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UK to host 1st environmental career fair connecting students and employment

Oct 21, 2025, 7:34 AM

UK will host the inaugural Careers in the Environment (CITE) Career Fair from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Healthy Kentucky Research Building.

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National study will test Markey-developed lung cancer screening program

Oct 20, 2025, 7:22 AM

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Jennifer Redmond Knight, Dr.P.H., and Timothy Mullett, M.D., are co-investigators on a new National Cancer Institute grant that will expand Kentucky’s successful lung cancer screening quality improvement program to 60 sites across the U.S.

KGS Geoscience Open House - Oct. 28

2025 KGS open house: A celebration of earth science

Oct 20, 2025, 7:18 AM

The Kentucky Geological Survey at the UK is hosting its 25th annual open house, 6-7:30 Tuesday, Oct. 28, in and around the Mining and Mineral Resources Building on the UK campus.

Jocelyn Wittstein, M.D., orthopedic surgery, Duke University Medical Center.

Active Girls Healthy Women hosting coffee talk on optimizing bone health

Oct 20, 2025, 7:11 AM

The UK Active Girls Healthy Women Program is hosting a Coffee Talk session titled "Optimizing Bone Health for Girls and Women Across the Healthspan," on Oct. 27.

From left: Grant Fischer, Julianne Sharpe and Austin Trotter

UK team selected for national research advocacy program

Oct 17, 2025, 7:25 AM

A UK team has been selected for the 2025-26 Scholars Transforming Through Research Program of the Council on Undergraduate Research. The five-month program culminates in a two-day event in Washington, D.C.

Left to right: Britt Brockman, Eli Capilouto, Sen. Jason Howell, Laura Stephenson, Rep. Suzanne Miles and Brandon Reed

100 years of innovation and service: UK Research and Education Center celebrates impact, resilience

Oct 17, 2025, 7:07 AM

The UK Research and Education Center celebrated a century of global innovation, education and community partnership, with a commemorative event at its new facilities in Princeton, Kentucky.

Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp & the Biotech Revolution

Nobel winner’s journey from campus to cure: ‘Cracking the Code’ film coming to Kentucky Theatre

Oct 16, 2025, 7:46 AM

“Cracking the Code” chronicles the life of Nobel laureate Phil Sharp, from his humble beginnings on a Kentucky farm to his groundbreaking discovery of RNA splicing at MIT.

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging building

UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging celebrates 40 years as an NIH-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Center

Oct 16, 2025, 7:20 AM

UK leadership, along with state and community leaders, joined members of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to celebrate 40 years of continuous funding from the NIH for their revolutionary work in the field of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Winners of the Saha Award for Cardiovascular Research and Education

UK’s Saha Cardiovascular Research Center celebrates innovation, 20 years of excellence

Oct 15, 2025, 7:41 AM

UK’s Saha Cardiovascular Research Center celebrated two decades of cardiovascular research excellence as well as the achievements of the field’s rising stars at the 27th annual Cardiovascular Research Day.

Markey Cancer Center entrance

Markey showcases cutting-edge radiation oncology research at ASTRO 2025

Oct 15, 2025, 7:33 AM

ASTRO is the premier gathering for radiation oncology professionals, and this year, the UK Markey Cancer Center team presented a diverse portfolio of innovative studies and clinical advancements.

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