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Making every opportunity count: Ian Mattingly’s UK Invests story

For freshman Ian Mattingly, investing isn’t just about today. It’s about building toward the future. Mattingly, of Versailles, Kentucky, came to the University of Kentucky with some experience saving and investing. But through UK Invests, he is gaining firsthand experience managing an investment account of his own and learning more about investment strategies he can carry with him long after college.

UK aerospace students collect eclipse data for NASA in 'Land of Fire and Ice'

When Iceland experienced a rare total solar eclipse last month — marking the country's first total solar eclipse since 1954 and the first to cross the western region since 1433 — a team of University of Kentucky student researchers were there to measure how Earth’s atmosphere responded to it.

UK researchers track emerging pathogens at arctic bird gathering

Every year, birds migrate north and gather in a single location in the Arctic, and a team of University of Kentucky researchers is collaborating with Alaska Native communities to study how diseases spread and evolve in this gathering before they reach human populations. Scott Berry, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering with a joint appointment in biomedical engineering, recently returned from a research trip to the northernmost community in the United States: Utqiaġvik, Alaska

Martin selected 'Distinguished Visiting Engineer' at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Alexandre Martin, Ph.D., W. Raymond Stamler Chair Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been selected to the Distinguished Visiting Engineer program at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

UK in the UK: MAE students participate in United Kingdom Hypersonics Doctoral Training Network

Five students from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the University of Kentucky Pigman College of Engineering recently participated in the United Kingdom Hypersonics Doctoral Training Network (UKHDTN), an intensive that prepares the next generation of researchers and engineers in hypersonic science and technology.

Ph.D. student wins paper award at NOISE-CON

Ke “Scott” Luo, a Ph.D. candidate in the Pigman College of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was recently awarded a Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA (INCE-USA) Student Paper Award at NOISE-CON 2026 in Long Beach, California.

Badurdeen named director of Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing

Fazleena Badurdeen, Ph.D., Earl Parker Robinson Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and director of the graduate certificate in manufacturing systems engineering, has been named the director of the Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing (ISM) in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering. 

6 UK researchers selected for historic DOE ‘Genesis Mission’

As the United States pushes to accelerate innovation, researchers from the University of Kentucky will play a leading role in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission.

Zambuto editor of Biomaterials for Women's Health Engineering

Scott Berry: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A

Scott Berry, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor.