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UK-led health research group opens East Palestine office

Feb 4, 2026, 7:16 AM

On Feb. 2, federal scientists, academic researchers and community leaders officially opened the East Palestine Train Derailment Health Research Program Office.

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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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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.”

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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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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. 

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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’s Swanson to serve on NIEHS review committee, contribute to US biomedical research

Jun 28, 2024, 6:50 AM

Hollie Swanson will be serving as a member of the National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Review Committee.

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Mayor proclaims April as John P. Wyatt, M.D., Environment and Health Awareness Month

Apr 5, 2024, 7:21 AM

The Wyatt symposium honors the legacy of Dr. John P. Wyatt and his pioneering environmental clinical research on air pollution and lung pathology.

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UK faculty, community partners present at NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Network Meeting

Mar 13, 2024, 7:08 AM

Faculty members presented at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Network Meeting in Durham, N.C. last month.

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UK's East Palestine Health Tracking Study receives NIEHS award to expand ongoing research

Feb 21, 2024, 7:20 AM

As announced by the White House on Feb. 16, the study, under the leadership of Erin Haynes, Dr.P.H., received new funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

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