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2026 Summer Research Fellowships

Jan 20, 2026
College of Design, Research, University of Kentucky

Applications are now open for all categories of summer research fellowships. This year, the College of Design is offering undergraduate, graduate and international summer research fellowship opportunities, funded through the UK Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) and the College of Design.  Working with faculty mentors, students may apply for stipends of up to $5,000 to fund their independent summer research proposal. Eligibility criteria and proposal guidelines should be reviewed prior to the submission of an application.

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Student Research Lunch & Learn

Feb 4, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
College of Design, Research

Join Lindsey Fay, Associate Dean for Research, to learn about College of Design research opportunities during the academic year and summer, including assistantships, fellowships, travel funds and more. Hear from current previous graduate and undergraduate research fellows. Lunch will be provided. This event is open to all CoD students.

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CoD Research Seminar Series Graham Foundation

Jan 21, 2026, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
College of Design, Research

This edition of the CoD Research Seminar Series will feature presentations by Leen Katrib and Jeffrey Johnson on their Graham Foundation–funded projects. The session will offer insight into the Foundation’s application process, project development and lessons learned. Faculty and interested students are invited to attend, especially if they are planning to submit a Graham Foundation Grant to Organizations proposal in February.

Faezah presents at Summer 25 research showcase

Bridging the gap: UK graduate student uses knitted e-textiles to meet accessibility needs

Hannah Piedad
 Nov 26, 2025
College of Design, Interiors, Research

Drawing inspiration from all around her, University of Kentucky College of Design graduate student Faezah Panahandeh is working to bridge the accessibility gap through design.

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Recycling redefined: Interiors student research turns waste into art and opportunity

Haley Simpkins
 Nov 24, 2025
Interiors, Research, University of Kentucky

At the end of each semester, University of Kentucky College of Design students are tasked with cleaning their studio space, removing any of the semester’s projects and organizing their materials before heading off for break. Junior interiors student Jackie Skeeters and School of Interiors faculty are looking at ways to make this process more environmentally sustainable by building awareness around the college and university’s recycling efforts.    

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Product Design: In Process

Nov 21 – Dec 12, 2025
College of Design, Product Design, Research

Fourth-year PRD students Jackson Deye, Kiefer Howland and Connor Sinewe have been hard at work since May designing a mobile pin-up panels that bring flexibility and creativity to studio spaces across our building as part of a research project with assistant professor SK O'Brien.  Now, you can see their full design journey, from early sketches to prototypes to the final product, in “Product Design: In Process,” the newest installation in the Gray Design Building's Gallery.

2025 Oswald Winners

PRD students sweep design category at 2025 Oswald Research and Creativity Awards

Haven L. Patrick
 Nov 20, 2025
Product Design, Research, University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recently announced the 21 undergraduate winners of the 61st annual Oswald Research and Creativity Awards. Chad Risko, Ph.D., faculty director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, and Research Ambassadors, presented the awards.

Kauner Shacklette poses as the T in an interactive ETHIOPIA sign photo opp at Entoto Park.

IIE NextGen Service Fellowship connects student design to global impact

Haley Simpkins
 Oct 29, 2025
Education Abroad, International, Architecture, Research, University of Kentucky

As an inaugural recipient of the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) NextGen Service Fellowship, Kauner Shacklette was tasked with putting his design knowledge into action by reimagining spaces that could help an Ethiopian YMCA better serve its community.

Sustainability Showcase

Design faculty and staff awarded 2025-26 Sustainability Challenge Grants

Haley Simpkins
 Oct 29, 2025
Architecture, College of Design, Historic Preservation, Interiors, Research, University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky College of Design faculty and staff are part of several interdisciplinary teams to have been awarded UK’s 2025-26 Sustainability Challenge Grants.  

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Fugate appointed as KY Housing Corporation-Groves Endowed Professor

Haley Simpkins
 Oct 15, 2025
Architecture, College of Design, Research

Jeff Fugate, associate professor of extension in the University of Kentucky School of Architecture, has been named the Kentucky Housing Corporation-John Russell Groves Endowed Professor of Housing. The professorship was established in 2002 to promote research into affordable housing design and delivery.

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