UK Research News

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.

Report Shows Success of Substance Abuse Treatment Locator Website

Mar 18, 2019, 8:19 AM

Preliminary data shows that the Find Help Now Kentucky website, a near real-time treatment locator for substance use disorders, has had 70,000 individuals seeking help from the site since February 2018.

'Behind the Blue': Everything is Science

Mar 1, 2019, 1:40 PM

UK and featured guest speakers from around the region are gathering once again to take a weeklong look at practical science in casual settings during this year’s Everything is Science (EiS) Festival: Opposites Attract.

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Opposites Attract at UK’s Everything is Science Festival

Feb 21, 2019, 10:40 AM

Join the University of Kentucky and featured guest speakers from around the region for this year’s Everything is Science (EiS) Festival: Opposites Attract.

$2.3 million NIH Grant Aims to Help Improve Diversity in Science and Health Care

Feb 19, 2019, 8:46 AM

Through a recent five-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Don Frazier and Brett Spear will partner with faculty from qualified minority-serving institutions across the U.S. and Puerto Rico to help improve diversity in science and health care.

Kentucky Geological Survey to Host Open House at Rock and Sample Facility

Feb 8, 2019, 8:36 AM

Academic, industry and government researchers are encouraged to learn more about KGS' core collection at an open house Friday, Feb. 15.

UK Linguists Awarded NEH Grant for Video Game Concept

Dec 19, 2018, 9:30 AM

Most recently, the Byrd's have developed a plan to educate others about the roots of these historic languages through the use of modern technology. With the help of Professor George Landon, the head of the Eastern Kentucky University Gaming Institute, along with a whole host of scholars from around the globe — together, they are creating The Anatolian Trail: An Indo-European Adventure, a video game designed to transport players back in time to the age of the Proto-Indo-Europeans.

'Behind the Blue': UK’s Don Frazier Stays Forever Young Through Science Outreach, Research

Dec 4, 2018, 8:55 AM

Dr. Frazier is still involved with the UK Science Outreach Center, which he began and which is now named in his honor.

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New NCI Grant Expands Markey’s Successful Oncology Training Program to High Schoolers

Nov 26, 2018, 8:51 AM

After successfully launching an oncology training program for Appalachian undergrads in 2016, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is expanding the program to include high school students.

Connecting Kentucky Families: New Initiative Offers Virtual Support for Adoptive/Foster Parents

Sep 11, 2018, 8:42 AM

Undoubtedly, being a foster/adoptive parent can be demanding. Research indicates that caregivers often struggle to find support, especially in rural communities. On top of that, the number of children entering foster care in the Commonwealth continues to increase.

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