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Dr. Bhattacharyya Wins 2018 Sturgill Award

Lexington, KY (April 23, 2018)- Congratulations to UK SRC’s Dr. Dibakar Bhattacharyya, winner of the 2018 Sturgill Award! The Sturgill Award is named in honor of William B. Sturgill, who contributed to higher education in Kentucky through his gifts and services. This prestigious award is presented annually to a graduate faculty member for outstanding contributions to UK Graduate education. UK Provost David Blackwell presented the award to Dr. Bhattacharyya at the UK Faculty Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 19, 2018.

UK SRC Graduate Trainee Brittany Rice Wins 2018 UK Inclusive Excellence Award

Lexington, KY (April 23, 2018)- UK SRC Graduate Trainee Brittany Rice received the 2018 University of Kentucky Inclusive Excellence Award in the Graduate Student category on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at the UK Faculty Awards Ceremony. This distinguished award recognizes Brittany for her exemplary contributions to advancing diversity and inclusion through campus and community leadership and engagement. The University has expressed its sincere appreciation for Brittany's dedication and passion to this essential work.

UK SRC Trainee Joshua Preston Featured in UKNow

Lexington, KY (March 8, 2018)- UK SRC undergraduate trainee Joshua Preston was featured in a UKNow news story on March 8, 2018. UKNow is UK’s internal news source that reaches 45,000 UK affiliates by email and countless more readers through its website. The article includes a video produced by UK Public Relations and Marketing that captures Joshua's passion for science. The video is shown below.

UK Superfund Trainee Brittany Rice Wins FIERCE Award

Lexington, KY (February 14, 2018)- Congratulations to UK Superfund Research Center trainee Brittany Rice! Brittany was the Essence Honoree for the UK Center for Graduate and Professional Diversity Initiatives’ FIERCE Award. The award was presented at the 2nd Annual Sister Circle Forum: The Magic is in Me on February 9, 2018. The Sister Circle Forum is a half day conference for undergraduate, graduate, and professional women of color from the University of Kentucky and the Lexington community.

UK SRC Trainee Angela Gutierrez Wins Prestigious Wetterhahn Award

Lexington, KY (December 13, 2017)- Congratulations to University of Kentucky Superfund Research Center (UK SRC) Trainee Angela Gutierrez, the 20th recipient of the annual Karen Wetterhahn Memorial Award! The Wetterhahn Award honors one outstanding National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Research Program (SRP) graduate student or postdoctoral researcher each year who exemplifies qualities of scientific excellence.

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