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Wright is the 2021 recipient of its Duke University's Distinguished Alumni Award, given annually to a graduate of a Duke Ph.D. program in recognition of their service to their fields of endeavor, to Duke, and to society in genera

The annual event offers attendees an opportunity to learn about the innovative work of faculty, alumni and community startups. Keynote speakers Elaine and Myron Jacobson will receive the Lee T. Todd Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship. The co-founders of Niadyne Pharma have worked as a research team for nearly 50 years.

The UK Department of Linguistics has been selected as the new home for the Linguistic Atlas Project, the largest survey of American dialects in the country. The materials are in the process of being transferred from the University of Georgia. With the help of UK Libraries they will be made widely available to the UK community and beyond, making the project a centerpiece for future engagement and outreach efforts.

A number of UK experts will be presenting their work in the field of opioid use disorder research, treatment and prevention this week at the 2021 Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, held virtually this year due to the ongoing pandemic.

In an effort to have a positive impact on his community, one University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information alumnus has helped start a scholarship foundation for underprivileged Black scholars.

Dr. Jay Avasarala, director of UK HealthCare’s Multiple Sclerosis Center within the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, says enrollment of people of color in pivotal trials for multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis spectrum disorder (NMOSD) continues to be dismal.

“Asian Hate and COVID-19: A Year of Two Pandemics,” will take place from noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, on Zoom. This event will feature a panel of UK faculty, staff and students who will discuss how to support the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the midst of the current crisis.

More than 1,500 people completed brief surveys designed to understand how Kentuckians are responding to the pandemic, with new findings revealing changes in COVID-19 prevention behaviors and attitudes about vaccination.

From stories of volunteers evacuated from their host countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to accounts from some of the first groups to volunteer with the agency, the Nunn Center has helped Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) collect and preserve interviews with former volunteers.

The UK vaccination clinic has marked a monumental milestone in the fight against the virus — administering 180,000+ COVID-19 vaccines to citizens across the Commonwealth, including front-line health care workers, first responders, teachers, school personnel and people over age 70. Members of the entire UK community have joined forces to help the community meet this unprecedented challenge.