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We know that profound solutions to society’s most complex problems often are found through the collaboration of disciplines, or a transdisciplinary approach to education, research and service. 

TEK helps our students today and Kentucky’s workforce tomorrow. To do this, students learn leadership and employability skills, gain experience through team-based approaches, and work with experts from disciplines across the institution and community — in areas such as business, humanities, and math and natural science — to solve Kentucky’s biggest problems while gaining essential employability skills.  

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Provide opportunities for students to learn essential workforce skills in newly created and refreshed undergraduate courses

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Leverage faculty expertise to expand the use of transdisciplinary approaches in undergraduate courses across the University

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Link the transdisciplinary skills students are learning to Kentucky workforce needs

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TEK Faculty Fellow Presents AI Vision to Kentucky Legislature Taskforce

Tama The, M.D., and Hubert Ballard, M.D., from the University of Kentucky's College of Medicine, recently presented to a joint Kentucky House and Senate taskforce on artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing the University of Kentucky's commitment to preparing students for a rapidly evolving technological future. Their presentation highlighted a developing university-wide effort to equip students across disciplines with the skills to use AI ethically and effectively in solving real-world challenges.

TEK Announces 2025-26 Faculty Fellows Cohort

After soliciting applications in the spring semester, TEK has announced the third cohort of TEK Faculty Fellows for the 2025-26 academic year: