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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.

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.  

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. 

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.

Five CoD faculty nominated for UK’s Excellent Research Mentor Award

Five University of Kentucky College of Design faculty members were nominated for the UK Office of Undergraduate Research’s Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award. These nominees include: