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UK's BREATHE Helps Teens Advocate for Tobacco-Free Communities

University of Kentucky's BBREATHE team recently partnered with Youth Empowered Solutions (YES) to host tobacco and youth advocacy training for leadership students of Hazard High School, as well as a training session for adult community advocates from around the state on the importance of youth empowerment and mentorship and how to engage youth in advocacy efforts.

Undergraduate Students: Take Advantage of Summer Research Opportunities

The UK Office of Undergraduate Research has created a Summer Research Information Session to answer any questions that current freshmen, sophomores and juniors might have regarding undergraduate research programs, especially questions regarding financial support.

'UK at the Half' With VP for Research Lisa Cassis

"UK at the Half" airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast and features the people, programs, research, health care and service that combine to make UK the university for Kentucky.

Mice with Frequent Flyer Miles Advance the Alzheimer's Cause

Scientists from four different institutions are working together to identify a biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease using mice that travel an 850-mile circuit to test the efficacy of special technology called Quest MRI.

UK CAER, Hazard Partnership Seeks to Improve Rural Power Generation

The UK Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) has received a $1.6 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to develop an innovative partnership in Hazard, Kentucky, that could serve as a model for future energy projects in rural Eastern Kentucky communities.

Clinical Trial for Stroke Innovates Patient Care and Research at UK

Led by a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and scientists, the studies aim to develop new treatments using existing therapies that protect brain tissue after a stroke, and to learn more about the physiology of the event.

How is UK Moving Up Nationally in Research?

Federal research funding has been flat nationally, but you wouldn't know it by UK's funding numbers, which show three consecutive years of growth.

Combining Passions for Science and Policy

Science and policy may seem like two unrelated fields, but for Alex Helman, a doctoral candidate in the UK College of Medicine, the two are linked.

UK Researchers, Clinicians Tackling Drug Addiction Make Their Case to Federal Leaders

With UK researchers on the forefront of fighting the opioid crisis, their message to members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate emphasized the need for continued federal funding of research addressing drug addiction and abuse.

UK Researchers Investigating How Public Libraries' Storytimes Support School Readiness

Maria Cahill, associate professor in the UK School of Information Science, has been awarded nearly $400,000 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to investigate how public library storytime programs support school readiness of young children.

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