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Meakins selected for award from Materials Science Research Priority Area

The University of Kentucky Materials Science Research Priority Area (mRPA) has selected 11 researchers as recipients of multiple funding awards. The mRPA offers a variety of funding mechanisms to support materials research across UK and expand the RPA’s breadth and depth of work.

From studio to service: UK students use design build to help flood-prone communities

As part of UK’s land-grant mission to advance the state through collaboration, education and outreach, students and faculty from the UK College of Design are partnering with the UK Cooperative Extension Service to address housing challenges in Eastern Kentucky.

College of Design honors Faculty & Staff Excellence Award Winners

The University of Kentucky College of Design honored the 2024-25 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award winners during its annual employee award ceremony at the UK Arboretum in May.  

Spring 2025 Dean's List announced

Congratulations to the College of Design students that made the Dean's List in the Spring 2025 semester. To make a Dean’s List in one of the UK colleges, an undergraduate student must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher and must have earned 12 credits or more in that semester, excluding credits earned in pass-fail classes. 

SoI student awarded Summer 2025 CURE Fellowship

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has announced the 16 students, including one interiors student, who have been selected for the 2025 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program.

UK Libraries recognizes PRD student for excellence in undergraduate scholarship

University of Kentucky Libraries recognized rising product design and psychology senior Gabriel Portugal as one of the two recipients of the 2025 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Scholarship. The annual prize celebrates exceptional and original scholarship in a traditional paper and a media or digital project, and is awarded to students whose research makes substantive and creative use of UK Libraries’ collections, services and resources.

Gray Design Building, Architecture Alum Honored for Preservation Efforts

The Gray Design Building and University of Kentucky College of Design alumnus Randall Vaughn were honored during the 2025 Blue Grass Trust Preservation Awards on May 18.

Design Students and Faculty Tour Kentucky State Capitol Renovation with Champlin | EOP

On Thursday, May 15, students and faculty from the University of Kentucky College of Design had a unique opportunity to tour the Kentucky State Capitol Building, currently undergoing a $260 million, multi-year renovation. The guided tour was hosted by UK Design alums Principal Architect Kevin Gough (BArch, 1999) and Project Designer Afif Alahmad (BArch, 2018; MArch, 2020) of Champlin | EOP, the firm overseeing the ambitious restoration of this iconic structure. 

SoA, SoI faculty weave Appalachian resilience into global architecture discourse

Jeff Fugate, associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Design’s School of Architecture, and Rebekah Radtke, associate professor in the School of Interiors, have been selected to exhibit their work on Appalachian climate resiliency at the 2025 “Time Space Existence” architecture exhibition in Venice, Italy.  

Bahamian Rhapsody: Master of Architecture student shares her journey from the Bahamas to UK and back

Amber Taylor, a soon-to-be graduate of the University of Kentucky’s two-year Master of Architecture program, has embarked on an impressive academic journey that bridges two worlds: her native home in the Bahamas and her educational home in UK’s College of Design.  

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