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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

Patrick Lee Lucas named 2026-27 University Research Professor

During their meeting this week, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved School of Interiors professor Patrick Lee Lucas, Ph.D., as the College of Design’s University Research Professor for the 2026-27 academic year in recognition of his distinguished scholarly achievements and contributions to interdisciplinary research.

Radtke nominated for 2026 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor

Rebekah Radtke, associate professor in the School of Interiors, has been nominated for the UK Office of Undergraduate Research’s Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award. 

Interiors grad student chosen for 2026 Metropolis Future100

Paymaan Taymouri, graduate student in the University of Kentucky School of Interiors, has been named to Metropolis magazine’s 2026 Future100 list, an honor recognizing the top architecture and interior design students in North America.