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Jan 20, 2026, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
CURE Fellowship, Workshops, Sustainability Research, Summer Research, Student Success

Applying for a research award? Join us for tips on how to strengthen your application materials.  Some upcoming awards include:   CURE Fellowship Sustainability Summer Research Fellowships NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates  

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.

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Understanding the resilience of Kentucky ash trees at reforested sites UK Sustainability's WholeSum

By Zoe McComas
 Aug 19, 2025
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Research Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Success

Read Zoe's Wholesum Blog Post  

2024 Summer Research Symposium

Registration now open for OUR Summer Research Symposium

By Jesi Jones-Bowman
 Jul 28, 2025
CURE Fellowship, Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 28, 2025) — Registration is now open for the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) seventh annual Summer Research Symposium. This year’s symposium will be 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Gatton Student Center Ballrooms B and C.

Lily Tynan SSC 2025

Lily Tynan 2025 Sustainability Research Fellow

Jul 8, 2025
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research

Senior, Equine Science and Management major Research Mentor: Hannah Tiffin - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Veterinary Entomology Supported by UK Student Sustainability Council   Project Title: "Exploring Parasitoid Species for Biocontrol and Prevalent Fly Species on Horse Farms in Lexington, Kentucky"  

Ashley Morrison SSC 2025

Ashley Morrison 2025 Sustainability Research Fellow

Jul 8, 2025
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Research Spotlight, Summer Research

Senior, Agricultural & Medical Biotechnology major Research Mentor: Allan Bruce Downie - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Horticulture Supported by UK Student Sustainability Council   Project Title: "Characterizing SEED MATURATION1 and BARENTSZ Allele (BTZ-1, Protein Interactions and The Consequence of Interaction on Plant Development"

Zoe McComas SSC 2025

Zoe McComas 2025 Sustainability Research Fellow

Jul 8, 2025
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research

Senior, Environmental and Sustainability Studies major with Certificate in Urban and Community Forestry Research Mentor: Caleb Wilson - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Entomology Supported by UK Student Sustainability Council   Project Title: "Emerald Ash Borer Prevalence and Damage in Reforested Sites"  

Graciela Martinez SSC 2025

Graciela Martinez 2025 Sustainability Research Fellow

Jul 8, 2025
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research

Senior, Environmental and Sustainability Studies major Research Mentor: Lynn Phillips - College of Arts & Sciences, Geography Supported by UK Student Sustainability Council   Project Title: "Historical Changes in Campus Sustainability: A Tree Canopy and Land Use Study"  

Bailey Little SSC 2025

Bailey Little 2025 Sustainability Research Fellow

Jul 8, 2025
Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight, Summer Research

Senior, Environmental and Sustainability Studies and English major Research Mentor: Lauren Cagle - College of Arts & Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability Studies Supported by UK Student Sustainability Council   Project Title: "Interpretive Planning and Pollinator Habitats at The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky"  

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