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UK Sustainability Announces New Research Poster Competition

University of Kentucky 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 Oct. 5.

Sustainability Research Poster Competition: Registration Opens Cash Prizes. Graduate and Undergraduate Categories.

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 Tuesday, October 5, 2021.

Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium

Please join the UK Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) on Tuesday, August 31 as we highlight summer research and creative work at the 3rd annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. The Symposium will be held in the Gatton Student Center Ballroom C from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm.    

Anna Foose NCUR 2021 Spotlight

NCUR 2021 SPOTLIGHT: ANNA FOOSE - Junior, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology major with a minor in Economics. Research Mentor: Dr. Clare C. Rittschof

Sustainability Fellowship Proposal Writing Workshop Workshop Series

Are you applying for a Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship? Join us for a Proposal Writing Workshop and review previously funded Sustainability Fellowship proposals, go over proposal requirements, ask your questions & more!

DEADLINE: Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship Application

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    

UK Graduate Conducts Science Communication Research Focused on Appalachian Communities

Bill Haneberg and Lauren Cagle received grant funding from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, or NASEM, last year for their proposal, “Engaging Nontraditional Geoscience Information Stakeholders in Appalachian Kentucky.” Because of COVID-19, changes to research methods have been made to address health and safety concerns associated with the pandemic, but work continues on the project and study participants are currently being interviewed.

SUSTAINABILITY SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOW SPOTLIGHT Kaela Jackson

Kaela Jackson is a senior Dietetics major with a Certificate in Food Systems & Hunger Studies minor. She is working with her mentor Dr. Makenzie Barr on her summer sustainability research project "Power of Produce Club: Evaluation of Farmer’s Market Incentive Program for Children"

Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight Anna Foose

Anna Foose is a junior Agriculture and Biomedical Technology major with an Economics minor. She is working with her mentor Dr. Clare C. Rittschof on her summer sustainability research project "Honey bee Allogrooming and Pesticides"

Sustainability Summer Research Fellow Spotlight Bridget Bolt

Bridget Bolt is a junior Agriculture and Biomedical Technology major with a Beer, Wine, and Spirits Distillation Certification minor. She is working with her mentor Dr. Carlos Rodriquez Lopez on her summer sustainability research project "Soybean Methylation and the Effect on the Microbiome".