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Peter T. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and director of neuropathology at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors.

Health care providers and students from UK's Shoulder-to-Shoulder Global program are helping to deliver access to clean water and sanitation, reducing the risk of waterborne diseases in Ecuador.

A University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension specialist offers advice to help with the overwhelming process of cleaning and recovery after the historic flooding in Eastern Kentucky.

Last December, an EF4 tornado with 180 miles per hour winds moved across Western Kentucky leaving behind catastrophic damage. People across the Commonwealth and beyond jumped into action, including an undergraduate student from the University of Kentucky.

In this episode of Behind The Blue: Candice Hargons, Ph.D., discusses The Neighborhood Healers Project, a new pilot project led by University of Kentucky researchers aiming to reduce mental health equity gaps.

A 2020 study by the Health of the Force-Army Public Health Center found that one in five military service members were classified as obese and had difficulty meeting Army fitness and weight standards. Alison Gustafson from the UK Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition said novel approaches are needed to help personnel, especially new recruits, maintain a healthy weight.

Dean Scott Lephart, Ph.D., has been recognized as a top-cited author in the American Journal of Sports Medicine 50 year celebration.

His NSF CAREER award will provide Schoop with $500,000 over five years to conduct research using artificial intelligence (AI) and high-speed microscopy to understand the impact of machining on material failure — like those responsible for plane crashes.