I transferred to UK in 2023 and joined the Downie Lab to explore one big question: can seed proteins help plants survive environmental stress? My name is Ashley Morrison, and I am a senior in the Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology...
Ashley Morrison
Adreonna Rainey
Category - Research
The changing canopy of UK’s campus
UK has long been a growing epicenter of healthcare and academics, and large facilities have been built, renovated, or demolished to accommodate this. But with all this expansion, what is the impact of growth on our...
Graciela Martinez
Protecting Kentucky’s horses with sustainable fly control
As the “horse-capital of the world,” Kentucky is home to a thriving population of horses – and a rampant population of flies. As a horse owner myself, there is nothing I care more about than the welfare and...
From connections to conservation, student interested in wildlife career finds everything she needs at UK
As a University of Kentucky student, Callie Black has “the best of both worlds.” From Knox County, Kentucky, Black was drawn to UK because Lexington was “a sweet spot” for someone interested in both wildlife...
Carlie Laughlin
6 students selected as 2025 Sustainability Summer Research Fellows
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2025) — Six University of Kentucky undergraduates have been selected for the Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship, a program that supports student-led projects that advance...
UK researchers launch app to boost iPad lifespan, transform campus tech
The University of Kentucky strives to be a place where technology and innovation intertwine with education. Since 2019, the iPad Initiative, in partnership with Apple, has continued to level the...
Ella Sides
UK doctoral student collaborates with adviser to write key primer on hydrocarbon biofuels
“Hydrocarbon Biofuels” will not top the New York Times’ best-seller list for nonfiction books, but for Great C. Umenweke, it’s quite an opportunity, and one that could help humans turn waste into renewable energy. ...
Forrest Dills, CAER Undergrad, Forging His Path in Materials Science
Dills’ work, like much at UK CAER, is built off sustainability and using recyclable materials to positively impact energy emissions. “We create synthetic graphite electrodes for our batteries out of materials like waste...
UK researchers develop greener, more sustainable ways to recover metals from electronic waste
As electronic waste (e-waste) piles up globally, researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering are...
UK’s CAER empowers student researcher through experiential learning
There is no substitute for hands-on experience. The best way to learn is by doing, and experiential learning opportunities allow just that. This is something that Lexington native Kara Bracken, a North Carolina...
Call for proposals: Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 22, 2025) — The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting proposals for the 2025 Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship. This fellowship offers UK...
CAER, State Energy & Environment Cabinet launch sustainable aviation fuel study
The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) are launching a survey as part of a collaborative Biomass Feedstock for...
Katherine Johnson
Fluidity Within Rigidity
My name is MaKayla Koon and I am a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky where I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Architecture with a minor in Spanish. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from UK in December of 2023...
UK Beam Institute to demonstrate hydrogen-fueled spirit production
The University of Kentucky James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits (JBBI) and UK Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) have partnered with the Kentucky Energy and Environment...
University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) researchers are turning one of the state’s largest and fastest-growing industries into an unlikely renewable energy source.
In a study published in the Journal of Environmental Management led by Tyler Barzee, assistant professor of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) and faculty fellow at the...
