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Faculty and staff with the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment are collaborating with many community leaders in Martin County to improve the county’s built environment infrastructure, increase food accessibility and encourage healthier eating and shopping.

Dr. Jennifer Smith's work highlights a specific gene that makes certain compounds taste bitter, making it more difficult for some people at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) to add heart-healthy veggies to their diet.

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are studying noninvasive ways to improve detection methods for the codling moth in apples.

UK, together with two other major universities, is part of a major National Science Foundation research grant aimed at using biomechanics to substantially bolster grain production.

UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health has released the full agenda for the fourth annual Appalachian Research Day, "Come Sit on the Porch." The event shares results of health research conducted with communities in Appalachia and will be held Wednesday, April 18 at the First Federal Center in Hazard.

The third annual International Society of Neurogastronomy Symposium brought together experts from the worlds of food and neuroscience to explore what we eat and why.

Heather Hyden's thesis on cooperative food buying is attracting lots of positive attention.

Research done by Gatton College faculty member Jim Ziliak on food insecurity among older Americans is gaining national attention. The study found that rates for food insecurity have remained virtually unchanged since the Great Recession, especially for people over 60.

Alison Gustafson has always been interested in people, what they eat, and why they make the choices they do when it comes to food.

Ziliak is making research-based policy recommendations to improve SNAP, to better serve children and seniors.