UK Research News

UK Researchers Identify COVID-19 Blood Clotting Cause

Sep 17, 2020, 8:14 AM

A new UK study may provide answers for why so many COVID-19 patients experience blood clotting – and why the risk of thrombosis could remain even after the infection clears.

9 UK Grad Students Named Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows

Sep 8, 2020, 8:33 AM

Each fellow will receive a $32,000 per year stipend as well as support for cost of education for two years through the grant. Fellows will receive coaching, academic and community support, professional development, and access to opportunities for research, writing and presentation.

College of Pharmacy Receives $11.8 Million to Further Substance Use Disorder Research

Sep 8, 2020, 8:24 AM

The funding will further ongoing substance use disorder treatment research in collaboration with Sharon Walsh at the UK Center on Drug and Alcohol Research (CDAR) and Mei-Chuan Ko at the Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Despite No Derby Party, Barnstable Brown Family Continues Focus on Diabetes

Sep 2, 2020, 8:58 AM

In the past 12 years, the gala celebrating a proud Kentucky tradition has raised and donated approximately $16.7 million to combat a disease that disproportionally affects Kentucky.

UK Researchers Awarded $1.1 Million Grant to Develop Metabolomics Data Analysis Tools

Aug 26, 2020, 8:11 AM

The challenge, Moseley says, is in analyzing this complex data to derive new biological knowledge and in making this data and knowledge available in a highly reusable format in public scientific repositories.

CAER, ORNL Research Partnership to Turn Coal Into High-value Carbon Fiber

Aug 20, 2020, 8:22 AM

Coal-to-carbon fiber research shows great promise to positively impact the nation’s sluggish coal industry. In 2019, U.S. coal production, consumption and employment reached their lowest levels in 40 years.

SOPS, OTC Announce Winners of Postdoctoral Pitch Competition Sponsored by UKIC, VPR

Aug 18, 2020, 8:39 AM

The University of Kentucky Society of Postdoctoral Scholars (SOPS) hosted their first Research Pitch Competition where 19 postdocs and fellows showcased their research with one-minute elevator pitches.

UK Research Center Establishes Scholar Program to Promote Diversity in Neurotrauma Studies

Aug 6, 2020, 8:33 AM

Prendergast says statistics show that less than five percent of undergraduate neuroscience students in the U.S. are Black or African American, but at UK nearly ten percent of undergraduate neuroscience majors identify as Black or African American.

Communication Sciences and Disorders Program Receives $3.2 Million from HRSA to Expand SUCCESS Program

Aug 6, 2020, 8:27 AM

The scholarship program, Strengthening Underserved Communities through Enhanced Student Support (SUCCESS) in Speech-Language Pathology, began in 2016 and has granted 64 students to date with financial assistance totaling more than $1.5 million.

Record-breaking Grants & Contracts Power UK Innovation in 2020

Aug 4, 2020, 9:52 AM

For the first time in UK history, faculty received $429.2 million in competitive research awards last fiscal year. This is a 3% increase from FY19.

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