Arts and Sciences Researchers Receive Igniting Research Collaborations Grants | University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences

By Erin Wickey

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 16, 2024) — The University of Kentucky’s Igniting Research Collaborations program has awarded nearly $600,000 in pilot grants to support cross-college interdisciplinary research.

The goals of IRC include increasing interdisciplinary scientific engagement and leveraging the breadth of UK expertise to tackle problems in the Commonwealth.

Among the pilot grants are:

“A multidisciplinary approach to environmental change and bee conservation,” Clare Rittschof, Beryl Jones (CAFE), Catherine Linnen (Arts and Sciences).
“Development of Novel Screening Protocols to Distinguish Limbic-Predominant Age-Related TDP-43 Encephalopathy (LATE) from Alzheimer’s Disease in Living Older Adults,” Valentinos Zachariou (Medicine), Thomas Adams (Arts and Sciences), Jennifer Stevenson (Medicine), Siva Gandhapudi (Medicine).
“Large Language Models for Understanding Medieval Manuscripts,” Muhammad Siddique (Engineering), Abigail Firey (Arts and Sciences).
“Young Adult Females Responses to Image-Based Sexual Harassment (IBSH),” Jennifer Scarduzio (Communication and Information), Christal Badour (Arts and Sciences), Kimberly Parker (Communication and Information).