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UK, Kentucky Awarded $87 Million to Lead Effort in Combating Nation's Opioid Epidemic

Apr 18, 2019, 1:26 PM

The four-year, more than $87 million study has an ambitious but profoundly important goal: reducing opioid overdose deaths by 40 percent in 16 counties that represent more than a third of Kentucky’s population.

One Day for UK

Apr 17, 2019, 9:46 AM

The University of Kentucky is a place defined by its people. This Wednesday, April 17, our community will band together during our first “One Day for UK,” a 24-hour day of giving. As part of the campaign, UK Research is raising money for the Healthy Kentucky Research Building Fund.

'Behind the Blue': Sharon Walsh Discusses Kentucky's Opioid Epidemic

Oct 26, 2018, 9:40 AM

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," Sharon Walsh, director of UK's Center on Drug and Alcohol Research (CDAR) and a distinguished professor in the UK College of Medicine, discusses the challenge Kentucky faces in battling the opioid epidemic.

Research Facility Shows What Kentucky Can Do

Sep 21, 2018, 1:24 PM

A research facility expressly devoted to addressing and eradicating the state’s most significant health disparities was opened September 21st by the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, President Eli Capilouto and many of the Commonwealth’s leading policymakers.

Behind the Blue: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic with Dr. Laura Fanucchi

Apr 2, 2018, 11:00 AM

Dr. Laura Fanucchi works with patients who have substance use disorders to help them on their path to recovery.

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