Opportunities

Abstract writing workshop

Writing a Strong Research Proposal

Feb 1, 2024, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Workshops, Student Success

Writing a Research Proposal Workshop   Don't let an unpolished proposal hold you back from a research experience! Your research proposal is the heart of your application. This workshop will teach you the basics of writing a successful proposal. Start early so that you have time to incorporate faculty feedback.

Beckman Scholar Hena Kachroo is researching biochemical approaches to address challenges of sustainable energy.

Beckman Scholars share success, invite undergrads to learn about prestigious program

By Lindsay Travis
 Nov 3, 2023
Beckman Scholars, Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 3, 2023) — From bettering life here on Earth to exploring what living off this planet could be like, Beckman Scholars at the University of Kentucky are advancing their branches of science through the prestigious program. 

Six students, both undergraduate and graduate, were named winners of the third annual sustainability research poster competition.

OUR, UK Sustainability announce winners of research poster competition

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Oct 20, 2023
Sustainability Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 20, 2023) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research and UK Sustainability are honored to announce the six winners of the third 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 Sept. 27.

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Research Expo

Jan 29, 2024, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Sustainability Research, Summer Research, Student Success

The Undergraduate Research + Creative Experience Expo will introduce undergraduate scholars to the diversity of research conducted at UK, allow students to network with research faculty and staff, and learn about mentored research opportunities. 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Gatton Student Center Social Staircase View Expo Webpage and Vendors  

Isha Chauhan DAAD Rise Astronaut Scholar

Award-winning summer: UK senior named Astronaut Scholar, DAAD RISE intern

By Whitney Hale
 Oct 4, 2023
Research Abroad, Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. x, 2023) — It has been an award-winning summer for one University of Kentucky senior — Isha Chauhan. The biology and Lewis Honors College student from La Grange, Kentucky, was named one of the country’s 68 prestigious Astronaut Scholarship recipients and completed a DAAD RISE research internship in Germany.

(Left to right:) Professor Jack Groppo, Lucas Bertucci and Zebulon Hart, the co-founders of Verdant Beneficiated Resources

New UK startup seeks to turn US trash into Kentucky treasure

By Dave Melanson
 Sep 18, 2023
Sustainability Research, Research Spotlight, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 14, 2023) — Three members of the University of Kentucky family have launched an ambitious new startup company that they hope will build upon Kentucky’s proud energy legacy.

Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholar Lucas Bertucci (left) with former UK President Lee T. Todd Jr., at the 2022 UK Sustainability Showcase. Photo provided by OUR.

Call for posters: UK Sustainability announces research poster competition

By: Haven L. Patrick
 Sep 6, 2023
Sustainability Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 6, 2023) — University of Kentucky graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit an abstract and poster for the third annual sustainability research poster competition held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase on Sept. 27.

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