UK Research News

Zhonglin Hao stands near a stairway while wearing a white lab coat

Markey Cancer Center treats 1st patient in US with new lung cancer therapy

Jan 15, 2026, 7:37 AM

UK Markey Cancer Center is the first site in the country to open a clinical trial for ZG006, an experimental drug that works by connecting disease-fighting T cells to cancer cells.

several people stand in a wooded area near the edge of a sinkhole

KGS 2026 summer internship opportunity, application open

Jan 15, 2026, 7:32 AM

The Kentucky Geological Survey is accepting applications for the 2026 Paul Edwin Potter Internship Program, a paid summer research opportunity for students interested in geology, geoscience and related fields.

Kelley Renner, Ashley Samson and Michaela Keener standing outdoors above a grass racing track

SMRI professor travels to Hong Kong to present on jockey health, performance

Jan 14, 2026, 10:45 AM

December trip to Hong Kong by UK researchers highlights global collaboration on athlete safety and rehabilitation.

CCTS calls for abstracts and mentor award nominations for 2026 Spring Conference

Jan 14, 2026, 6:59 AM

The UK CCTS will hold its 21st annual Spring Conference on March 31, 2026. Abstract submissions and nominations for mentor awards are now open.

Kentucky Forest Health Conference returns to Lexington Feb. 17

Jan 13, 2026, 7:10 AM

Foresters, woodland owners and land managers meet to learn what forestry researchers, field specialists are seeing across the state.

Abdallah Sher in a beekeeper's suit, with a beehive in the background

Call for proposals: Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship

Jan 12, 2026, 7:57 AM

The UK Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting proposals for the 2026 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship.

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UK Gaines Center opens applications for 2026-27 Humanities Cooperatives

Jan 12, 2026, 7:52 AM

The Gaines Humanities Cooperatives foster collaboration across departments and colleges by providing funding, space and institutional support to groups coalescing around shared interests and goals.

Daniel Wermelin standing next to an emergency opioid rescue box on a wall

The pharmacist who put rescue in reach

Jan 12, 2026, 7:35 AM

Daniel Wermeling, inventor of naloxone nasal spray, has changed the way opioid overdose cases are managed.

students and researchers stand outside near a creek

Perry County students join UK water monitoring research team

Jan 9, 2026, 7:18 AM

UK researchers — along with collaborators from across the USA — gathered at Buckhorn School in Perry County last month to work with high school students on a water-testing device developed at UK.

Dr. Chorong Oh and Emily Jones standing in front of a research poster

RHB Student Presents Dementia Research in Hawaii

Jan 9, 2026, 7:12 AM

Emily Jones, a student in the Rehabilitation and Health Sciences PhD Program in the College of Health Sciences, recently presented a research poster at the Sixth Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the Acoustical Society of Japan in Honolulu.

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