UK Research News

Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, UK Martin School Host 2nd Part of Urban-rural Issues Roundtable Series

Jul 19, 2021, 7:02 AM

The webinar program is the second of a three-part public policy collaboration between the chamber and UK’s Martin School to find common ground on public policy issues facing both urban and rural areas.

Enroll in Workshop to Help Communities Address Critical Social Issues

Jul 16, 2021, 8:19 AM

A summer workshop offered by University of Kentucky College of Education's Kayla Johnson will focus on conducting community-based participatory action research.

UK Invites People Who Want the Vaccine and People Who Don’t for COVID Transmission Study

Jul 16, 2021, 8:11 AM

The research team hopes the study’s results will inform science-based decisions about mask use and social distancing after vaccination, especially as new variants spread and emerge.

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UK Hosts 1st Event at New WAARP Flight Facility

Jul 15, 2021, 9:23 AM

Researchers from UK's Department of Mechanical Engineering hosted collaborators from Virginia Tech and Oklahoma State University for a series of unmanned aircraft systems flight experiments at the new Wildcat Agricultural and Atmospheric Research Pavilion flight facility.

KCH Psychologist to Publish Book on Parents’ Guide to Medical Trauma

Jul 14, 2021, 8:06 AM

"Afraid of the Doctor: Every Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Managing Medical Trauma." addresses medical trauma, how to understand it and tips for parents of ill or injured children on how to overcome it.

UK’s James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits Plants 'Sacred Acre' for Prestigious Order of the Writ Society

Jul 13, 2021, 8:17 AM

The Order of Writ society is a fraternal and charitable organization that embraces the spirit of Kentucky bourbon.

Launch Blue Technology Showcase Will Feature 8 UK Technologies

Jul 13, 2021, 8:15 AM

The showcase will serve as a digital magazine detailing the innovators’ expertise and technology. Various innovations will cover multiple industries, from medicine and biotech to mobile apps and consumer tech.

Recent Study Identifies 11 Candidate Genetic Variants for Alzheimer’s Disease

Jul 13, 2021, 8:10 AM

A recently published study from University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging researcher Justin Miller, Ph.D., found 11 rare genetic variants spanning 10 genes, including previously unknown variants in two known Alzheimer's disease risk genes.

Beverly May Receives 2021 UK-CARES Community Engagement Award

Jul 12, 2021, 7:48 AM

Beverly May, Dr.P.H., won this year’s UK-CARES award for her contributions to health care as a family nurse practitioner in Appalachian Kentucky.

UK Physicist Helps Reveal Galaxy Cluster Traveling on 'Intergalactic Highway'

Jul 12, 2021, 7:44 AM

The cluster is known as the "Northern Clump" and is located about 690 million light years from Earth. Astronomers are calling it an "intergalactic highway."

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