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UK Art Museum finds connections between art and natural history

Sep 29, 2026, 7:19 AM

The UK Art Museum's “Museum of Natural History and Artificial Curiosities” connects art, science, research and history through rare artifacts and contemporary works.

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UK researchers identify mating-related chemical changes in New World screwworm

Sep 28, 2026, 7:41 AM

Recent findings by researchers at UK may help scientists better understand how the New World screwworm recognizes mates and could provide leads for future monitoring and control methods.

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2026 ‘Great Teacher’ Patrick Lee Lucas connects design history to everyday spaces

Sep 28, 2026, 7:33 AM

This episode of Behind the Blue spotlights one of the six Great Teacher Award winners for 2025: Patrick Lee Lucas, a professor of Interior Design in the UK College of Design.

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Ken Campbell named Associate Vice President for Research Integrity

Sep 25, 2026, 2:06 PM

Kenneth S. Campbell has been named Associate Vice President for Research Integrity, reporting to the Vice President for Research, effective Oct. 1, 2026.

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Biosystems and agricultural engineering Ph.D. student selected as Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellow

Sep 25, 2026, 12:54 PM

Mary Akingbasote will spend the next several years meeting with other Ph.D. students across the country for specialized training programs through the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research.

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Research Town Hall Oct. 7

Sep 25, 2026, 9:53 AM

The Research Town Hall that was rescheduled is now set for 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.7 at the W.T. Young Library Auditorium.

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New University of Kentucky Authors Collection Showcases Faculty Work & Research

Sep 25, 2026, 9:45 AM

UK Libraries has assembled a new curated collection that highlights the work and research of the university’s many industrious scribblers and keen-eyed editors. The University of Kentucky Authors Collection makes available in one place all the monographs whose authors or editors are affiliated with UK: a whopping 893 titles published since 2006, including 272 e-books and 621 print titles.

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UK researchers track emerging pathogens at arctic bird gathering

Sep 25, 2026, 7:24 AM

A team of UK researchers is collaborating with Alaska Native communities to study how diseases spread and evolve in annual gatherings of migratory birds before they reach human populations.

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UK researchers part of renewed NIH study examining environmental factors and Alzheimer’s disease

Sep 23, 2026, 8:36 AM

UK researchers are part of a nationwide effort examining how the places people spend their lives may influence their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

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UK neurologist proposes new approach to help detect hidden brain cancers earlier

Sep 23, 2026, 7:45 AM

In a new paper, Jay Avasarala, describes a workflow that adds cerebrospinal fluid liquid biopsy to the evaluation of certain patients with suspected autoimmune encephalitis.

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