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Dec 20 2024

CAER’s Weisenberger named Graffin Lecturer

Matthew Weisenberger, associate director of the Carbon Materials Research Group at the UK Center for Applied Energy Research, has been named the American Carbon Society’s 2024 Graffin Lecturer.

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Dec 20 2024
Call for submissions: 14th annual Appalachian Research Symposium and Arts Showcase

The UK Graduate Appalachian Research Community invites students, researchers, artists and others to attend the 2025 UK Appalachian Research Symposium and Arts Showcase on March 8, 2025.
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Dec 19 2024
Public Health student uses wristbands to study East Palestine chemical exposure

Sydney Shafer, a doctorate student at the UK College of Public Health, is on a mission to better understand air quality and chemical exposures in East Palestine, Ohio, following the derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous materials.
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Dec 19 2024
UK researcher using AI to unravel proteins, advance medical research

Qing Shao has been awarded more than $1.3 million from the U.S. National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine to develop large protein language models for biomedical applications.
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Dec 17 2024
UK researcher receives prestigious award for years of dedication to microbial biodiversity

UK Professor and Plant Pathologist Rick Bennett honored for outstanding leadership and commitment to safeguarding microbials, playing a pivotal role in the science community.

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Dec 6 2024
People Behind Our Research: Alison Gustafson tackles food insecurity to improve health outcomes

UK’s Alison Gustafson leads a team of researchers, clinicians, community partners, health care partners and food commodity producers to address food insecurity and its impact on the health of Kentuckians.
Dec 3 2024
Kentucky, Tennessee GAME Change secures commitments from key regional partners

Key businesses and organizations in Kentucky and Tennessee are showing their commitment to the University of Kentucky-led effort to create economic, societal and technological growth in the region.
Oct 30 2024
‘I am a UK Innovator’: College of Health Sciences’ Michaela Keener

Michaela Keener discusses her work in developing an interactive digital health system designed to enhance access to care for equestrians.
Oct 23 2024
‘I am a UK Innovator’: College of Public Health’s John Lyons

John Lyons describes Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management, a framework for managing systems, organizations, and programs whose mission to help people change their lives.

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Dec 6 2024
People Behind Our Research: Alison Gustafson tackles food insecurity to improve health outcomes

UK’s Alison Gustafson leads a team of researchers, clinicians, community partners, health care partners and food commodity producers to address food insecurity and its impact on the health of Kentuckians.
Jul 19 2024
People Behind Our Research: Katherine Hartmann leads UK clinical and translational research

Katherine Hartmann, the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science's new director, is creating synergy across the campus, promoting collaborations and advancing the health of the Commonwealth.
Apr 15 2024
People Behind Our Research: Lauren Whitehurst explores how sleep impacts health, wellbeing

Lauren Whitehurst, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and assistant director of the UNITE Research Priority Area, studies how sleep is affected by our genetics and living environments.

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Dec 13 2024

‘Behind the Blue’: The psychology behind sports rivalries, why we love to loathe the other team

Matt Moore and Tarkington Newman explore the psychology behind sports rivalries — why we love our teams as fiercely as we loathe the opposition, and why this drama keeps us coming back for more.

Dec 18 2024
‘UK at the Half’: Tackling food insecurity to improve health outcomes

Learn how UK’s Alison Gustafson is forming partnerships across campus and in communities throughout the Commonwealth to address issues around food insecurity and how those issues affect the health of Kentuckians.
Nov 11 2024
‘Behind the Blue’: The importance of relationships among Black arts and cultural organizations

Jaleesa Wells discusses her findings after exploring how the interconnectedness of Black arts and cultural institutions is essential to community impact and affecting change.
Nov 4 2024
‘Behind the Blue:’ Experts discuss social media’s growing influence on politics

Maggie Macdonald, assistant professor of political science, and Annelise Russel, associate professor in the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, explore the impact of the stories lighting up our feeds — and what they mean for the future of democracy.

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