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'Behind the Blue': Lisa Cassis Discusses Priority Areas for UK Research Efforts

Oct 13, 2020, 8:22 AM

Totaling more than $429 million, the University of Kentucky saw a record-breaking year of research funding for the 2019-20 academic year, a 3% increase from the previous year. UK also continues to climb in national research rankings.

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College of Nursing Researcher Partners with Churches to Address COVID-19, Health Disparities

Sep 9, 2020, 8:31 AM

Recent studies have shed light on an area’s socioeconomic status being one of the most impactful social determinants of health in both urban and rural communities throughout Kentucky.

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'Behind the Blue': Rebecca Dutch on UK’s Efforts to Treat, Understand and Eradicate COVID-19

Apr 7, 2020, 8:34 AM

The COVID-19 Unified Research Experts (CURE) Alliance team, a new workgroup within UK’s College of Medicine, is bringing together UK experts from across the campus to focus on advising COVID-19 patient care and clinical trials based on emerging research and potential treatment options.

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'Behind the Blue': UK Sports Medicine Research Institute’s Equestrian Athlete Initiative

Apr 7, 2020, 8:22 AM

On this week’s edition of the “Behind the Blue” podcast, Carl Nathe of UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications talks with Nick Heebner and Kimberly Tumlin about a new research effort, the Equestrian Athlete Initiative.

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Free Radical Discovery a Hallmark of Allan Butterfield’s 45-Year Research Career

Apr 2, 2020, 8:53 AM

When you look back at a 45-year career, there are a multitude of moments that stand out. For Allan Butterfield, Professor of Biological Chemistry in the UK College of Arts & Sciences, his signature discovery grew from just such a Eureka moment on the sidewalk on campus. 

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'Behind the Blue': Everything is Science Takes Discovery to New Locations

Feb 10, 2020, 8:50 AM

Everything is Science is a weeklong festival featuring experts from Lexington and beyond, who will give presentations, demonstrations and conversation in laid-back spaces.

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'Behind the Blue': University of Kentucky Researcher Leads $3 Million Addiction Treatment Study

Jan 24, 2020, 8:31 AM

UK received $3 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on General Medical Sciences to fund new opioid-related research in the criminal justice system.

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'Behind the Blue': UK Researcher Jennifer Havens Works to Develop Treatment for Hepatitis C

Nov 22, 2019, 8:20 AM

In this edition of the Behind the Blue Podcast, Carl Nathe talks with Jennifer Havens about a project to combat Hepatitis C.

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Training Kentucky Students in Cancer Research to Impact Communities

Oct 25, 2019, 8:15 AM

The ACTION program offers undergraduates and high schoolers the opportunity to gain cancer research, clinical, outreach and educational experiences in an effort to enrich their interest in a cancer-focused career.

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'Behind the Blue': April Young Works With Eastern Kentucky Communities to Find Answers to Opioid Epidemic

Oct 24, 2019, 8:26 AM

With more than $5.5 million in funding, the research team in CARE2HOPE is working in counties across Kentucky to find answers to the opioid epidemic.

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