The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has approved the construction phase of a new “makerspace” building for the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering — advancing a project designed to expand student innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
University of Kentucky freshman Ryan Hidek, from Lyndhurst, Ohio, is one of them. Through UK Invests, he is learning the fundamentals of budgeting, investing and financial decision-making while beginning to build a foundation for his financial future.
Every year, birds migrate north and gather in a single location in the Arctic, and a team of University of Kentucky researchers is collaborating with Alaska Native communities to study how diseases spread and evolve in this gathering before they reach human populations. Scott Berry, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering with a joint appointment in biomedical engineering, recently returned from a research trip to the northernmost community in the United States: Utqiaġvik, Alaska
The Fujio Cho Department of Engineering Technology in the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering will launch a new, full-day lecture series this fall. The inaugural Fujio Cho Leadership Lecture Series will be held on Nov. 5, organized around the theme, “The Future of Manufacturing: Lean Thinking in a Digital World.”
Imagine a mining operation where workers, equipment and data are connected seamlessly — creating a safer, smarter and more efficient future for the industry. Now, researchers at the University of Kentucky will help advance that vision.
Have you ever wondered, what happens when a spacecraft plunges through a planet’s atmosphere? Dan Fries knows it encounters searing temperatures, powerful shock waves and chemically reactive gases — conditions that can push even the most advanced heat shields to their limits.
Ke “Scott” Luo, a Ph.D. candidate in the Pigman College of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was recently awarded a Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA (INCE-USA) Student Paper Award at NOISE-CON 2026 in Long Beach, California.
By the time Mostafa Mubarak reached the end of his Commencement speech inside Rupp Arena this spring, thousands of graduates were hanging on every word. Then the internet discovered him.
Six projects have been selected as The Bill Gatton Foundation 2026 Grand Challenges — advancing ambitious, interdisciplinary work that addresses complex challenges facing Kentucky and beyond.
The Kentucky-Tennessee section of the American Water Works Association awarded George Fordjour, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering, with the Dr. Rengao Song Water Research Scholarship at the Water Professionals Conference in Lexington on July 21.
