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Brent Seales Awarded Prestigious Mellon Grant, Poised to Solve 2,000-Year-Old Mystery

May 21, 2019, 10:26 AM

Thanks, in large part, to a $2 million Mellon Grant, Brent Seales finally has the access, funding and approach needed to read the Herculaneum scrolls.

UK Biology Researcher Receives Knights Templar Eye Foundation Career-Starter Grant

May 17, 2019, 8:48 AM

Oliver Voecking, a postdoctoral researcher in the University of Kentucky Department of Biology in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, recently received a Knights Templar Eye Foundation Career-Starter Grant for his retinal research with zebrafish.

The Quest for a Medication to Treat Methamphetamine Addiction

May 13, 2019, 9:52 AM

In 2017, Dr. Linda Dwoskin applied to NIDA's Grand Opportunity for Medications Development program for support to continue her quest to develop the first-ever medication to reduce craving and relapse in methamphetamine use disorder.

Keeneland Association Gifts $1.3 Million to UK for Equine Drug Research and Testing Program

May 1, 2019, 10:31 AM

The Keeneland Association continues its long-standing philanthropic relationship with the University of Kentucky with a gift of $1.3 million to the Keeneland Endowed Chair in Equine Veterinary Science.

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Grant From NTRA Charities to Establish New UK Equine Surfaces and Safety Laboratory

Apr 19, 2019, 9:12 AM

A gift of $100,000 announced recently by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Charities will enable the University of Kentucky to further support equine surfaces and safety research under the direction of Mick Peterson, director of UK Ag Equine Programs.

Brent Seales Awarded NEH Grant to Rescue the Hidden Texts of Herculaneum

Mar 5, 2019, 9:05 AM

Brent Seales, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant for his groundbreaking project, "Reading the Invisible Library: Rescuing the Hidden Texts of Herculaneum."

UK CAER Grant to Investigate Utilizing CO2 as a Chemical Feedstock

Mar 4, 2019, 11:15 AM

The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) has received an $800,000 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to turn carbon dioxide into valuable products.

Federal Grant Will Help KGS Researcher Develop Landslide Models, Risk Assessments in Eastern Kentucky

Mar 1, 2019, 9:57 AM

A new, three-year project funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will allow the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) to create landslide susceptibility models and risk assessments for communities in the Big Sandy Area Development District of Eastern Kentucky.

NCAA Awards Grant for UK College of Education Mental Health Research

Feb 28, 2019, 10:48 AM

A University of Kentucky College of Education research team has been selected to receive funding from the National Collegiate Athletic Association for a project related to college athletes’ psychological well-being and mental health.

$2.3 million NIH Grant Aims to Help Improve Diversity in Science and Health Care

Feb 19, 2019, 8:46 AM

Through a recent five-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Don Frazier and Brett Spear will partner with faculty from qualified minority-serving institutions across the U.S. and Puerto Rico to help improve diversity in science and health care.

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