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August 2024 UK Innovate Newsletter

The August edition of the Innovation Insider highlights Matthew Upton’s appointment as acting director of technology commercialization and UK Innovate’s role in supporting two major grants focused on career readiness and technology development.

July 2024 UK Innovate Newsletter

The July edition of the Innovation Insider features the retirement announcement of Taunya Phillips after 25 years of service at the University of Kentucky. It also highlights recent community engagement efforts, including visits with Nike, George Mason University and participation in BIO 2024.

UAccel Quick Start + I-Corps Info Session

UAccel Quick Start, the university technology commercialization-focused program of Launch Blue, offers professional development and an experiential learning opportunity to innovators interested in learning the best commercialization path for their technology.    

June 2024 UK Innovate Newsletter

The June edition of the Innovation Insider highlights the University of Kentucky’s recognition among the top 100 U.S. universities granted utility patents in 2023 and shares details for the upcoming 2024 Patent Palooza. You’ll also find staff announcements, patent and licensing updates and job postings.

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Amy Rice
Law Clerk, Contracts, Technology Commercialization
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Samuel Howlett
Ambassador, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization

UK among top 100 US universities granted utility patents in 2023

The University of Kentucky was ranked in the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2023 by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

May 2024 UK Innovate Newsletter

The May issue of the Innovation Insider Newsletter is available.

Addressing disparities in Alzheimer's disease through culturally tailored health information

Frankfort, Kentucky, has the nation’s second-highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s in Black adults. Yolanda Jackson, a clinician dietitian pursuing a Ph.D. in health communications, is working to develop accessible information about modifiable risk factors for the disease.

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Austin Hirtzel
Ambassador, Commercialization, Technology Commercialization