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Public Health student uses wristbands to study East Palestine chemical exposure

Sydney Shafer, a doctorate student at the UK College of Public Health, is on a mission to better understand air quality and chemical exposures in East Palestine, Ohio, following the derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous materials.

UK researcher using AI to unravel proteins, advance medical research

Qing Shao has been awarded more than $1.3 million from the U.S. National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine to develop large protein language models for biomedical applications.

‘UK at the Half’: Tackling food insecurity to improve health outcomes

Learn how UK’s Alison Gustafson is forming partnerships across campus and in communities throughout the Commonwealth to address issues around food insecurity and how those issues affect the health of Kentuckians.

Associate Vice President for Research Integrity

Please consider applying for this new position, described below, by 1/10/25. 

UK researcher receives prestigious award for years of dedication to microbial biodiversity

UK Professor and Plant Pathologist Rick Bennett honored for outstanding leadership and commitment to safeguarding microbials, playing a pivotal role in the science community.

UK pre-vet senior finds, shares the joy in undergraduate research

As an Undergraduate Research Ambassador, Molly Lobel not only participates in research but also advocates for fellow undergraduate students to get involved.

University of Kentucky researcher explores natural products to shield foals from life-threatening infections

Rhodococcus equi infections cause severe pneumonia in young foals. One UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment researcher is striving to make a difference.

Provost IMPACT Awards celebrate 2nd year of collaborative discovery

The IMPACT Awards initiative is an internal funding program from the Office of the Provost designed to support innovation and transformation within UK’s colleges.

UK School of Information Science researcher awarded over $400,000 for library trustee project

Shannon Crawford Barniskis received the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Early Career Research Development grant for “The Trustee Project,” which aims to learn about the experiences of public library trustees.

Markey study highlights brain-preserving radiation technique for rare cancer

A recent UK study highlights a radiation therapy technique that could offer hope for patients with a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.

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