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UK CAER Receives International Grant for CO2 Capture Research

Sep 6, 2017, 8:41 AM

The UK Center for Applied Energy Research will use the $300,000 grant from the Shanxi Science and Technology Department to scale-up its hybrid technology for post-combustion CO2 capture in a coal-fired power plant.

Fulbright Grant Enables Takenaka to Write About Japanese 'Mothers Against War'

Sep 1, 2017, 8:37 AM

UK Associate Professor of History Akiko Takenaka has been award a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to research and write her next book about the post-World War II activism for peace initiated by the women of Japan.

UK College of Pharmacy Receives $5 Million for Malaria Research Collaboration

Aug 29, 2017, 9:09 AM

~$5 million in additional funding from the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT) has been awarded to the lab of Dean Kip Guy at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, in partnership with Eisai Pharmaceuticals and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), for ongoing malaria research.

UK Researchers Take Community Approach in Battling Opioid Epidemic in Eastern Kentucky

Aug 28, 2017, 8:25 AM

With a $1.16 million grant from five federal agencies, UK researcher Dr. April Young will work with public health organizations and universities across the country to combat the opioid epidemic in 12 Eastern Kentucky counties.

5 UK Undergrads Selected for NSF Summer Research Programs

Aug 25, 2017, 9:33 AM

Five of the university's undergraduate students pursued research in their fields of study this summer with funding from the National Science Foundation-Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.

Honaker Awarded $6 Million from Department of Energy for Rare Earth Element Recovery Pilot Plant

Aug 24, 2017, 8:59 AM

Rick Honaker, Professor of Mining Engineering, was awarded $6 Million by the Department of Energy to move on to a second phase of research in an effort to recover rare earth elements from coal and coal byproducts.

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$3.3 Million Grant Goes to Segerstrom to Study Brain Health

Aug 23, 2017, 8:35 AM

A team of researchers, led by Professor Suzanne Segerstrom, extends its psychological and immunological health research to include brain health, supported by a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging.

Guillou Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

Aug 21, 2017, 8:48 AM

Assistant Professor Bert Guillou in the Department of Mathematics has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant for his research in homotopy theory. The grant is just shy of $140,000 and will be spread over three years.

Yinan Wei Receives National Science Foundation Award

Aug 18, 2017, 8:35 AM

Yinan Wei, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky, has received an award to study membrane protein oligomerizations in bilayers. The project also integrates an outreach program for girls aged 12-18 at the Hope Hill Youth Service, introducing science and science careers.

Graham Receives $750,000 CAREER Award

Aug 17, 2017, 8:47 AM

Kenneth Graham, assistant professor of chemistry, has received a $750,000 CAREER Award from the Department of Energy. This award supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research programs in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science.

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