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UK Receives $4.9 Million to Expand Program for Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Kentucky

May 8, 2018, 10:26 AM

With a $4.9 million contract from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the University of Kentucky will expand and improve treatment for pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural areas of Kentucky through the PATHways program.

Kentucky Geological Survey to Host Digital Mapping Techniques Gathering May 20–23

May 7, 2018, 9:10 AM

Kentucky Geological Survey will welcome to the UK campus approximately 100 geoscientists, cartographers and GIS professionals to attend the Digital Mapping Techniques conference later this May.

New Study Gives a Closer Look at Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Epilepsy

May 4, 2018, 9:20 AM

New findings from the University of Kentucky published in the Journal of Neuroscience demonstrate that there may be ways to address blood-brain barrier dysfunction in epilepsy.

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KTOB Foundation Invests in Equine Research at UK’s Gluck Center

May 4, 2018, 9:08 AM

Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders are demonstrating their appreciation for the work done by UK's Gluck Equine Research Center.

Winning Students Meet Cancer Researchers in 'Pennies for Patients' Contest

May 3, 2018, 10:31 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently hosted three regional schools for the seventh annual “Meet the Researchers Day.”

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UK Honors the 2018-2019 University Research Professors

May 3, 2018, 8:48 AM

At a reception hosted by President Eli Capilouto at Maxwell Place, UK Research recognized the accomplishments of 14 faculty.

Graduating Senior Uses UK Research Experience to Eradicate Malaria

May 3, 2018, 8:38 AM

Following in his father’s footsteps, Esias Bedingar came to UK in 2014 from Chad, not knowing any English at all. Since then, he has founded a nonprofit to help eradicate malaria in his home country, conducts research in neurodegenerative diseases, and will graduate with a degree in public health before attending Harvard University this fall.

Federal Funding to Expand UK CAER Carbon Capture Research

May 1, 2018, 8:25 AM

UK will receive over $940,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory to advance its world-renowned carbon dioxide capture research and development.

Segerstrom Named APS Fellow for Outstanding Contribution to Psychology

Apr 27, 2018, 9:47 AM

Suzanne Segerstrom, a professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has joined an elite group in her field as a newly elected fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. She is the fifth psychologist from UK — and first woman from UK — to earn the distinction.

Undergrad Team Helping Seales Unlock Ancient Secrets

Apr 26, 2018, 9:22 AM

Computer Science Professor Brent Seales, who has been working diligently to digitally unroll ancient scrolls that were once considered beyond repair, took his team, including students, to Oxford University to present findings and to see the actual scroll they are working to digitally read.

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