Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentations at the Appalachian Center or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year's SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2025 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia and the UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award as well as other scholars and students sharing their research.

Feb. 17 Presentations are:

• Morgan Gilbert, Arts Administration, 2025 UK Eller & Billings Student Research Award, "Berea College's Weaving Program."
• Riccardo P. D'Amato, 2025 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research in Appalachia, "Solving Half the Problem: The Kentucky Water Pollution Control Commission."

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Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentations at the Appalachian Center or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year's SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2025 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia and the UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award as well as other scholars and students sharing their research.

Feb. 17 Presentations are:

• Morgan Gilbert, Arts Administration, 2025 UK Eller & Billings Student Research Award, "Berea College's Weaving Program."
• Riccardo P. D'Amato, 2025 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research in Appalachia, "Solving Half the Problem: The Kentucky Water Pollution Control Commission."

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Be sure to stop by the Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies Program table at the Jan. 26, 2026 Research + Creative Experience Expo to get information about research, award/funding, and internship opportunities.

You don’t have to wait to graduate to make an impact. Discover what's wildly possible with undergraduate research!

As UK is a Research I institution, UK undergraduates have access to outstanding research and creative scholarship activities led by world-class faculty and staff. By pursuing mentored research and creative scholarship, UK undergraduates can immerse themselves in projects to gain experiential “hands-on” learning that is translatable to real-world skills.

It's like a Career Fair for Research Opportunities!

The Undergraduate Research + Creative Experience Expo will introduce undergraduate scholars to the diversity of research conducted at UK, allow students to network with research faculty and staff, and learn about mentored research opportunities.

Click here for link to event page.

Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentations at the Appalachian Center or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year's SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2025 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia and the UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award as well as other scholars and students sharing their research.

Jan. 20 Presentations:

• Nicole Marks, 2025 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research in Appalachia, "and the Creek Don’t Rise: Disasters, Climate, and Resiliency in Appalachia."
• Zach Hackworth, 2025 UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award, "Tuning a Generalized Ray-Tracing Forest Light Simulator for Kentucky Forests."

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Join us for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentations at the Appalachian Center or tune in virtually via Zoom. This year's SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipients of the 2025 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia and the UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award as well as other scholars and students sharing their research.

Jan. 20 Presentations:

• Nicole Marks, 2025 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research in Appalachia, "and the Creek Don’t Rise: Disasters, Climate, and Resiliency in Appalachia."
• Zach Hackworth, 2025 UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award, "Tuning a Generalized Ray-Tracing Forest Light Simulator for Kentucky Forests."

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The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. We welcome students, faculty, staff and community members for coffee and light refreshments. Come visit with others interested in the region and learn more about the work of the Appalachian Center and the Appalachian Studies Program. Coffee hour is a space to exchange ideas for programs, initiatives, and events discuss regional issues and share research in a casual, collegial atmosphere.

Join us in person, or virtually via Zoom. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. We welcome students, faculty, staff and community members for coffee and light refreshments. Come visit with others interested in the region and learn more about the work of the Appalachian Center and the Appalachian Studies Program. Coffee hour is a space to exchange ideas for programs, initiatives, and events discuss regional issues and share research in a casual, collegial atmosphere.

Join us in person, or virtually via Zoom. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. We welcome students, faculty, staff and community members for coffee and light refreshments. Come visit with others interested in the region and learn more about the work of the Appalachian Center and the Appalachian Studies Program. Coffee hour is a space to exchange ideas for programs, initiatives and events, discuss regional issues and share research in a casual, collegial atmosphere.

Join us in person, or virtually via Zoom. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. We welcome students, faculty, staff and community members for coffee and light refreshments. Come visit with others interested in the region and learn more about the work of the Appalachian Center and the Appalachian Studies Program. Coffee hour is a space to exchange ideas for programs, initiatives and events, discuss regional issues and share research in a casual, collegial atmosphere.

Join us in person, or virtually via Zoom. Click here to register for Zoom link.

The Appalachian Center invites you to our drop-in coffee hour Thursday from 10-11 a.m. We welcome students, faculty, staff and community members for coffee and light refreshments. Come visit with others interested in the region and learn more about the work of the Appalachian Center and the Appalachian Studies Program. Coffee hour is a space to exchange ideas for programs, initiatives and events, discuss regional issues and share research in a casual, collegial atmosphere.

Join us in person, or virtually via Zoom. Click here to register for Zoom link.