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Announcing the 2017 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners!

Dec 5, 2017, 1:00 PM

This year’s Oswald Research and Creativity Competition was the 53rd annual student competition.

Evolutionary Geneticist to Deliver Thomas Hunt Morgan Lectures

Dec 4, 2017, 8:19 AM

John Postlethwait, a professor of biology from University of Oregon, will deliver two lectures at UK Dec. 6 and 7 as the featured speaker for the ninth annual Thomas Hunt Morgan Lecture Series.

UK Study Shows Lower Lung Cancer Rates in Communities with Strong Smoke-free Laws

Nov 28, 2017, 9:41 AM

Communities with strong smoke-free workplace laws report lower number of new lung cancer diagnoses

$2.9 Million NIDA Grant Awarded to UK Researcher to Study Cocaine Use Disorder

Nov 28, 2017, 8:56 AM

Stoops hopes his research will contribute to the evolving knowledge of treatment for cocaine use disorder (CUD), a substance use disorder that currently has no well-established treatment methods.

UK’s Hunt and Palli Named AAAS Fellows

Nov 28, 2017, 8:55 AM

Two UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment faculty members are named as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

UK CAER to Take Part in Gobble Grease Toss 2017

Nov 22, 2017, 8:26 AM

The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (UK CAER) and other community partners will once again be taking a Thanksgiving leftover and giving it new life as a renewable fuel.

UK Professors Receive $2.1 Million Award to Advance Autonomous Underground Mining Systems

Nov 21, 2017, 8:43 AM

The UK research team’s innovation — aiming to improve miner health and safety — would provide the first autonomous shuttle to be used underground.

UK's Successful Research Career Development Program Receives Renewed Funding

Nov 20, 2017, 9:25 AM

UK's Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health program has not only supported faculty and researchers in their work, but also jump-started careers, aided in publications and helped forge partnerships and mentorships across disciplines.

Markey Awarded NCI Funding to Improve Tobacco Cessation Treatment

Nov 20, 2017, 9:21 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is one of 22 cancer centers nationwide to receive funding to build and implement tobacco cessation treatment programs via the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (CCCI).

UK Researchers First to Produce High Grade Rare Earths From Coal

Nov 20, 2017, 9:15 AM

UK researchers have produced nearly pure rare earth concentrates from Kentucky coal using an environmentally-conscious and cost-effective process, a groundbreaking accomplishment in the energy industry.

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