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Product Design senior utilizes research fellowship to explore shoe design in virtual reality

For many University of Kentucky students, their ambition and drive don’t stop during summer break. Summer is an ideal time for students to take a leap into an experience within their college careers that will propel them into their chosen career field. KayDee Pratt, a senior majoring in product design in the College of Design, is one of these students. 

Venn: Junior Faculty Exhibition

The Junior Faculty of the College of Design have diverse degrees and experiences and their research reflects that. At the surface you may not see the parallels in their work but as you dive deeper the connections shine through. This exhibition highlights how the diverse work of the CoD junior faculty connects and complements each other.

College of Design Fall 2024 Work Study Research Assistantship Opportunities

This fall, the College of Design has five student work-study research assistantship opportunities available. Interested undergraduate and graduate students should apply by August 30.

Rebekah Radtke Honored as University Research Professor

Rebekah Radtke, a Chellgren Endowed Professor and associate professor in the School of Interiors, has been honored as a 2024-25 University Research Professor.

Jeff Fugate Selected for the Academy for Public Scholarship on the Built Environment

Jeff Fugate, associate professor of extension in the School of Architecture, has been selected for the 2024 Cohort for the Academy for Public Scholarship on the Built Environment: CLIMATE ACTION.

2024 Undergraduate Research Summer Fellowship Opportunities

The College of Design is offering undergraduate students summer fellowship opportunities funded through the UK Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR).  Working with faculty mentors, undergraduate students may apply for stipends of up to $2,000 to fund their independent summer research proposal.

Undergraduate Work-Study Research Assistantships

In Fall 2023, the College of Design will be offering a number of faculty-directed undergraduate student research assistantships as part of UK’s work-study research assistant program (WRAP). The deadline to apply is October 20. 

Radtke and Fugate attend Post Mining Acclimatization Symposium

Rebekah Radtke (School of Interiors) and Jeff Fugate (School of Architecture) will  attend the Post Mining Acclimatization Symposium in early September 2023 in Harnes, France. 

Michael McKay honored as a 2023-24 University Research Professor

Michael McKay, an associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Design, is one of 16 University Research Professors for 2023-24. 

CoD and LA Faculty selected for first TEK Faculty Fellow Cohort

Lindsey Fay and Patrick Lee Lucas (Interiors), Liz Swanson and Jordan Hines (Architecture), and Ryan Hargrove(Landscape Architecture) were selected as part of the first cohort of TEK Faculty Fellows for the 2023-24 academic year. Short for  "Transdisciplinary Educational Approaches to Advance Kentucky," TEK challenges faculty and students to engage with complex, multidimensional and context-specific issues. Congrats to our faculty, and thank you for your dedication!