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PRD students build charging station with Campus Woods

In the fall semester of 2024, students in UK’s second-year Product Design course, PRD 220, were tasked with designing and building a new battery charging station using materials from Campus Woods, a program that repurposes felled campus trees into usable lumber for student projects.  

Exhibition to celebrate a transformative year in the Gray Design Building

The University of Kentucky invites the public to experience “Full Spectrum: A Year in the Making in the College of Design and Landscape Architecture,” a dynamic exhibition commemorating the first full academic year inside the Gray Design Building. 

Two SoI Grad students chosen for 2025 Metropolis Future100

Two graduate students from the University of Kentucky’s School of Interiors have been named to Metropolis magazine’s prestigious 2025 Future100 list, an honor recognizing the top architecture and interior design students in North America.

Lindsey Fay named 2025 UK Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor

Lindsey Fay, associate professor and associate dean for research in the University of Kentucky College of Design, has been named a 2025 UK Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year. This prestigious, student-nominated honor celebrates faculty who go above and beyond to foster deep, meaningful undergraduate research experiences for students. 

Step inside the creative research process with ‘Inside the Lab’ event series

The University of Kentucky community experienced research and creative scholarship in a new and interactive way through a recent installment of the “Inside the Lab: Works in Progress” event series. Hosted by the Sustainable Futures Design Lab and supported by the Research Leadership Academy and the Office of the Vice President for Research, this series offers a behind-the-scenes look at the workspaces of researchers, designers, artists and scholars engaged in groundbreaking projects.

Daniel Vivian named 2025-26 University Research Professor

Today, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved Associate Professor Daniel Vivian as the College of Design’s University Research Professor for the 2025-26 academic year. Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorships program recognizes research excellence across all UK colleges. 

Fall 2025 Interiors Electives

The School of Interiors' Fall 2025 electives explore design history and theory, as well as the development of textiles through both digital and hands-on methods. Electives are open to all design students. Full course details listed below. REGISTER NOW

PRD senior receives 2025 Maurice A. Clay Award

Austin Hirtzel, product design senior, was named the 2025  Maurice A. Clay Award recipient for the UK College of Design. 

College of Design appoints new Assistant Dean for Finance

Lori Tiede has been appointed as assistant dean for finance at the University of Kentucky College of Design. Tiede joins the college with more than a decade of financial and administrative leadership experience in both the private and public sectors, most recently serving as budget analyst for UK College of Fine Arts.

Two CoD students named to 2025 Class of Chellgren Student Fellows

The Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence at the University of Kentucky has selected the 2025 Class of Chellgren Student Fellows (Chellows) and the 2025-26 Chellgren Faculty Fellows. Dedicated to advancing the University of Kentucky’s commitment to student, teaching and program excellence, the center works toward that mission through several programs.

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