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Working with the UK Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a group led by Kevin Pearson in UK's Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences was able to identify a potential cellular mechanism that connects a mother's smoking while pregnant with an increased risk of offspring obesity later in life.

Providing the very latest in equine research information is the goal of a two-day event being hosted by UK Ag Equine Programs on Jan. 25-26.

Renbin Yan, an associate professor of physics and astronomy in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, is the principal investigator of the MaNGA Stellar Library project — the biggest and most inclusive star library ever made.

In an editorial published in CNS Spectrums, UK Neurologist Jay Avasarala, MD, PhD, takes the research community to task for its lack of minority representation in Phase III clinical trials for drugs to treat Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Xiaobo “Max” Dong, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at UK, has been awarded the American Membrane Technology Association Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement.

We often talk about the importance of partnership at the University of Kentucky. More than ever before, with fierce determination and unwavering compassion, we are collaborating with those who share our vision for a brighter Kentucky future.

The paper, which published this summer in Journal of Geophysical Research, was featured in Scientific American this week.

Christopher Crawford, associate professor of physics & astronomy in the College of Arts & Sciences, along with many of his current & former students, are contributing co-authors on a groundbreaking experiment recently featured as the Editor’s Choice in Physical Review Letters.

A UK researcher is teaming with scientists around the world to improve plant breeding and weed management.

Most recently, the Byrd's have developed a plan to educate others about the roots of these historic languages through the use of modern technology. With the help of Professor George Landon, the head of the Eastern Kentucky University Gaming Institute, along with a whole host of scholars from around the globe — together, they are creating The Anatolian Trail: An Indo-European Adventure, a video game designed to transport players back in time to the age of the Proto-Indo-Europeans.