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VIDEO: Student Organization Spotlight: Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

SWE has tripled its membership in the past four years and was named the UK 2016-2017 Student Organization of the Year.


Two CS Students Win Top Poster Awards at Commonwealth Computational Summit

As a part of the prize, Vijay Shah and Atieh Khamesi will be awarded a travel grant to attend the 2018 National Supercomputing Conference (SC'18) in Dallas, Texas.


UK Research Demonstrates TNCs a Major Contributor to Roadway Congestion in San Francisco

The report found that Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) accounted for approximately 50 percent of the rise in congestion in San Francisco between 2010 and 2016.


Distinguished Alumnus Davis Celebrates 100th Patent

Alumnus L. Berkley Davis Jr., who retired in 2016, currently holds 101 patents. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2006, the UK College of Engineering’s Hall of Distinction in 2007, the UK Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 2015.


CE508 Class Tours Construction at UK College of Law

Civil engineering assistant professor Gabriel Dadi and his CE508 class endured a steady onslaught of rain and took a site visit to the UK College of Law building currently under construction.


Smith Working With Louisville Metro to Save Lives With Drone Technology

Since 2002, UK has been at the forefront of using unmanned aerial systems for research. Suzanne Smith, director the UK Unmanned Systems Research Consortium, is leading the way.


VIDEO: Engineers Without Borders Student Chapter Returns to Malawi

In late July 2018, three students, a UK professor, and a professional mentor journeyed from Kentucky to the southeast African nation, where they spent three weeks constructing a kitchen facility in a local schoolhouse.


Drs. Nokes and Balk Accept Associate Dean Positions

Sue Nokes will become the college’s first associate dean for faculty affairs and facilities and John Balk will become the next associate dean for research and graduate studies.


Kentucky Transportation Center Awarded Approximately $900,000 for New Projects

The projects will strengthen Kentucky’s commercial vehicle enforcement programs and improve motor carrier compliance with state and federal regulations.


Novak and Agioutantis to Receive Awards at SME Annual Conference

Both will be recognized at the SME 2019 Annual Conference & Expo and CMA 121st National Western Mining Conference in Denver, Colorado, February 24-27, 2019.