Early Passion for Science, Medicine Puts UK Grad on Fast Track to Medical School
Two seems to be a lucky number for graduating senior Sibi Rajendran, of Frankfort, Kentucky.
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STEMCats End Spring Semester Strong with Research
In the fall of 2014, a group of 235 incoming students became the first class of STEMCats at the University of Kentucky. This week, they are not only wrapping up their first year at UK
'Doing Science': the Broadened Scope of Undergraduate Cell Biology at UK
The realm of science in the United States — education, research and career opportunities — is always a hot topic, but especially so in the last several years.
UK Biology Student RISEs to Challenge of German Internship
University of Kentucky sophomore Hannah Latta has been awarded a summer internship through the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program of the German Academic Exchange Service
UK Biology Undergrad Wins International Research Award
Slavina Goleva, an undergraduate biology student at the University of Kentucky, recently received the highly competitive David S. Bruce Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence
STEMCats: Assisting with Science
While STEMCats may be one of the newest Living Learning Communities on campus, it is providing incoming students with many unique opportunities. Students are not only able to live on campus and take courses with like-minded peers, but STEMCats also allows incoming freshmen students to participate in research and connect with peers, upperclassmen, and professors. In this podcast, we talk with several Undergraduate Instructional Assistants, or UIA’s, who have been building connections with STEMCats freshmen through sharing their experiences.
UK Awarded $1.9 Million to Improve Retention of STEM Majors
Howard Hughes Medical Institute funds five-year project to promote student achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in collaboration with BCTC
Biology Student Slavina Goleva Awarded Summer Research Fellowship
Slavina Goleva, a sophomore Biology major from Bulgaria, was recently awarded the American Physiological Society’s Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship for the summer of 2014.
Research Never Stops: Ribble Undergraduate Summer Internship gives biology students the chance to continue important investigations
Over the summer, biology students Taylor Shackleford and Sarah Whelan – who came to UK to pursue research – were given a unique opportunity to continue their lab work after spring classes came to a close.
Biology Major Manasi Malik Has the Formula for Success
Manasi Malik has just begun her junior year at UK, but the 19-year-old biology major has already been published as a lead author on a paper in a prestigious scientific journal.