Undergraduate Research
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  • Aug 16 2018

While summer may be a time for a break for some students, for others it is a time for to take advantage of less time in the classroom and more time spent exploring and learning in research laboratories throughout campus.

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  • Jul 30 2018

A pair of UK students gained some terrific research experience through the U.S. Department of Agriculture this summer.

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  • Jul 30 2018

More than 45 of UK's students and recent graduates had the world's most prestigious scholarship, fellowship and internship organizations take note this year. The newest class of highly regarded scholars include UK’s 14th Truman Scholar and first Pickering Fellow.

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  • Jul 25 2018

The undergraduate research of UK saxophone performance student Kirby Davis, of Greenville, Kentucky, has been published in the August 2018 issue of DownBeat magazine.

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  • Jul 3 2018

Ninety-two UK undergraduates submitted their research abstracts, hoping for the honor of personally presenting their research at the 2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research.

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  • May 3 2018

Following in his father’s footsteps, Esias Bedingar came to UK in 2014 from Chad, not knowing any English at all. Since then, he has founded a nonprofit to help eradicate malaria in his home country, conducts research in neurodegenerative diseases, and will graduate with a degree in public health before attending Harvard University this fall.

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  • Apr 17 2018

The 13th Annual Spring Conference of the University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science focused on addressing the opioid epidemic, which disproportionately plagues Kentucky and Appalachia. Researchers, clinicians, students, community partners and local and national experts gathered Friday, April 13th to share findings and catalyze

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  • Apr 10 2018

Three UK students, Mohanad Abdallah, Emily Major and Jared Schmal, have been selected to receive Research Internships in Science and Engineering from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst).

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  • Mar 23 2018

Emily Dautenhahn, a senior double majoring in mathematics and history in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, has found ways to merge her interests in travel and math research.

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  • Mar 22 2018

Gaines Fellowships are given in recognition of outstanding academic performance, demonstrated ability to conduct independent research, an interest in public issues, and a desire to enhance understanding of the human condition through the humanities.