Transforming tomorrow by Improving Life in the Commonwealth & Beyond
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UK Partners With Bourbon Industry Leaders to Map White Oak Genome

Seth DeBolt leads the genome mapping team that includes the University of Tennessee, Pennsylvania State University and the U.S. Forest Service. They are collecting grafts and acorns from the "46 Tree" to begin the research.

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By the Numbers

$393.0 million

spent to carry out research & development in FY18

$417.1 million

in external grants and contracts awarded

4,402 jobs

supported by FY18 research & development

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2015-2020 Strategic Plan Transforming Tomorrow

  1. Invest in UK's existing strengths and areas of growth in selected focus areas that benefit and enrich the lives of the citizens of the Commonwealth and beyond.
  2. Recruit and retain outstanding faculty, staff and students who support our research and scholarship across the range of disciplines at UK.
  3. Improve the quality of the research infrastructure across campus.
  4. Strengthen engagement efforts and translation of research and creative work for the benefit of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the nation and the world.
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Annual Report Spotlights Research Impact on Kentucky

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The UK Research 2018 Annual Report provides a snapshot of UK’s research: from the opening of the Healthy Kentucky Research Building, to statewide economic impact and national R&D rankings, to innovative federally funded research projects in the six areas that fall under a new program—the Research Priorities Initiative.

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