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Lewis Honors’ Laura Bryan named to APA Board of Educational Affairs

May 19, 2023

American Psychological Association Board of Educational Affairs is the leading scientific and professional psychology organization in the U.S. with over 146,000 members.

UK research has a global reach. This map from Scholars@UK shows collaborations from the past five years.

1st cohort of UKinSPIRE fellows to pursue international research projects

By Daniel Flener

May 16, 2023

UKinSPIRE has seven fellows in the first internally funded cohort of projects partnering UK faculty with international collaborators.

Lewis Honors College Professor Continues Award-Winning Year!

By Adrienne Clarke

May 9, 2023

Not only was Dr. Kenton Sena recognized as a 2023 Great Teacher by The University of Kentucky Alumni Association but he also was selected to receive the 2023 American Society of Reclamation Sciences Richard I. and Lela M. Barnhisel Reclamation Researcher of the Year Award. This award reflects Sena's achievements in the field of reclamation research.

Twenty undergraduates have been selected for the 2023 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program.

20 students awarded CURE Fellowships

By Jesi Jones-Bowman

May 8, 2023

The CURE Fellowship program empowers undergraduates to become leaders for their respective communities by providing opportunities to develop new knowledge and skills through research within six of UK’s Research Priority Areas.

4 Wildcats named Fulbrights

By Whitney Hale

May 5, 2023

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that four students including Lewis Honors College student Rayleigh Deaton have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships to travel abroad to teach, study or pursue research for the 2023-24 academic year.

Gabija Ziemyte was selected as an Undergraduate Research Ambassador by the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Physics graduate finds lifelong passion for research at UK

By Brian Carrico

May 5, 2023

“I can solidly say that research is something that I can see myself doing for the rest of my life," said Gabija Ziemyte, a Lewis Honors student and Chellgren Student Fellow who majored in physics and mathematics with an English minor in the College of Arts and Sciences.

4 students selected to address UK May Commencement Ceremonies

By Jenny Wells-Hosley

May 4, 2023

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto has selected four student representatives to speak at the UK May Commencement Ceremonies, taking place this Friday, May 5, and Saturday, May 6. The student speakers are Kate White, Matthew Williams, Ashton West and Lewis Honors College student Kennedy Brown.

15 UK students, alumni awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

By Emily Sallee

Apr 27, 2023

As part of the five-year fellowship, the NSF Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $37,000 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.

A group photo of the Take a Tampon club.

Op-ed: Student-run organization works to combat period poverty

By Kotomi Yokokura

Apr 26, 2023

The following op-ed about the student-run organization Take a Tampon is part of a series during Inclusive Excellence Awareness Month, highlighting the voices around campus that make this university special. Kotomi Yokokura is a Chellgren Fellow and a student in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky.

UK's 2023 Sullivan Award winners. From left: Alex Degen, Christine Smith and Jessica Lamb

UK’s 2023 Sullivan Award winners embody spirit of love, helpfulness to others

By Ann Blackford

Apr 25, 2023

Two University of Kentucky students including Lewis Honors College student Jessica Lamb and one local citizen have received UK’s highest honor for humanitarian efforts — the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.

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