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College Announces New Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Major

The BME major, housed in the College of Engineering and supported by the College of Design, is powered by design thinking and available to students beginning this fall.


Earn a Digital Badge by Pairing Summer Online Courses

Students inside and outside UK can earn badges for taking two classes within the same concentration. Courses must be completed during the summer of 2020 to be eligible for a badge.


UK Offering Online Bourbon Production Course Open to Anyone

The University of Kentucky College of Engineering is offering EGR 380: Bourbon Production Engineering in an online format. The course is open to anyone and will run from May 12 – June 23.


DB, Collaborators, Receive NSF RAPID Grant for Antiviral Membrane Mask

DB will serve as the PI and engineering faculty members J. Todd Hastings and Thomas Dziubla, as well as Yinan Wei from the UK Department of Chemistry, will contribute as Co-PIs.


Professor James Fox Wins Lutes Teaching Award

In his 15 years at UK, Fox has strongly impacted many students through his teaching activities.


Zachary Kahleifeh Named Outstanding Master’s Student

Kahleifeh’s primary research focus is on the topic of “Energy Recovery Computing for Low-Power and Secure Circuits.”


Isabel Escobar Paper Among Most Downloaded in Publication

The paper “Biomimetic and bioinspired membranes for water purification: A critical review and future directions” was among the top 10% of papers downloaded between January 2018 and December 2019. 


2020 College of Engineering Tau Beta Pi and Department Awards

Despite the cancellation of the annual UK College of Engineering Awards Banquet sponsored by Tau Beta Pi, each department and Tau Beta Pi have named awardees. 


Amir Al-Bakri Accepted for Travel Trainee Award

His submission is titled "Uniform Criteria for Accurate Detection of High Frequency Oscillations in the Epileptic Brain." 


UK College of Engineering Announces 35 Pigman Scholars for 2020-2021 Academic Year

The scholarships are renewable up to four years and the annual amounts to be given range from $1,000 - $15,000, with 25 of the 35 to receive at least $5,000.