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UK Appalachian Center to Showcase Student Research on Appalachia

Feb 22, 2021, 9:11 AM

This series will feature presentations from graduate and undergraduate students covering topics ranging from poetry to cancer research to education to local foods.

Markey’s ACTION Program Develops Cancer Education Curriculum for Appalachian Schools

Feb 19, 2021, 9:30 AM

The curriculum includes information on cancer data and risk factors in the region, follows national and state science and health education standards, and is tailored to cultural aspects of Appalachian Kentucky.

Nina McCoy, left, and Ricki Draper, process water samples at the Martin County Extension office

UK research seeks to understand and reduce environmental exposures in Eastern Kentucky

Feb 3, 2021, 6:30 AM

UK researchers expect this study to give them new knowledge about DBP formation and exposure pathways while building local partnerships and capacity to reduce exposures at a local level.

USA Drone Port, UK-CARES and Kentucky Homeplace Partner to Bring PPE to Rural Kentuckians

Dec 15, 2020, 8:39 AM

What do you get when you combine personal protective equipment, drones, lay health advisors and the University of Kentucky? Innovation in Appalachian Kentucky.

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.

screenshot of UK-CARES award ceremony on Zoom

Wilmhoff, Perry Central High School Students Receive 2020 UK-CARES Community Engagement Award

Jun 2, 2020, 8:10 AM

The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES), in partnership with the Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH), proudly announces the nominees and the winner of the 2020 Community Engagement Award in E

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