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UK HDI Awarded University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Grant

Nov 12, 2019, 8:20 AM

The ACL has awarded the UC Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities grant to eight national partners, including the UK Human Development Institute, to establish a Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities.

Grant to Help UK Extension Expand Opioid Prevention and Recovery Efforts

Nov 12, 2019, 8:12 AM

The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service recently received more than $1 million to help further the organization’s statewide educational efforts in opioid prevention and recovery.

New $5.7 Million Grant Aims to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening, Follow-Up Care in Appalachia

Oct 29, 2019, 8:16 AM

This new study will involve public health partners throughout Appalachia, a geographically unique and underserved area that spans 54 counties in Kentucky and 32 counties in Ohio.

UK Launches New Website for HEALing Communities Study Updates

Jul 29, 2019, 8:27 AM

The University of Kentucky has launched a new website for information, news-related updates and excerpts regarding their recently awarded $87 million HEALing Communities Study cooperative agreement.

New Clinic Will Serve People with Substance Use Disorders

Jul 23, 2019, 8:22 AM

Few regions have been hit harder by the drug epidemic than Kentucky and need increased access to evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders. The University of Kentucky Department of Psychiatry saw that need and developed a new clinic to better support patients.

$3.2 Million Grant Helps Families Access Diagnostic Hearing Tests for Infants

Jul 12, 2019, 8:52 AM

For families of newborns who need follow-up diagnostic hearing testing, accessing those tests can be challenging. A new project, CHHIRP, aims to improve the process by pairing families with patient navigators who have been through the experience themselves.

UK HealthCare Awarded National Top Quality Honor for Safer Opioid Practices

Jun 21, 2019, 9:15 AM

America’s Essential Hospitals, a national trade association, has recognized UK HealthCare for its work to develop safer opioid usage practices within an academic health system.

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'Behind the Blue': Researchers Study Rural Ambulance Services, Health Care Access

Jun 20, 2019, 8:57 AM

In this week’s episode of Behind the Blue, we discuss the role communities can play in keeping rural hospitals open, the important piece of healthcare services provided by ambulances and emergency medical services and how economic development can impact health outcomes.

'Behind the Blue': UK’s Corey Baker Bridging Diversity Gap in Computer Science

Jun 12, 2019, 10:47 AM

On this week’s episode of “Behind the Blue,” UK Public Relations and Strategic Communication’s Carl Nathe talks with Baker about student recruitment and about his teaching, research and service.

Markey, LLS Host Eighth Annual “Meet the Researchers” Day

May 21, 2019, 10:25 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently hosted their eighth annual “Meet the Researchers” Day. This event is a field trip given as a prize to two schools in the region who successfully raised more than $1,000 for the LLS’s Pennies for Patients campaign.

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