UK Research News

UK researcher earns national Emerging Investigator Grant to study PCOS

Oct 23, 2025, 7:44 AM

Katherine Halloran, an assistant professor in the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences, has received a $10,000 Emerging Investigator Grant from the Society for the Study of Reproduction.

Jocelyn Wittstein, M.D., orthopedic surgery, Duke University Medical Center.

Active Girls Healthy Women hosting coffee talk on optimizing bone health

Oct 20, 2025, 7:11 AM

The UK Active Girls Healthy Women Program is hosting a Coffee Talk session titled "Optimizing Bone Health for Girls and Women Across the Healthspan," on Oct. 27.

Markey study sets benchmark for treatment of advanced cervical cancer

Feb 14, 2025, 7:12 AM

A new UK Markey Cancer Center study provides important insights for future clinical trials in treating advanced cervical cancer.

Call for UK BIRCWH program applications now open

Feb 11, 2025, 7:42 AM

Applications are being accepted through March 5 for two scholar positions and up to four associate positions, all appointments beginning Aug. 1.

11th Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium to feature leading cardiovascular experts

Feb 6, 2025, 1:55 PM

The symposium is an effort to raise awareness and warn women about the dangers of heart disease.

woman covering her face, scared, while watching her laptop

‘What comes first: the scary movie, or the fear?’ UK professor talks horror films and society

Oct 28, 2024, 7:44 AM

Laneshia Conner's course, “Horror Films and Social Welfare,” equips students with historical knowledge, empowers them to critically analyze and reshapes their understanding of society.

‘Research Made Possible’ podcast: Conner discusses HIV prevention in older Black women

Feb 22, 2024, 7:13 AM

UK College of Social Work Assistant Professor Laneshia Conner is refining interventions for older Black women with HIV, studying their health and reproductive health history, environments, trauma, and the sociocultural effects on their lives.

Healthy Hearts for Women event marks 10 years of raising awareness

Jan 12, 2024, 7:22 AM

UK will mark a decade of raising awareness and continuing its effort to warn women about the dangers of heart disease with the annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium.

UK BIRCWH program looking for scholars interested in women’s health research

Feb 10, 2023, 7:38 AM

The University of Kentucky Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) program is accepting applications for scholars interested in research to advance women’s health.

BIRCWH grant renewal will continue mentorship for women's health scholars

Oct 19, 2022, 7:02 AM

The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) program has received a five-year grant renewal — making this program over two decades old at the University of Kentucky.

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