Research Research News 2026-27 University Research Professors Cohort 17 faculty named 2026-27 University Research Professors By Alicia Gregory Published on Apr. 27, 2026 Southeast Regional Research Symposium 2026 SouthON/SERRS By Ashley Rockwell Published on Apr. 13, 2026 Dr. Tyler Barzee accepting the MGCAFE Early Career Faculty Award University of Kentucky faculty recognized for excellence in research and Extension By Bailey Vandiver Published on Apr. 7, 2026 Aerial view of UK's campus UK scientists and scholars among top 2% of most-cited researchers in the world By Alicia Gregory Published on Feb. 24, 2026 Tiffany Messer is leading the charge to remove “forever chemicals” from Kentucky's waters. Photo by Matt Barton, UK Ag. Communications UK greenhouse study offers hope for protecting, cleansing waterways By Jordan Strickler Published on Jul. 16, 2025 lab stock photo 20 Pigman College of Engineering researchers among top 2% of world’s most-cited Published on Jul. 3, 2025 Dr. Tiffany Messer University of Kentucky faculty recognized for advancing research and extension in agriculture By Christopher Carney Published on Apr. 14, 2025 Dr. Tiffany Messer University of Kentucky scientists reveal new insights into the state’s water quality challenges By Jordan Strickler Published on Mar. 25, 2025 dr. jian shi UK researchers develop greener, more sustainable ways to recover metals from electronic waste By Jordan Strickler Published on Feb. 13, 2025 Climate Resilience through Multidisciplinary Big Data Learning, Prediction & Building Response Systems (CLIMBS) ‘UK at the Half’: UK leads collaborative Kentucky climate resiliency project Published on Jan. 17, 2025 bourbon stillage Turning waste into fuel: Bourbon industry offers new path for renewable energy By Jordan Strickler Published on Nov. 12, 2024 food engineering lab UK researcher wins award for outstanding review paper in advancing food science By Jordan Strickler Published on Jul. 24, 2024 undergrad students performing water research University of Kentucky launches program to address water resources and sustainable engineering challenges in Appalachia By Jordan Strickler Published on Jun. 4, 2024 CLIMBS: Climate Resilience through Multidisciplinary Big Data Learning, Prediction and Building Response Systems UK leading $20 million, 5-year NSF collaborative project to build climate resilience in Kentucky By Dave Melanson and Kevin Puckett Published on May. 9, 2024 dr. jian shi University of Kentucky researchers lead a national team, transforming solid waste into aviation fuel By Jordan Strickler Published on Apr. 25, 2024 horses racing on a grass track Making horse racing safer in Kentucky and beyond: How new tools could revolutionize the game By Jordan Strickler Published on Feb. 24, 2024 photo of rural america UK researchers to study how air quality impacts high-risk rural children By Lindsay Travis Published on Feb. 13, 2024 NADES research team University of Kentucky scientists develop eco-friendly magnet to battle microplastics By Jordan Strickler Published on Feb. 12, 2024 jars containing spent grains for growing mushrooms, also called "Bourbon Shrooms" Distilleries finding “bourbon shrooms” profitable for spent grains By Jordan Strickler Published on Nov. 28, 2022 Racecourse grading in process Racecourse Managers Learn Ways to Make Their Tracks Safer During UK Grading School By Jeff Franklin and Katie Pratt Published on Sep. 28, 2021 Akinbode Adedeji Adedeji receives prestigious John Clark Award from Canadian Society of Bioengineering By Katie Pratt Published on Aug. 31, 2021 A glass of bourbon James B. Beam Institute Collaborates on Spent Grains Solutions By Aimee Nielson Published on Aug. 18, 2021 Tiffany Messer in the lab Tiffany Messer Receives NSF CAREER Award By Katie Pratt Published on Aug. 4, 2021 A man flies drones around a fake cow BBC Publishes Article on UK Researchers' Work with Drones and Cattle Published on Jan. 22, 2021 William Ford William Ford Receives New NSF Grant Published on Jan. 21, 2021 Mick Peterson Leading Horse Racing Organizations Partner With UK to Improve Surface Safety By Holly Wiemers Published on Nov. 12, 2020 Two men review papers in a lab UK researchers launch a $2 million project to study sulfur variability in biofuel feedstocks By Katie Pratt Published on Nov. 11, 2020 The Kentucky-West Virginia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (KY-WV LSAMP) Five College of Engineering Graduate Students Named Bridge to Doctorate Fellows By Jenny Wells-Hosley Published on Sep. 8, 2020 Two men review papers in a lab Dual-purpose Hemp Cultivars Have Best Biofuel Potential By Katie Pratt Published on Aug. 10, 2020 Akinbode Adedeji UK Researchers Studying Better Ways to Detect Worms in Apples By Katie Pratt Published on Oct. 2, 2019 An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) flying Hoagg Awarded $1.2 Million Grant for Applied UAV Research Published on Sep. 4, 2019 Jian Shi UK Researchers Receive $500,000 Grant for Next-Generation Batteries By Katie Pratt Published on Aug. 20, 2018