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UK Martin School’s Darolia Appointed to Advise Committee on Federal Higher Education Regulations

The U.S. Department of Education has appointed Rajeev Darolia to serve as policy analysis advisor for a new rule-making committee tasked with reforming federal student loan regulation.

Visiting Writers Series Returns With Notable Authors, Film Director

The Visiting Writers Series (VWS), hosted by the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky, kicks off Oct. 13 with Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott.

Study Suggests Personalized Medicine May be the Future of Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

A recently released paper from the Department of Physiology and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) suggests that genetics can influence response to Alzheimer’s disease pathology.

UK Researcher’s New Project Aims to Help Preschool Teachers Get Quick Instruction Feedback

College of Education researcher Collin Shepley has received a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to develop online training for preschool teachers serving children with and without disabilities. 

UK Libraries Welcomes Princeton Scholar Ruha Benjamin for Fall Lecture

“Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code.” will take place 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, in the UK Gatton Student Center. This event is free and open to the public.

UK Studies: Opioid Overdose Deaths Increase Among Black Individuals

Opioid overdose death rates increased by 40% among non-Hispanic Black individuals between 2018 and 2019, according to study results published in the American Journal of Public Health this September.

UK Study Highlights the Importance of Signaling Molecule in Obesity

Recent work from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine published in Cell Press discusses an essential signaling pathway that causes metabolic dysfunction including insulin resistance and obesity.

Markey Study Shows Nutrient-Regulated Hormone Alters Stem Cell Function

A new study from the lab of Markey Cancer Director Mark Evers, M.D., demonstrates the critical role of the hormone neurotensin in cell proliferation and stem cell function in the small intestine.

Dr. Ellen Hahn Receives the Faye Glenn Abdellah Leadership Award in Nursing Research

Dr. Ellen Hahn was recently awarded the 2021 Faye Glenn Abdellah Leadership Award from the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research for her landmark research efforts to promote lung health and healthy environments.

UK Research Identifies Gene Linked to Evolution of Limb Development

University of Kentucky College of Medicine researchers were part of a recently published study giving insight into how limb development evolved in vertebrates.

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