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Isabel Escobar to Serve as Chellgren Chair, Director of the Chellgren Center

Jun 22, 2022, 6:59 AM

Isabel Escobar, Ph.D., has been appointed Chellgren Chair and Director of the Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence, effective July 1, 2022.

New Center Focuses on Building a Stronger Health Care Workforce for Kentucky

Jun 21, 2022, 7:15 AM

Jim Ballard will lead the newly formed Center for Interprofessional and Community Health Education (CICHE). This new center will represent the merger of two existing resources, the Center for Interprofessional Health Education and the Area Health Education Center.

Digital Access Project Partnership to Make Local Slave Records Visible, Accessible

Jun 21, 2022, 7:12 AM

More than 60,000 pages of Fayette County’s historical property records containing information about enslaved people from the late 1700s through 1865 will soon be available to the public online.

'Behind the Blue': Reflecting on Juneteenth With Dr. Anastasia Curwood

Jun 17, 2022, 6:53 AM

The director of the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies and African American and Africana Studies discusses the Juneteenth holiday, personal reflections on the day's significance, and the importance of observance of the holiday by the university.

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Honoring University Research Professor Alexandre Martin

Jun 16, 2022, 7:03 AM

Alexandre Martin, Ph.D., a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Kentucky, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors.

UK Grad Student, Postdoc to Present Research at American Astronomical Society Meeting

Jun 15, 2022, 7:30 AM

Results from two separate research studies, led by UK graduate and postdoctoral scholars, will be presented during the American Astronomical Society’s (AAS) semiannual meeting this week.

UK Study Identifies Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer’s Disease

Jun 15, 2022, 7:25 AM

A new UK College of Medicine study has identified potential targets to develop a therapy that could prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recognizes 13 UK Students, Alums

Jun 14, 2022, 7:18 AM

10 students and recent graduates have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. In addition, a UK doctoral student and two alumni received honorable mention recognition from the NSF.

Study Indicates High Prevalence of Recently Defined Non-Alzheimer’s Dementia

Jun 14, 2022, 7:11 AM

Research published from the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is providing the most definitive assessment yet of the prevalence of a form of dementia classified in 2019 and now known as LATE.

CARERC Gives UK Researchers Tools to Uncover Safety Concerns in the Workplace

Jun 14, 2022, 7:03 AM

The Central Appalachian Regional Education and Research Center (CARERC) at UK is one of 18 university-based occupational safety and health training programs sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

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