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The Office of Undergraduate Research announces 22 undergraduates have been selected for the 2022-23 Undergraduate Research Ambassador program.

22 students selected for Undergraduate Research Ambassador program

By Jesi Jones-Bowman

Aug 31, 2022

The program’s mission is to increase awareness and create opportunities for students to actively engage in research and creative scholarship.

Lucas Bertucci, a UK chemical engineering senior from Louisville, Kentucky, was named the first Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholarship recipient.

Bertucci named UK’s 1st Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholar

By Dave Melanson

Aug 24, 2022

Lucas Bertucci, a UK chemical engineering senior from Louisville, Kentucky, was named the first Lee T. Todd, Jr. Student Innovation Scholarship recipient.

Ten Wildcats received Gilman Scholarships for education abroad experiences.

10 Wildcats chosen to study abroad on Gilman Scholarship

By Whitney Hale

Aug 23, 2022

The Gilman Scholarship is a competitive award that supports students who have been traditionally under-represented in study abroad, including but not limited to, students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students with diverse ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities.

Eight UK students were selected as Sustainability Summer Fellows.

8 Students Selected as Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

By Jesi Jones-Bowman

Jul 25, 2022

Eight University of Kentucky students have been selected for the Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship program coordinated by the Office of Undergraduate Research and sponsored by the UK Student Sustainability Council and UK Sustainability.

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.

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