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UK True Lean Program Connects Local Chick-fil-A to an Innovative System
UK has partnered with Toyota to transfer Toyota experience and knowledge to interested companies through the UK True Lean Program. The mission of the UK True Lean program is “to systematically explore, study and teach the workings of the Toyota Production System (TPS).”
Mining Engineering Students Win First at Metallic Student Design Competition
Last month, undergraduate students from the department of mining engineering participated in the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Metallic Student Design Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Biosystems Engineering Student Leighanne Lyvers Awarded 4-H Emerald Award
Leighanne Lyvers was awarded the prestigious 4-H Emerald Award, the highest honor in Kentucky 4-H achievement programs.
Engineering Takes Flight
The U.S. Marine Corps will be landing four of its combat helicopters on the University of Kentucky campus on Thursday, April 14 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at the William H. Pieratt Intramural Fields. The event is free and open to the public.
Graduate Student Nathaniel Hudson Named Diverse Rising Graduate Scholar
Nathaniel Hudson, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science, has been named a Diverse Rising Graduate Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, a newsmagazine that focuses on matters of access, diversity, inclusion and opportunity in higher education. Nominations were from all over the country, and only ten graduate students are chosen for the distinction each year.
Erica Volini to Speak About the Future of Work and DE&I
The University of Kentucky College of Engineering will host Erica Volini, senior vice president of ACE Go-to-Market Operations for ServiceNow, and one of the foremost experts on the future of work. Volini’s talk, which will explore the intersection of diversity, equity & inclusion, and the workplace of the future, is made possible by UK’s Donovan Trust.
‘Holler Pride’: Johnson Central High School partners with the UK Solar Car Team
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - A partnership between Johnson Central High School (JCHS) and the University of Kentucky College of Engineering has the Golden Eagles planning to drive on sunshine. With funding from the university and the donation of one of the program’s solar cars, students across the JCHS career pathway courses are working to create a solar car of their own.
Graduate Student Laura Waldman was Awarded a University Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
Laura Waldman, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was one of four individuals awarded a University Research Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Mechanical Engineering Junior Kyle Hampton Awarded Prestigious Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship
The Fellowship is a highly selective summer internship and executive mentorship program. It connects exceptional college juniors, seniors and graduate students with paid internships, mentors and networking opportunities in the commercial spaceflight sector.
Michael Kalinski elected President-Elect of the Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society
Michael Kalinski, professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, has been elected as President-Elect of the Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS).