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Markey showcases cutting-edge radiation oncology research at ASTRO 2025

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.

Prestigious NIA grant to launch new Sanders-Brown training initiative

A new five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging will launch the Kentucky Postbaccalaureate Alzheimer's Disease Research Education Program.

KCH awarded $2.5 million grant to support pediatric cancer research

Kentucky Children’s Hospital was awarded $2.5 million from the Kentucky Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund to support research efforts around reducing the morbidity, mortality and long-term complications of pediatric cancer.

Zebrafish research reveals new hope for pediatric cancer

At UK's Markey Cancer Center, Jennifer Blackburn is researching a tiny tropical fish with the hope of impacting the way we treat pediatric cancer.

CAER, state Energy and Environment Cabinet complete sustainable aviation fuel study

The UK Center for Applied Energy Research and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet have completed a risk assessment of representative fats, oils and grease feedstocks that can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Kentucky.

UK innovators honored at Patent Palooza! 2025

At Patent Palooza! 2025, UK Innovate celebrated a historic number of patents issued, licenses executed, and inventions disclosed during the fiscal year.

Applications now open: Mary C. Bingham Seminar to take place Spring 2026

This spring, the Gaines Center for the Humanities will host the 2026 Mary C. Bingham Seminar — HMN 300: Sustainable Futures Design Lab — an extraordinary opportunity for students to combine academic inquiry with hands-on, real-world engagement.

UK researchers uncover key brain cell communication breakdown in Alzheimer’s disease

A team of researchers at the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging now have a better understanding of how the brain’s support cells communicate with blood vessels — a process that goes awry in Alzheimer’s disease.

University of Kentucky Hosts Regional Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Research and Education

The UK Center for Computational Sciences, with support from the NSF ACCESS Support project (NSF grant OAC- #2138286), hosted a two-day Regional AI Workshop on October 7–8 at the Gatton Student Center.

New report shares data trends on Kentucky’s rural economy

A new report by Blueprint Kentucky shows that rural Kentucky as a whole experienced population growth from 2020 to 2024.

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