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Markey named among nation’s top oncology programs by Becker’s Healthcare

Nov 4, 2025, 7:37 AM

Markey is one of only 57 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country and remains a national leader in advancing research, precision oncology and equitable access to care.

Shane D’Souza talks with UK biology undergraduates in front of his whiteboard mural in the Michael & Susan Scott Biology Learning Center in the Don & Cathy Jacobs Science Building.

A&S alum’s research could have eye-opening implications for NICU

Nov 4, 2025, 7:30 AM

Shane D’Souza is now a research fellow in the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. But his start in research came at the UK College of Arts and Sciences as a biology student.

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Patagonia’s chief storyteller comes to campus Nov. 6

Nov 4, 2025, 7:20 AM

UK will host Vincent Stanley, Patagonia’s director of philosophy and resident fellow at the Yale Center for Business and Environment, who will offer a behind-the-scenes look at how the outdoor apparel and gear company is operationalizing the philosophy of “going purpose instead of going public.”

Sarah Tomke taking a picture of an Eastern hellbender.

UK studies where Kentucky’s hellbenders live and what they need to survive

Oct 31, 2025, 7:35 AM

A UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment study has revealed a correlation between the presence of hellbenders and clean, rocky stream bottoms.

Front row, from left, Katie Neglia, Katelyn Straw and Nikhil Kumar. Back row, from left, Seth Thompson, Rosbelly Rios and Odianosen Ewah.

OUR, UK Sustainability announce winners of research poster competition

Oct 30, 2025, 8:11 AM

As part of the annual UK Sustainability Showcase, graduate and undergraduate students in all majors were invited to submit their research related to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a poster.

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UK Pigman Engineering researchers awarded NSF grant to harness AI aimed at detecting calf illness

Oct 30, 2025, 7:28 AM

A multi-institutional team, including UK researchers, will use $1.1 million in funding to advance AI and precision agriculture technologies with the goal of improving the health and welfare of dairy calves.

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Find food assistance, community support through FindHelpNowKY.org

Oct 30, 2025, 6:43 AM

Kentuckians experiencing food insecurity can access immediate, local assistance through FindHelpNowKY.org, an online tool that helps users quickly locate food, housing and other community resources by ZIP code or city.

Sharing Work on Appalachian in Progress

UK’s SWAP series highlights research shaping Appalachia’s future

Oct 29, 2025, 7:24 AM

This year’s Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress series will once again highlight the research and creative scholarship of students and faculty, featuring presentations running from Fall 2025 through Spring ’26.

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Ten students selected as 5-Minute Fast Track finalists

Oct 29, 2025, 6:54 AM

The UK Office of Undergraduate Research announces the 8th annual 5-Minute Fast Track student research competition finalists.

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New York philanthropist Tom Golisano announces $50 million gift to UK, UK HealthCare to support Kentucky kids

Oct 28, 2025, 8:21 AM

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Golisano announced that UK and UK HealthCare will receive a historic $50 million gift that will transform pediatric health care in Kentucky.

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