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The 2022 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) fellows.

16 Students Selected for Inaugural CURE Fellowship Program

By Jesi Jones-Bowman Jun 23, 2022

The Office of Undergraduate Research is honored to announce that 16 undergraduates have been selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program.

Maya Woolfolk (top left), Daniel Kennedy (bottom left), Madison Webb (center), Rollie Mills (top right) and Kent Pham (bottom right).

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recognizes 16 UK Students, Alums

By Jenny Wells-Hosley Jun 14, 2022

As part of the five-year fellowship, NSF Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees for a research-based master's or doctoral degree in a STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) field.

The 2022 Excellent Undergraduate Research Ambassadors Caleb Kennedy, Bridget Bolt, Shelby McCubbin, Gretchen Ruschman and Emily Keaton (not pictured is Courtney Martin).

Inaugural Award Honors 6 Excellent Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

By Elizabeth Chapin Jun 6, 2022

As Research Ambassadors, the award winners spent the academic year promoting undergraduate research involvement and opportunities through student outreach and program events, such as tabling, information sessions, student workshops, speaking engagements, class and student organization presentations, and OUR sponsored events including the 5-Minute Fast Track Competition and Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars.

UK’s Kotomi Yokokura Recognized as 2022-23 Newman Civic Fellow

By Thomas Cantrell May 27, 2022

Kotomi Yokokura, a student in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky, has been recognized as the 2022-23 Newman Civic Fellow. Sponsored by Campus Compact, the fellowship recognizes students who engage in collaborative campus and community action to create social change, as well as address inequality and political polarization through civic engagement.

START Apprentices Lordina Mensah, Aliya Perrin and Jeanne Alexandre graduate from Lexington's STEAM Academy this weekend, and all plan to attend UK in the fall to study STEM-related fields.

UK's START Program Offers High Schoolers STEM Education, Experience

By Grace Colville May 26, 2022

Lordina Mensah, Aliya Perrin and Jeanne Alexandre are START apprentices graduating from STEAM Academy in Lexington this weekend. The UK START Program provides authentic research training to underrepresented STEM students, from middle school through graduate school, and strengthens the STEM community through wider student engagement and support.

UK May 2022 graduates, from left, Breona Link, Emily Lucke and Alison Porter are highlighted on this special UK graduate edition of "Behind the Blue."

'Behind the Blue': Spring Graduate Spotlights

By Kody Kiser, Jenny Wells-Hosley, Mallory Olson, and Danielle Donham May 5, 2022

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," we spotlight three graduates to talk about their time at UK, the memories they’ll take with them and how they’re prepared to move ahead and make the most of what they’ve learned.

UK Junior to Participate in Research Internship Program in Germany

By Emily Sallee Apr 29, 2022

UK junior Gretchen Ruschman has been selected to participate in the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program through the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD).

Inaugural Honors Rising Leaders Cohort Completes 1st Semester of Programming

By Meghan Arrell Apr 29, 2022

This group of 14 served as the pilot for the program and has helped to shape the trajectory of the program and chart the themes most important to them.

Neuroscience students enjoyed an evening celebrating the study they all love at UK's first "Neuroscience Gala."

Students Organize 1st ‘Neuroscience Gala’ at UK in Honor of Former Advisor

By Hillary Smith Apr 28, 2022

It started as an idea during the 2021 spring semester. The goal behind the idea being discussed by the student group, Minority Students in Neuroscience, was to bring together all neuroscience majors, faculty and staff for an event celebrating the study they all love and enjoy.

Wildcat Wednesday: Through Support and Determination, UK Grad Shows What's Wildly Possible

By Meghan Arrell Apr 27, 2022

As someone who thought their dream was lost just a few years back, Supriya Challa hopes that others will learn from her story and see that through support and determination, the wildly possible is always possible.

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