The Sarah Bennett Holmes Awards are among the most esteemed recognitions bestowed at UK and bring recognition for efforts that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Madeline Halpin, a senior studying chemical engineering, received one of ISPE's first two scholarships for students interested in pharmaceuticals or health sciences.
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.
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).”
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.
Leighanne Lyvers was awarded the prestigious 4-H Emerald Award, the highest honor in Kentucky 4-H achievement programs.
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.
The University of Kentucky College of Engineering will host Erica Volini, senior vice president of ACE Go-to-Market Operations for ServiceNow, and one of the foremost experts on the future of work. Volini’s talk, which will explore the intersection of diversity, equity & inclusion, and the workplace of the future, is made possible by UK’s Donovan Trust.
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - A partnership between Johnson Central High School (JCHS) and the University of Kentucky College of Engineering has the Golden Eagles planning to drive on sunshine. With funding from the university and the donation of one of the program’s solar cars, students across the JCHS career pathway courses are working to create a solar car of their own.
