UK Research News

Pediatric Cancer Research Funding Critical to Save Lives

May 23, 2022, 7:13 AM

Childhood cancer rates in Kentucky appear to be higher than the national rates for several cancer types. The UK Markey Cancer Center provides leading care to children in Kentucky, identifying new mechanisms causing these cancers and developing new treatment modalities.

People Behind Our Research: Ilhem Messaoudi Decoding the Mysteries of the Immune System

May 18, 2022, 7:24 AM

UK College of Medicine researcher Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to developing a better understanding of how the immune system works, paving the way for improving how people respond to vaccines and infections.

RETAIN Expands to Help More Kentucky Employees Stay in the Workforce

May 10, 2022, 7:42 AM

The Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Kentucky Program works with employees, employers and health care providers to address issues that can keep people from returning to work after injury or illness.

Novel Funding Model Provides CAER Researchers Support to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Mar 21, 2022, 6:52 AM

Researchers at the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) recently received funding from OUR&D seeking to supplement current research on sustainable aviation fuel.

Damaged Lungs Breathe Life into UK COVID Research

Mar 11, 2022, 7:30 AM

Through the College of Medicine’s Alliance Program, UK formed the Kentucky Research Alliance for Lung Disease (K-RALD). Jamie Sturgill shares how K-RALD has created a biobank allowing researchers to ask and answer critical research questions.

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UK Makes History With Successful Space Capsule Experiment

Mar 4, 2022, 7:15 AM

The Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE) successfully gathered heat shield data with capsules built by College of Engineering students and faculty, with funding from NASA and the NASA Kentucky Space Grant Consortium and EPSCoR Programs.

UK Honors 2022 Great Teacher Award Winners

Feb 24, 2022, 7:26 AM

Six University of Kentucky educators have been named 2022 Great Teachers by the University of Kentucky Alumni Association.

Nancy Schoenberg: Listening to Communities to Create Equitable Solutions

Feb 1, 2022, 7:08 AM

The best solutions begin by listening to the people whose problems you’re trying to solve. That community-based focus has been a guiding value of Nancy Schoenberg's 25 years at UK.

UK Program Improving the Lives of Children With Disabilities

Jan 26, 2022, 7:06 AM

A new University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) program is equipping health and education professionals with the specialized skills and knowledge needed to effectively care for children with developmental disabilities.

UK Experts Answer Latest Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines, Omicron

Jan 20, 2022, 8:15 AM

Rebecca Dutch, Ph.D., and Vince Venditto, Ph.D., provide the most up-to-date information regarding COVID-19, vaccines and booster shots to address concerns within the campus community.

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