Photo of Bart Massey, Executive Director of the USA Drone Port talking to Community Health Worker Carole Frazier (foreground) about visual observer training for the Jericho Project to deliver PPE to rural Kentuckians.
USA Drone Port, UK-CARES and Kentucky Homeplace Partner to Bring PPE to Rural Kentuckians

What do you get when you combine personal protective equipment, drones, lay health advisors and the University of Kentucky? Innovation in Appalachian Kentucky.

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

On September 28, we moved to Phase 3 in the UK Resumption of Research Phased Plan. To move to from Phase 2 to Phase 3, Principal Investigators (PIs) and/or all faculty who perform research and/or creative work and who supervise others are required to develop an individualized plan for their research workspace or environment. 

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By the Numbers

$429.2 million

in external grants and contracts awarded in FY20

$272.2 million

federal agency awards in FY20

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.

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