Awards & Recognitions
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  • Apr 29 2025

Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorships program recognizes excellence across the full spectrum of research at UK.

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  • Apr 18 2025

The Goldwater Scholarship is awarded to sophomores or juniors planning to pursue research careers in mathematics, engineering or a natural science.

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  • Apr 18 2025

“UK Libraries Course Material Affordability Initiative” is a strategic initiative focused on reducing the cost of required course materials for students at UK.

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  • Apr 9 2025

The IMPACT awards recognize the groundbreaking work conducted by faculty and staff and create opportunities for transdisciplinary collaboration to occur.

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  • Mar 21 2025

Rick Honaker has been named winner of the 2025 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Faculty Achievement Award for the University of Kentucky.

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  • Feb 3 2025

Matthew Bush, the chair of UK HealthCare’s Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, was honored with a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

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  • Jan 22 2025

UK Markey Cancer Center researcher Nathan Vanderford has been named a fellow of the American Association for Cancer Education (AACE), joining an elite group of cancer education leaders.

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  • Jan 8 2025

A collaborative research grant project, spearheaded by UK, aims to understand food assistance programs and their impact on youth’s health outcomes in the country.

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  • Dec 20 2024

Matthew Weisenberger, associate director of the Carbon Materials Research Group at the UK Center for Applied Energy Research, has been named the American Carbon Society’s 2024 Graffin Lecturer.

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  • Dec 17 2024

UK Professor and Plant Pathologist Rick Bennett honored for outstanding leadership and commitment to safeguarding microbials, playing a pivotal role in the science community.