Kristin Ashford, Ph.D.
UK Nurse Researcher Named Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow

Kristin Ashford, Ph.D., is one of only six health professionals from across the country joining the prestigious, yearlong fellowship program.

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COVID-19 Update University of Kentucky Resumption of Research Phased Plan Ends

On June 10, 2021, President Capilouto announced campus measures to emerge from the pandemic to be implemented beginning Monday, June 14. The Resumption of Research Phased Plan will end. 

Please read the Vice President for Research’s June 11 message here.

By the Numbers

$429.2 million

in external grants and contracts awarded in FY20

$281.1 million

federal agency awards in FY21

1 of 18 U.S. universities

with the trifecta of research excellence designations in cancer, aging & translational science

165 patent applications

filed in FY 2020

$410.6 million

spent to carry out research & development in FY19

4,574 jobs

supported by FY19 research & development

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Research Made Possible 2019 Annual Report

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The 2019 University of Kentucky Research Annual Report provides a snapshot of UK’s research: from record-breaking research grants & contracts, to statewide economic impact and national R&D rankings, to innovative federally funded research projects in the six research priority areas.

See the digital report