Sustainability Research

Safiyah Sadek 2024 Sustainability Fellow

Oct 8, 2024

Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Safiyah Sadek Senior, Neuroscience major and a 2024 Sustainability Fellow Research Mentor: Dr. Cassandra Gipson-Reichardt Supported by UK Sustainability Student Sust. Council How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts?

Katie Christensen 2024 Sustainability Fellow

Oct 8, 2024

Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Katie Christensen Junior, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology & Violin Performance major and a 2024 Sustainability Fellow Research Mentor: Kendall Corbin Supported by UK Sustainability Student Sust. Council How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts? “The fellowship will support my research efforts through funding my project in identifying antibacterial properties from maize leaf microbes.”

Erica Smith 2024 Sustainability Fellow

Oct 8, 2024

Sustainability Research, Summer Research Fellow Spotlight

Erica Smith Senior, Architecture major and a 2024 Sustainability Fellow Research Mentor: Daniel Vivian Supported by UK Sustainability Student Sust. Council How will this summer research fellowship support your research efforts? “This fellowship will allow me the time and resources needed to dive deeper into the topics and issues that I have learned about and discussed theoretically in my courses with a more specific and applied approach.”

People’s Choice Award winner, Motunrayo Oladele, presenting her research poster at the 2023 Sustainability Showcase

Call for posters: UK Sustainability announces research poster competition

By Jesi Jones-Bowman

Oct 4, 2024

Sustainability Research, Student Presentation

Read UKNow article LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 4, 2024) — University of Kentucky graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit an abstract and poster for the fourth annual sustainability research poster competition held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase on Oct. 23.

Research Expo offers research connections for UK undergrads

By Jesi Jones-Bowman

Sep 10, 2024

Research Abroad, Sustainability Research, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 6, 2024) The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) will host the 4th biannual Research + Creative Experience Expo from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 9, at the Gatton Student Center Social Staircase.

The students pictured are the first to have their research published in Aperture's inaugural edition. Photo provided by OUR.

Students launch UK’s 1st edition of undergraduate research journal

By Jesi Jones-Bowman

Jul 31, 2024

Sustainability Research, Research Spotlight, Faculty Mentor, Student Success

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 21, 2024) — Undergraduate students at the University of Kentucky who participate in research under the guidance of faculty mentors now have the opportunity to publish and broadly share the outcomes of their work and collaborative experiences. The inaugural edition of Aperture Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR) launched June 1, highlighting seven student-professor partnerships.

Student Research Poster Competition Call for Posters opens Sept. 1

Call for Posters: Sustainability Research Poster Competition

Sep 1, 2024, 12:00 AM – Oct 13, 2024, 11:59 PM

Sustainability Research, Student Presentation

Sustainability Research Poster Competition Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit an abstract and poster in a new sustainability research poster competition held in conjunction with the annual UK Sustainability Showcase on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:30 PM.

Sustainability Showcase + Poster Competition

Oct 23, 2024, 5:00 – 7:30 PM

Sustainability Research

The UK Sustainability Showcase will be held on October 23, 2024 at 5:30 pm in UK's Healthy Kentucky Research Building (HKRB) Atrium. The People's Choice Awards will be voted on during the Showcase event and announced at the awards ceremony, as well. Students will have the opportunity to present their posters during the UK Sustainability Showcase.

UK launches program to address water resources and sustainable engineering challenges in Appalachia

By Jordan Strickler

Jun 4, 2024

Sustainability Research, Research Spotlight, Summer Research

The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is excited to announce the launch of a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. This opportunity aims to provide undergraduates with invaluable research opportunities focused on engineering solutions for water resource management and sustainability in the Appalachian region.

Summer Lunch & Learn Series: Poster Design Workshop

Jul 17, 2024, 12:00 – 12:45 PM

CURE Fellowship, Sustainability Research, Summer Research, Student Presentation, Student Success

Summer Lunch & Learn Series: Poster Design Workshop Create effective and engaging research posters! We will walk attendees through the poster-making process - emphasizing poster design principles, layouts/ formats, understanding your audience, and evaluating a poster. Interactive workshop for all! Attendees will critique sample posters by applying the design principles discussed. Poster design worksheet and handout included.

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