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UK-led Project Fosters Stronger, Connected Local Food Systems

Oct 12, 2021, 7:25 AM

UK researchers studied pandemic-related impacts to food systems including changes in consumer purchasing behaviors, pandemic responses of different food system sectors, innovations and agency support.

UK to Enroll Additional Children in Moderna Vaccine Trial

Oct 11, 2021, 7:09 AM

The University of Kentucky is a site for KidCOVE, a national trial by Moderna to test the safety and effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children. The vaccine may protect young children 6 months to those under 12 years of age if they come into contact with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Study Finds Americans Value More Options When it Comes to COVID-19 Testing

Sep 3, 2021, 8:02 AM

Researchers found that most Americans were willing to take a COVID-19 test and valued having options when it came to how, when and where they were tested.

‘Truly Remarkable’: Center for Muscle Biology Lives Up to Challenge During COVID-19

Aug 31, 2021, 7:36 AM

In January 2021, the Center for Muscle Biology (CMB) officially transferred from the UK College of Medicine to become a part of the UK College of Health Sciences.

UK HealthCare to Offer 3rd-Dose Booster Vaccine to Immunocompromised Individuals

Aug 20, 2021, 8:20 AM

Immunocompromised individuals who have previously received two doses of either the Pfizer or the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are eligible to request a third dose.

UK Selected as Site for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Study

Aug 11, 2021, 11:14 AM

The University of Kentucky has been selected as a site for a trial to assess dose levels of a Johnson & Johnson booster shot.

UK Alumnus on COVID-19 Frontlines in Liberia

Aug 6, 2021, 7:13 AM

University of Kentucky alumnus Mosoka Fallah, Ph.D., is on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Liberia.

Appalachian Community Health Days to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts in 32-County Region

Aug 3, 2021, 4:27 PM

The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) and a network of community partners are joining forces to intensify efforts to increase vaccination rates in a 32-county region of Appalachia Kentucky and neighboring counties in West Virginia.

University Press of Kentucky Publishes Updated Edition of ‘Contemporary Public Health,’ Featuring COVID-19 and Opioid Epidemic Additions

Jul 29, 2021, 8:07 AM

The book is edited by UK faculty members Dr. James W. Holsinger Jr. and Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfield.

UK College of Education's 'What School Could Be Academy' Helps Schools Leverage Pandemic Changes

Jul 28, 2021, 7:15 AM

A University of Kentucky team is linking with a nationally-known education innovator to move beyond what school was before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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