Upon approval from the Board of Trustees, Ana Franco-Watkins will join UK on July 1, 2022. Franco-Watkins currently serves as interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University.
Linda Dwoskin, Ph.D., senior associate vice president for research and UK College of Pharmacy professor, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Innovator Award bestowed by the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD).
UK College of Medicine researcher Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to developing a better understanding of how the immune system works, paving the way for improving how people respond to vaccines and infections.
Researchers at the Gluck Equine Research Center recently began a large study to validate previous research suggesting it is possible to detect specific biomarkers indicating an injury before it becomes career- or life-ending for a horse.
The populations Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D., seeks to help are often difficult to reach. One of her latest projects requires asking Black Americans who use opioids to talk about their lives.
Every other year, the special humanities-oriented seminar selects 10 or fewer students for a spot in this 300-level seminar (HMN 300) that includes an immersive travel experience.
The report, released every five years, combines data and community perspectives that illustrate how social determinants of health, behaviors and biology intersect.
Matt Hoch from the College of Health Sciences leads a team studying how to prevent musculoskeletal injuries, involving bones, muscles, ligaments, nerves or tendons, and improve warfighter performance in female Marines.
Merlin Lindemann, Ph.D., professor of swine nutrition and management in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Department of Animal and Food Sciences, has been recognized as 2022-23 University Research Professor.
Nearly three decades after first discovering the tumor-suppressing Par-4 “super gene” that has been shown to kill cancer cells, a team of researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is now learning about its role in preventing obesity.
