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Markey ACTION students give voice to Appalachian cancer crisis in latest book

A new book by students in Markey’s ACTION program shares their perspectives on Appalachia’s cancer crisis through fictional stories and poems.

Smoking status should influence lung cancer staging, new study shows

The UK Markey Cancer Center’s Graham Warren and international collaborators led a groundbreaking study that could change the way lung cancer is diagnosed and treated.

Markey networks bring latest clinical trials home to patients

Cancer patient Debra Kantosky was offered the opportunity to participate in a clinical trial to determine if allowing patients to choose their own tobacco cessation treatment and level of coaching helps them quit.

UK health promotion doctoral student receives 21st Century Student Scholarship

UK doctoral student Raphael Adesiyan has been recognized by the Society of Public Health Education for his commitment to advancing health.

2025 Wyatt Symposium to focus on moving research to policy

The event on April 22 will bring together universities and agencies from across the state to honor achievements in environmental public health and the impact for Kentucky. 

Inaugural Kentucky Health Policy Conference focused on substance use disorder

The April 2 conference, hosted by the UK College of Nursing’s Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments, brought together health advocates from across Kentucky.

Registration open: 10th annual Appalachian Research Day set to take place in Corbin

The annual event is an opportunity to learn about health research conducted with communities in Appalachia.

Improving tobacco use research, treatments for people with disabilities

Sean Regnier is working to develop smoking treatment options that are tailored for people with intellectual and development disabilities.

Students launch UK’s 1st edition of undergraduate research journal

Undergraduate students at UK who participate in research now have the opportunity to publish and broadly share the outcomes of their work.

CDC grant targets Kentucky’s tobacco-related health disparities

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant targeting tobacco-related health disparities has been awarded to Melinda Ickes, Ph.D., a UK College of Education professor of health promotion.  

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