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UK scientists and scholars among top 2% of world’s most-cited researchers

Dec 12, 2023, 5:02 PM

The University of Kentucky is well-represented on a list of the most-cited researchers in the world.

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UK researcher developing anti-tracking and robocall-free architecture

Dec 1, 2023, 7:29 AM

Researcher Yang Xiao, Ph.D., and his team are tackling a long-standing privacy challenge faced by many people who use cell phones — mobile tracking and automatic voice calls, commonly known as robocalls.

UK at the Half: AI reads text from 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scrolls

Nov 16, 2023, 10:48 AM

In this “UK at the Half,” a University of Kentucky professor helps unlock ancient secrets — putting the university in the national and international spotlight.

Provost IMPACT Awards fund 8 projects to advance education, research, service and care

Nov 15, 2023, 7:26 AM

The University of Kentucky Office of the Provost has funded eight transformative projects, supporting an inaugural cohort of IMPACT Award recipients.

UK bioengineer designs tools to improve treatment for head and neck cancer

Nov 15, 2023, 7:22 AM

One University of Kentucky researcher is working to develop new techniques for radiation treatment to improve survival rates of patients with a specific type of cancer.

Paterson paper advances organic electronics field

Nov 6, 2023, 7:10 AM

A new paper published in Nature Materials from Alexandra F. Paterson’s organic electronics group challenges traditional practices in organic electronics.

10 students selected as 5-Minute Fast Track research finalists

Oct 25, 2023, 7:05 AM

The Office of Undergraduate Research is proud to announce the fifth annual 5-Minute Fast Track student research competition finalists.

UK, partners awarded $12 million to advance biomedical innovation, entrepreneurship

Oct 13, 2023, 7:34 AM

UK and its partners at four other institutions have been awarded $12 million from the National Institutes of Health to launch a new hub focused on accelerating real-world impact of biomedical innovations through education, mentorship and financial support.

Discovery made from within 2,000 year-old Herculaneum scrolls

Oct 13, 2023, 7:15 AM

Brent Seales, computer science professor at the UK, (in partnership with EduceLab, the Library of the Institut de France and founders of the Vesuvius Challenge), presented a monumental breakthrough: for the first time in more than 2,000 years, text has been read from part of the still-closed Herculaneum scrolls.

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New UK startup seeks to turn US trash into Kentucky treasure

Sep 14, 2023, 7:23 AM

Three researchers at the University of Kentucky have launched an ambitious new startup company they hope will build upon Kentucky’s proud energy legacy.

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