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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.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is honored to announce that 20 undergraduates have been selected for the 2023 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program.

The 2023 UNITE Research Showcase is centered around elevating and promoting the importance of racial equity research at UK, across the Commonwealth and beyond. The event will take place 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at the Gatton Student Center.

A team of University of Kentucky researchers is analyzing the list of historic places and properties registered in the Commonwealth to find any gaps in cultural minority representations. The team pulls together experts from the Colleges of Fine Arts, Design and Medicine for the project.

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto says the school is continuing work on several initiatives to expand diversity and inclusiveness. As WUKY's Alan Lytle reports, his message to the campus Tuesday was an update on how the school is still responding after the arrest of a white student this month who was accused of physically assaulting a Black student worker while using racial slurs. The accused woman later withdrew and was permanently banned. Capilouto said the episode is a painf...

Fayette County will be the first county in Kentucky to digitize its historical property records dating back to the late 1700s. The community partnership includes University of Kentucky’s Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies, the Fayette County Clerk, the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative, Blue Grass Community Foundation and its Knight Foundation Donor Advised Charitable Fund.

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has named four fellows to the Lyman T. Johnson Postdoctoral Fellowship and the University Research Postdoctoral Fellowship. 

A new University of Kentucky pilot project aims to connect Black Lexingtonians to needed mental health services.

Robert Bullard is the keynote speaker for the 17th Annual CCTS Spring Conference focused on Climate and Health on April 5, 2022.

With annual funding of $200,000, the institute is poised to become a regional and national leader in the field of Black studies.