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Civil Engineering Graduate Student Awarded W.L. Matthews, Jr. Fellowship
Ariel Gold-McCoy, a graduate student in the Department of Civil Engineering, has received a University of Kentucky W.L. Matthews, Jr. Fellowship.
Two Biomedical Engineering Graduate Students Received Awards in VACA's "60-second Poster Pitch" Competition
Samanah Rabienia Haratbar and Mehrana Mohtasebi received awards in the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship’s 5th Annual "60-second Poster Pitch" Competition on April 5th, at the 17th Annual CCTS Spring Conference.
Mehrana Mohtasebi Receives 2022 Sarah Bennett Holmes Award
The Sarah Bennett Holmes Awards are among the most esteemed recognitions bestowed at UK and bring recognition for efforts that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Chemical Engineering Student Awarded ISPE Scholarship
Madeline Halpin, a senior studying chemical engineering, received one of ISPE's first two scholarships for students interested in pharmaceuticals or health sciences.
Alumna and Adjunct Professor Elaine Duncan receives Society for Biomaterials Award for Service
Elaine Duncan, President, Paladin Medical, Inc. and adjunct professor in the F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Kentucky, received Society for Biomaterials Award for Service at the 2022 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
UK True Lean Program Connects Local Chick-fil-A to an Innovative System
UK has partnered with Toyota to transfer Toyota experience and knowledge to interested companies through the UK True Lean Program. The mission of the UK True Lean program is “to systematically explore, study and teach the workings of the Toyota Production System (TPS).”
Mining Engineering Students Win First at Metallic Student Design Competition
Last month, undergraduate students from the department of mining engineering participated in the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Metallic Student Design Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Biosystems Engineering Student Leighanne Lyvers Awarded 4-H Emerald Award
Leighanne Lyvers was awarded the prestigious 4-H Emerald Award, the highest honor in Kentucky 4-H achievement programs.
Engineering Takes Flight
The U.S. Marine Corps will be landing four of its combat helicopters on the University of Kentucky campus on Thursday, April 14 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at the William H. Pieratt Intramural Fields. The event is free and open to the public.
Graduate Student Nathaniel Hudson Named Diverse Rising Graduate Scholar
Nathaniel Hudson, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science, has been named a Diverse Rising Graduate Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, a newsmagazine that focuses on matters of access, diversity, inclusion and opportunity in higher education. Nominations were from all over the country, and only ten graduate students are chosen for the distinction each year.