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Elementary school students descended upon Kroger Field to take part in the first-ever GEN-EV electric car race, a STEM-based activity that helps to develop engineering and team skills by allowing students to design, construct, and competitively race a one-person electric vehicle.

Four University of Kentucky faculty members received the 2022 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for their exceptional leadership and support of student researchers.

Julia Bursten, Ph.D., an associate professor in UK's College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Philosophy, works together with scientists to help improve scientific methods for their experiments.

The Office of the Vice President for Research presents the first participants in the University of Kentucky Research Leadership Academy (RLA), a multi-component program created to accelerate the development of aspirational research leaders.

UK's Office of Undergraduate Research has announced the six winners of its Excellent Undergraduate Research Ambassador award, honoring the dedication, tireless efforts and promotion of undergraduate research and creative opportunities.

UK College of Communication and Information (CI) professor Beth Barnes has been named one of six UK Alumni Association 2022 Great Teachers.

Daniela Moga, M.D., Ph.D., assistant dean for research in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors.

Courtney Shields, an agricultural and medical biotechnology graduate from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, recently earned a two-year fellowship from the National Institutes of Health.

Housed in the Biomedical Biological Science Research Building on the UK campus, the Saha Aortic Center will promote research and education to advance clinical care for disease of the aorta.

The $5 million donation will be celebrated with named space inside the new Markey Cancer Center Multidisciplinary Building’s Urologic Cancer Clinic, slated to open in 2025.