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UK Study: Amphetamines Don't Improve Motor Recovery After Stroke

Aug 28, 2018, 9:18 AM

A pilot clinical trial exploring the benefit of d-amphetamine combined with physical therapy for stroke patients found no evidence that the regimen improved post-stroke motor recovery.

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Horse Farm Sees Success from Pasture Renovations

Aug 27, 2018, 9:15 AM

Thanks to work being done at UK, pastures at an area horse farm are becoming healthier and so are their mares and foals.

Engineering Students Hit the Streets in NYC; Develop App to Benefit Homeless Outreach

Aug 27, 2018, 9:06 AM

A group of UK students is proving their impact can reach well beyond the Commonwealth. Together, they are using their knowledge of computer science to help some of the most vulnerable members of the largest city in the United States.

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Mark Williams: Improving Hospital Discharge and Targeting Social Needs for Better Health

Aug 23, 2018, 9:49 AM

Mark Williams talks about hospitalists, hospital readmission research and care-ky.org, a new site to address social needs.

Tiffany Barnes Receives Emerging Scholar Award

Aug 23, 2018, 9:46 AM

Tiffany Barnes, associate professor in the Department of Political Science in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected to receive the Emerging Scholar Award from the American Political Science Association’s Legislative Studies Section.

Wildcat Voices Project Aims to Capture Linguistic Diversity on Campus

Aug 23, 2018, 9:40 AM

A fascinating project, initiated by Jennifer Cramer and Kevin McGowan, professors in the Department of Linguistics, aims to capture the various voices of UK. The venture, dubbed Wildcat Voices, started nearly two years ago and continues to gain interest.

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Can Peach Pits, Walnut Shells Power Your Cell Phone?

Aug 22, 2018, 9:19 AM

University of Kentucky researchers are working to determine how certain plant materials may help in the development of better batteries.

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Research to Identify Racehorses at Risk for Major Injury

Aug 21, 2018, 8:22 AM

UK's Gluck Equine Research Center has received a grant from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to study catastrophic injury in racehorses.

Li, CHSR Receive $1 Million Grant for Study on Difficulties in Diagnosing Syncope

Aug 20, 2018, 9:18 AM

Dr. Jing Li, associate director of the UK Center for Health Services Research, has received a $1 million grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for a study which aims to address difficulties and inefficiencies in the diagnosis and approach to syncope, a temporary loss of consciousness.

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UK Animal Scientists Bring Home Multiple Honors

Aug 17, 2018, 9:53 AM

Faculty and students from UK's Department of Animal and Food Sciences receive significant national honors.

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