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UK-CARES’ State of the Science highlights awardees, launches 2026 pilot funding

Jan 28, 2026, 7:35 AM

The UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) celebrated environmental health research at its State of the Science annual meeting.

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Perry County students join UK water monitoring research team

Jan 9, 2026, 7:18 AM

UK researchers — along with collaborators from across the USA — gathered at Buckhorn School in Perry County last month to work with high school students on a water-testing device developed at UK.

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UK hosts researchers, community members for national environmental health sciences meeting

Nov 5, 2025, 7:59 AM

The University of Kentucky hosted the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and its Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) for the EHSCC annual meeting Oct. 27-30. This was Lexington’s first time hosting that event.The meeting’s theme was “Celebrating Environmental Health Science: Over 60 Years of Science, 25 Years of Community Engagement, and 10 Years of Disaster Response Research.”

Sharing Work on Appalachian in Progress

UK’s SWAP series highlights research shaping Appalachia’s future

Oct 29, 2025, 7:24 AM

This year’s Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress series will once again highlight the research and creative scholarship of students and faculty, featuring presentations running from Fall 2025 through Spring ’26.

Seth Thompson presenting a poster at the 2025 Sustainability Showcase

2025 Sustainability Showcase celebrates campus changemakers

Oct 22, 2025, 7:54 AM

The annual Sustainability Showcase was a celebration of the incredible sustainability work happening across the University of Kentucky campus from research and student initiatives to operations and community engagement.

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UK to lead federal research effort on East Palestine health impacts

Oct 1, 2025, 7:27 AM

UK scientists received $1.8 million through the NIH East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment Health Research Program to conduct critical research into the long-term health effects of the 2023 disaster.

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2025 Wyatt Symposium to focus on moving research to policy

Apr 8, 2025, 8:39 AM

The event on April 22 will bring together universities and agencies from across the state to honor achievements in environmental public health and the impact for Kentucky. 

UK-CARES Cetewayo Rashid with UK Graduate student Krystal Sewell and Postdoc Kelly Oriakhi

UK-CARES Attends the 64th Annual Society of Toxicology (SOT) Meeting & ToxExpo

Apr 1, 2025, 3:11 PM

UK-CARES was well represented at the 64th Annual Society of Toxicology (SOT) Meeting & ToxExpo

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UK scientists reveal new insights into Kentucky’s water quality challenges

Mar 25, 2025, 10:24 AM

A new study has offered the most in-depth look at what’s flowing through Kentucky’s streams and rivers, and how these waterways can be safeguarded.

RPLP students Alex Willett, left, and Bradley Firchow

Student-run CATS Clinic in Morehead provides accessible care for rural communities

Mar 10, 2025, 7:00 AM

Students in the UK College of Medicine’s Rural Physician Leadership Program in Morehead have launched a student-run mobile health clinic called the Caring for Appalachians Through Service (CATS) Clinic.

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