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Funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the goal of this clinical observational study is to determine cellular processes of the underlying failure to recover muscle and physical function in survivors of critical illness after an ICU stay.

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky is working to better understand the impact of opioid use disorder on mothers and babies.

UK and its partners are one of 60 programs awarded “Build to Scale” grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce. In total, $53 million will fund programs that support entrepreneurs, catalyze innovation and fuel economic growth.

Researcher Yang Xiao, Ph.D., and his team are tackling a long-standing privacy challenge faced by many people who use cell phones — mobile tracking and automatic voice calls, commonly known as robocalls.

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research recently announced the 15 undergraduate winners of the 59th annual Oswald Research and Creativity awards.

Juan Trigos was awarded with the 2024 Azrieli Commission for International Music. Trigos, in his first year at UK School of Music, is a composer, conductor and assistant professor of music theory and composition.

Researchers at UK and Vanderbilt received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the use of wearable technology for better patient recovery from shinbone fractures and repair surgeries.

The grant, in collaboration with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, provides opportunities to strengthen ongoing efforts to combat Kentucky’s drug overdose crisis and reduce overdose-related harms.

Two recent studies led by UK Markey Cancer Center researcher Nathan Vanderford, Ph.D., provide insight on the connection between education levels and cancer rates in Appalachian Kentucky.

A new study co-authored by David Hardesty, the Carol Martin Gatton Endowed Chair of Marketing in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, examines factors that lead to forgoing honesty when making returns.