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Glennon Orthober Wins Third Place at KY/TN Water Professionals Conference

Sep 23, 2023

Glennon Orthober, a civil engineering senior, presented his research at the KY/TN Water Professionals Conference in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Sebastian Bryson Interviewed for Engineering Management Institute Podcast

Jun 16, 2023

Listen to Sebastian Bryson's interview, "How Satellite Data is Being Used to Save Lives from Landslides," on the Geotechnical Engineering Podcast!

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Sebastian Bryson Interviewed for Engineering Management Institute Podcast

Jun 16, 2023

Listen to Sebastian Bryson's interview, "How Satellite Data is Being Used to Save Lives from Landslides," on the Geotechnical Engineering Podcast!

Ashtarout Ammar giving a presentation.

Ph.D. student from Lebanon fulfills lifelong dream at UK

May 2, 2023

After receiving a fellowship from the University of Kentucky, Ashtarout Ammar decided to move halfway around the world to pursue her dream of earning a doctoral degree in engineering.

Student in lab utilizing recycled human hair to help repair bridges and buildings across Kentucky and beyond.

How UK research team is proving human hair can be used to repair Kentucky bridges, buildings

Apr 5, 2023

A research team in the College of Engineering is leading the charge on utilizing recycled human hair to help repair bridges and buildings across Kentucky and beyond.

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In Memory of Dr. Hans Gesund

Mar 27, 2023

On March 17, the University and the College of Engineering’s longest-serving faculty member, Hans Gesund, passed away at age 94.

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UK Colleges and Appalachian communities partner to reduce exposure to chemicals in drinking water

Mar 9, 2023

A recent National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ (NIEHS) Environmental Health Chat podcast features an NIH-funded study that brings together multiple UK colleges and community partners to tackle real-world environmental health challenges.

Outside members of the community university team assemble for a research and planning retreat.

UK Colleges and Appalachian communities partner to reduce exposure to chemicals in drinking water

Mar 9, 2023

A recent National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ (NIEHS) Environmental Health Chat podcast features an NIH-funded study that brings together multiple UK colleges and community partners to tackle real-world environmental health challenges.

Swaying Tower: Ariel Robinson’s Path to Civil Engineering

Ravyn Ladenburger
 Feb 14, 2023

When she was thirteen, Ariel Robinson took a class field trip to the Willis Tower in her hometown of Chicago. Looking up she noticed that the tower swayed, which she found both frightening and interesting. A worker on the site explained to her that this movement was a deliberate structural aspect of the building.

Breaking Barriers: Ruth Coleman the First African American Woman to Graduate from the UK Engineering

Feb 2, 2023

Ruth Coleman made history at the University of Kentucky when she became the first African American woman to graduate from the College of Engineering in 1977. Her achievement occurred not long after the end of the Civil Rights Movement.

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