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Zhang's research focuses on intelligent robotic and human-robot collaborative welding systems as well as robotized welding manufacturing through machine-vision-based intelligence. Jeremy Blackburn | Research Communications.

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Jun 09 2023

YuMing Zhang honored as a 2023-24 University Research Professor

YuMing Zhang, Ph.D., James Boyd Professor in Electrical Engineering and UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering director of International Partnerships, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24.

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Jun 5 2023
UK Pharmacy’s Dwoskin finishes 2nd in regional competition for biomedical startups

Linda Dwoskin, Ph.D., was invited to Chicago May 9-10 to pitch her startup MUDRx after advancing through two earlier tiers of the review process to the Top 10 of the Best of the BioMidwest competition.
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Jun 1 2023
AHA awards UK’s Daugherty $1 million to study new heart disease treatments

Alan Daugherty, Ph.D., D.Sc., has been named as one of two nationwide recipients of the American Heart Association Merit Award and will receive $1 million for a five-year research project.
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Jun 1 2023
Mentorship shapes UK College of Education acting dean's career

Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D., holds many titles — psychologist, researcher, educator and mentor. She became the first woman of color to lead the University of Kentucky College of Education when named acting dean last semester.
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May 31 2023
Kentucky Innovator Challenge brings business and higher ed leaders, industry partners to UK

The inaugural Kentucky Innovator Challenge brought together leaders from business, service organizations and higher education for a one-day summit to identify and find solutions to Kentucky's challenges.

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Jun 1 2023
Mentorship shapes UK College of Education acting dean's career

Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D., holds many titles — psychologist, researcher, educator and mentor. She became the first woman of color to lead the University of Kentucky College of Education when named acting dean last semester.
Apr 17 2023
UK dentistry, pharmacy researchers partner on opioid alternatives for adolescent pain management

Faculty from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and College of Pharmacy are examining opioid prescriptions for adolescents and young adults after major dental procedures.
Mar 24 2023
Design Thinking: How UK prepares students for real-world problem solving

A course in the College of Education brings students from different disciplines together to learn to work as a team, think critically, and use creativity to address a very unique and emotional challenge with their community partner, UK’s Markey Cancer Center.
Mar 1 2023
Women Making History: UK researcher helps caregivers navigate Alzheimer's challenges

Throughout March, UK is spotlighting Women Making History. These women are leading their fields of research and impacting the lives of Kentuckians. For Allison Gibson, Ph.D., her passion is helping some of the most vulnerable Kentuckians.

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Series Spotlight People Behind Our Research

Why do we want you to meet our researchers?

The scientists and scholars at the University of Kentucky are remarkable people. Some of them have a very personal connection to field they have chosen: a family member battling addiction or disease. Some of them began their journey based on curiosity. A drive to find out why the world works the way it does.

What they all have in common is a passion to ignite progress and partner across fields and with communities to confront, head on, the most profound challenges. Research can do that, and our researchers tell you why and how.

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Feb 9 2023
People Behind Our Research: An innate curiosity inspired Darwin Conwell's medical career

Curiosity and an eagerness to learn led Darwin Conwell, M.D., to a career as a medical pancreatologist. Now the chair of internal medicine, Conwell brings his passion for science and education to the College of Medicine and UK HealthCare.
May 18 2022
People Behind Our Research: Ilhem Messaoudi Decoding the Mysteries of the Immune System

UK College of Medicine researcher Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to developing a better understanding of how the immune system works, paving the way for improving how people respond to vaccines and infections.
Feb 1 2022
Nancy Schoenberg: Listening to Communities to Create Equitable Solutions

The best solutions begin by listening to the people whose problems you’re trying to solve. That community-based focus has been a guiding value of Nancy Schoenberg's 25 years at UK.

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Jun 7 2022
Research Leadership Academy Participants Announced
May 10 2022
Cancer in Kentucky: Why Research Matters
Mar 30 2022
Female Patent Holders Spotlight Commercialization at UK
Mar 8 2022
Research Celebrates Women Making History

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Feb 07 2023

'Behind the Blue': UK psychology professor Matt Southward on the struggle with ‘winter blues’

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," Matt Southward, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, discusses the signs and symptoms of winter blues.

Jan 26 2023
'UK at the Half': GEN-EV program teaches kids team-building, STEM

The GEN-EV program teaches Kentucky students engineering and team-based skills while they work on an exciting project — building and racing an electric car.
Jan 17 2023
'UK at the Half': UK researcher focused on helping Kentuckians gain better quality of life

For this "UK at the Half," Austin Stone, M.D., Ph.D., in UK's College of Medicine discusses his work toward a comprehensive understanding of posttraumatic osteoarthritis in knees and therapies for prevention, and how cartilage and other joint tissues respond to injury.
Jan 13 2023
'UK at the Half': Igniting discovery

For this "UK at the Half," we talk with Clare Rittschof, Ph.D., associate professor of entomology in the  College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, about why she has an “open door” policy in her labs for students.

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Recent Reports

Oct 14 2022
UK Research Annual Report Fiscal Year 2020 and Fiscal Year 2021
Jan 12 2022
RCTF Endowment Match Program 2020-2021 Annual Report
Jun 17 2021
RCTF Endowment Match Program 2019-2020 Annual Report
Aug 5 2020
UK Research Annual Report Fiscal Year 2019

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