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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 for every county in Kentucky.

UK awarded $7.2 million to reduce overdose risk among justice-involved women

UK researchers are co-leading a new $7.2 million NIH-funded study testing overdose prevention strategies for women transitioning from jail back into rural Kentucky.

Preeminent US history journal features UK professor’s essay

In a new essay, historian Claire Clark examines how confronting past choices in scholarship can redirect a scholar’s path and cultivate insight.

Call for proposals: Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship

The UK Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting proposals for the 2026 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship.

Registration open for 8th annual Substance Use Research Event

The University of Kentucky’s eighth annual Substance Use Research Event (SURE) will be March 10, 2026.

UK team selected for national research advocacy program

A UK team has been selected for the 2025-26 Scholars Transforming Through Research Program of the Council on Undergraduate Research. The five-month program culminates in a two-day event in Washington, D.C.

Rising Stars Symposium to recognize innovative substance use disorder researchers

UK’s Substance Use Priority Research Area (SUPRA) will host the Rising Stars Symposium on Oct. 21 to highlight different perspectives in research on substance use disorders.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Offering a future beyond addiction

With NIH support, William Stoops is investigating the mechanisms underlying substance use disorders, drug use and addiction, with an emphasis on stimulants, opioids and alcohol.

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