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2024-25 College of Design Research Report

Over the past year, the College of Design has celebrated numerous research achievements, including exhibition openings, equipment acquisition, book releases, and the College of Design Seminar Series. With a breadth of scholarship that spans from theory to advocacy to creative practice, research in the College of Design is on a distinctly positive trajectory. The research report is an excerpt from the College of Design 2024-25 Impact Report — you can read the full report here.

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Featured Research

Dewhirst named inaugural Gray Design Building Gallery Director

The University of Kentucky College of Design has appointed Hannah Dewhirst as the inaugural gallery director for the Gray Design Building Gallery, a new leadership role that will guide the development of the gallery as a hub for exhibitions, research and public engagement. 

3 UK design undergrads to present at national research conference

Forty-eight University of Kentucky students, including three from the College of Design, will present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) on April 13-15 in Richmond, Virginia.

Angelo Donghia Foundation grant brings FeltLOOM to UK SoftLab

The University of Kentucky School of Interiors has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Angelo Donghia Foundation to purchase a FeltLOOM, a multineedle industrial felting machine with a user-friendly design and intuitive operation, enhancing the SoftLab’s capacity to support a wider range of students and design education initiatives.