UK Research News

A&S Professor Earns Archive Award for Telling Stories of Kentucky Minorities

Sep 17, 2020, 8:36 AM

The award recognizes her work on the Jewish Kentucky Oral History Project and the building of Jewish Kentucky-related holdings within the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.

CEDIK Celebrates a Decade of Helping Rural Communities Thrive

Sep 15, 2020, 9:08 AM

“CEDIK exemplifies the continuing relevance of our land-grant mission,” said Barry Barnett, chair of the UK Department of Agricultural Economics. “They connect with rural communities to address local challenges using research-based knowledge.”

UK Appalachian Center, Cooperative Extension Provide ‘Eastern Kentucky: By the Numbers’ Public Data Sets

Sep 15, 2020, 8:55 AM

The UK Appalachian Center has a new resource available for students, faculty and community members seeking information on populations in Eastern Kentucky’s 54 counties.

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For A Veteran Telemedicine Doctor, Pandemic Confirms Need to Improve Systems of Care

Aug 20, 2020, 8:41 AM

"When I came to the U.S. and was confronted with the health care system here, I wasn’t comfortable practicing medicine without doing something to serve people who don’t have proper access to care because they’re uninsured or far from services."

UK Researchers Highlight Issues with Buprenorphine Dispensing in New England Journal of Medicine

Aug 20, 2020, 8:34 AM

The team suggests a number of changes to help rebuild trust and reduce stigma for opioid use disorder in rural communities; they also suggest that wholesalers change algorithms to track buprenorphine separately from other opioids.

Registration, Calls for Poster Abstracts Now Open for Annual CERH Appalachian Research Day

Aug 19, 2020, 8:56 AM

ARD is an annual event hosted by the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CEHR) to share results of health research conducted with communities in Appalachia.

UK Pilot Study Finds High Levels of Contaminants in Martin County Drinking Water Samples

Jul 31, 2020, 10:20 AM

Nearly all Martin County survey respondents reported problems with their drinking water including odor, appearance, taste and pressure. The UK researchers found 47% of the samples had at least one contaminant that exceeded U.S. EPA regulatory guidelines.

Outreach Shows Progress, Promise in Fighting Oral Cancer Despite COVID-19

Jul 29, 2020, 8:26 AM

Kentucky has one of the nation's highest incidences of oral cancer, according to the National Institutes of Health, and the prevalence of oral cancer in the targeted counties is as much as 54% higher than the state average.

UK Center for Health Equity Transformation Awards 3 Pilot Research Grants

Jul 1, 2020, 8:23 AM

“The significance of addressing health and other inequities has never been greater,” said Nancy Schoenberg, CHET director. “While we received numerous rigorous proposals, these projects stood out for their capacity to employ stellar research approaches to make impactful change."

UK HEALing Communities Strategy Fast-Tracked Due to COVID-19

May 14, 2020, 8:45 AM

The ambitious study is organized into six phases, beginning with the basic preparations and leading into actual implementation and monitoring of various evidence-based strategies to reduce opioid deaths.

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