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Sally Foster provides advice for employers and recent graduates

For WalletHub's article, "2023's Best & Worst Places to Start a Career," Assistant Dean for Student Engagement and Center for Personal Development Director Sally Foster shared her perspectives.

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Lewis Honors’ Laura Bryan named to APA Board of Educational Affairs

American Psychological Association Board of Educational Affairs is the leading scientific and professional psychology organization in the U.S. with over 146,000 members.

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1st cohort of UKinSPIRE fellows to pursue international research projects

UKinSPIRE has seven fellows in the first internally funded cohort of projects partnering UK faculty with international collaborators.

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Lewis Honors College Professor Continues Award-Winning Year!

Dr. Kenton Sena received the 2023 American Society of Reclamation Sciences Richard I. and Lela M. Barnhisel Reclamation Researcher of the Year Award.

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20 students awarded CURE Fellowships

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.

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Physics graduate finds lifelong passion for research at UK

“I can solidly say that research is something that I can see myself doing for the rest of my life," said Gabija Ziemyte, a Lewis Honors student and Chellgren Student Fellow who majored in physics and mathematics with an English minor in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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4 Wildcats named Fulbrights

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that four students have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships to travel abroad to teach, study or pursue research for the 2023-24 academic year.

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4 students selected to address UK May Commencement Ceremonies

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto has selected four student representatives to speak at the UK May Commencement Ceremonies, taking place this Friday, May 5, and Saturday, May 6. The student speakers are Kate White, Matthew Williams, Ashton West and Kennedy Brown.

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15 UK students, alumni awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

As part of the five-year fellowship, the NSF Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $37,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees for a research-based master’s or doctoral degree in a STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) field.

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Op-ed: Student-run organization works to combat period poverty

The following op-ed about the student-run organization Take a Tampon is part of a series during Inclusive Excellence Awareness Month, highlighting the voices around campus that make this university special. Kotomi Yokokura is a Chellgren Fellow and a student in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky.

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