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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 Study Highlights the Importance of Signaling Molecule in Obesity

Oct 6, 2021, 7:36 AM

Recent work from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine published in Cell Press discusses an essential signaling pathway that causes metabolic dysfunction including insulin resistance and obesity.

UK and Arq Partner to Build a More Sustainable Future

Jun 23, 2021, 7:50 AM

A public-private research collaboration between the University of Kentucky Department of Horticulture and London-based Arq is working to create a sustainable future for Kentucky and the planet.

UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment to Lead Research, Outreach Efforts in Controlled Environment Systems

May 14, 2021, 8:01 AM

The effort will meld the expertise of scientists and educators from a variety of departments within the college and potentially across the university.

New Research Aims to Improve Health Among Rural Appalachians Through Personal Technology

Nov 9, 2020, 8:02 AM

The National Institutes of Health/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute recently awarded a five-year $3.8 million grant to the University of Kentucky to begin a new study aimed at improving diet and activity among rural Appalachian Kentuckians.

Nursing Researcher Awarded $2.5 Million to Address Health Issues in Rural Kentucky

Oct 9, 2020, 8:41 AM

Mudd-Martin is testing the effectiveness of two interventions aimed at encouraging healthy behaviors such as physical activity, healthy eating and smoking cessation for the populations of rural areas of Bourbon, Rowan, Nicholas and other nearby counties.

UK Researcher Named AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow

Aug 12, 2020, 8:24 AM

AAAS fellows serve yearlong assignments in the federal government. Larian will be placed at the Center for Nutrition in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau of Resilience and Food Security in Washington D.C.

UK Leads National Team Studying Pandemic’s Effect on Local Food Systems

Jun 11, 2020, 8:17 AM

The study seeks to answer how sectors of local and regional food systems are responding to COVID-19, what successful adaptations have been implemented, what obstacles the various arms of local food systems have encountered and the economic and value-chain impacts.

UK’s Superfund Research Center Connects with Community for a Healthier Kentucky

Mar 5, 2020, 9:50 AM

To fight the negative health effects of environmental toxins, reach for more fruits and vegetables – that’s the message UK-SRC’s Community Engagement Core is sharing with the local community.

A High-Fiber Diet May Counteract the Harmful Health Effects of Pollutants

Jan 30, 2020, 8:05 AM

UK research shows a high-fiber diet may reverse the adverse effects environmental toxins have on cardiovascular health.

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