Summer Research

Summer Research Experience at UK Inspires Undergraduates

By Elizabeth Chapin

Jul 24, 2021

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Each summer, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine hosts an intensive, graduate-level research program that sets undergraduates aspiring to become health care providers and scientists on a path to success.

5 Lewis Honors Students Receive Top Honors Undergraduate Researchers in the News

By Meghan Arrell

Jun 11, 2021

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Earlier this month, the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College held its Spring 2021 Medal Ceremony in two physically distant ceremonies in the Gatton Student Center. As is tradition, all of the Lewis Honors College graduation awards were announced at the ceremony.

DEADLINE: Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship Application

Mar 1, 2021, 11:55 – 11:59 PM

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Is your research focused on sustainability? If so, you could get paid to do sustainability-focused research this summer! Sustainability research at the University of Kentucky addresses the integration of cultural, economic, environmental, and energy components and supports projects and perspectives that have positive impacts on future resources, ecosystem health, and human wellbeing. $3,000 stipend Application Deadline: March 1, 2021

Madeline Williams summer research fellow 2020

Summer Research Fellow Spotlight Madeline Williams

Aug 8, 2020

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Madeline Williams is a junior Sociology and Political Science major with Anthropology and Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Studies minors. She is working with her mentor Dr. Lauren Cagle this summer on her research project "Loneliness during Mass Social Distancing: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Loneliness in College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic"

Alexis Taylor summer research fellow 2020

Summer Research Fellow Spotlight Alexis Taylor

Aug 7, 2020

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Alexis Taylor is a junior Biology major with Family Sciences and Community & Leadership Development minors. She is working with her mentor Dr. Jeffrey Osborn this summer on her research project "Identifying Genetic Loci in the African Green Monkey that Associate with Hypertension"

Summer Research Fellow Spotlight Binit Bipul Singh

Aug 6, 2020

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Binit Singh is a junior Mechanical Engineering major. He is working with his mentor Dr. Nelson K. Akafuah this summer on his research project "An Approach to Solve Gas Turbine Problems by Integrating It with Concentrated Solar Cells"

Lucinda Smith superfund summer research Eastern KY

Project Allows UK Student to Positively Impact her Community

By Katie Pratt

Aug 6, 2020

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UK student Lucinda Smith, a senior human nutrition major from Corbin, Kentucky, has participated in research and outreach projects that show the health benefits of blackberries to people who live near Superfund sites. Photo submitted.

Andrew Reynolds Summer Research Fellow 2020

Summer Research Fellow Spotlight Andrew Reynolds

Aug 4, 2020

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Andrew is a junior Trumpet Performance/ Music Education major with a Certificate in Baroque Trumpet minor. He is working with his mentor Dr. Jason Dovel this summer on his research project "Baroque Trumpet Ensemble Compact Disc Recording Project"

Summer Research Fellow Spotlight Lydia Pack

Aug 3, 2020

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Lydia Pack is a junior Psychology major with a Biology minor. She is working with her mentor Dr. Elizabeth Lorch this summer on her research project "Differential Effects of Two Interventions for Children At-Risk for ADHD"

Cheyenne Chandler Summer Research Fellow 2020

UK Students, Faculty Approach Summer Research Fellowships in Creative Ways to Continue Studies

By Ryan Girves

Jul 24, 2020

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 24, 2020) — This year, 28 Summer Research Fellowships were awarded to undergraduate students by the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research. Excited to put their skills to the test in labs, fields, art studios and on stage, neither students nor faculty could have predicted the looming impacts of the novel coronavirus, introducing significant changes to nearly all facets of our daily lives.

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