Community Outreach

UK Biology to Showcase Research at BioBonanza

Oct 12, 2017, 8:27 AM

The second annual one-day open house festival will take place noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Don & Cathy Jacobs Science Building.

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UK Design LED Installation Transforms Bus Station to Play Station

Sep 28, 2017, 9:06 AM

A new LED installation has turned a less obvious downtown venue into a play area for kids passing through the facility.

UK Hosting Symposium Focused on Promoting STEM Careers, Science Communication This Weekend

Sep 28, 2017, 8:50 AM

To help develop skills to communicate scientific work to a broad audience, and design & implement a STEM career path, UK is hosting a symposium this weekend for students and professionals interested in these fields.

UK Professor Receives Grant to Improve Promotion of Prescription Drugs Disposal

Sep 22, 2017, 11:07 AM

The project will improve messaging of non-medical prescription drug disposal programs in Appalachian counties.

UK Disaster Communication Expert Hosting Meeting on RAPID Response Research Following Harvey

Sep 1, 2017, 8:39 AM

Jeannette Sutton, director of the Risk and Disaster Communication Center at UK and newly appointed member of the National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee, will discuss the National Science Foundation's RAPID Response Research.

UK Researchers Take Community Approach in Battling Opioid Epidemic in Eastern Kentucky

Aug 28, 2017, 8:25 AM

With a $1.16 million grant from five federal agencies, UK researcher Dr. April Young will work with public health organizations and universities across the country to combat the opioid epidemic in 12 Eastern Kentucky counties.

Can Targeting Social Needs Reduce Health Care Costs?

Aug 24, 2017, 9:38 AM

Can taking care of social needs for people utilizing Medicare and Medicaid help them spend less on health care and improve their health? A new $4.5 million statewide project led by the UK Center for Health Services Research will find out.

Yinan Wei Receives National Science Foundation Award

Aug 18, 2017, 8:35 AM

Yinan Wei, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky, has received an award to study membrane protein oligomerizations in bilayers. The project also integrates an outreach program for girls aged 12-18 at the Hope Hill Youth Service, introducing science and science careers.

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Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation Donates $1 Million to UK Ag Facility

Jul 28, 2017, 9:04 AM

The gift goes to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment's new Grain and Forage Center of Excellence in Western Kentucky.

UK Center for Health Services Research Awarded $4.5 Million from CMS for Accountable Health Communities

Jul 10, 2017, 9:43 AM

Researchers in the University of Kentucky Center for Health Services Research have established the Kentucky Consortium for Accountable Health Communities to address the health-related social needs of vulnerable patients across the Commonwealth.

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