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Dr. Carrie Oser named director of UK Center on Drug and Alcohol Research

Carrie B. Oser, has been named director of the UK College of Medicine's Center on Drug and Alcohol Research (CDAR).

UK Social Work researcher expands support for Kentucky families affected by substance use

UK Social Work researcher expands support for Kentucky families affected by substance use through the evidence-based Stronger Together program.

UK Pharmacy researcher wins state grant to map opioid crisis

UK researcher Chris Delcher received a state grant to map opioid use disorder across Kentucky, providing data to guide opioid settlement funding.

UK RADOR team develops tool to track impacts of opioid settlement funding across state

Kentuckians can now track how opioid abatement funds are being invested across the Commonwealth through a new online dashboard

Danelle Stevens-Watkins: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A

Danelle Stevens-Watkins, a licensed health service psychologist and professor of counseling psychology in the UK College of Education, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor.

Could a dementia drug help treat alcohol withdrawal? UK researchers explore possibility

A new study from researchers at UKs Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is exploring whether a drug originally developed to combat neuroinflammation in dementia could also help reduce the harmful brain inflammation associated with alcohol withdrawal.

11 students awarded CURE Fellowships

UK's Office of Undergraduate Research has announced the 11 students selected for the 2026 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship program.

UK tool gives Kentucky’s opioid response a data-driven edge

The RADOR-KY surveillance system is used to inform overdose prevention and response efforts throughout the state by providing access to near-real-time opioid overdose data.

Following the data: Terry Bunn’s public health mission in Kentucky

Two life events have quietly redirected Terry Bunn's professional path, first into epidemiology and occupational health and later into drug overdose prevention and recovery.

Drug Overdose and Related Comorbidity County Profiles Dashboard Updated

The latest update to the Drug Overdose and Related Comorbidity County Profiles Dashboard adds new data, regional views, and features long requested by dashboard users.

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