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Linda Van Eldik, director of the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, stands in a research laboratory.

Sanders-Brown director Linda Van Eldik honored with international lifetime achievement award for Alzheimer’s research

Jul 13, 2026, 7:11 AM

Internationally recognized Alzheimer’s disease expert Linda Van Eldik has received one of the field’s highest honors, the Khalid Iqbal Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Disease Research.

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UK RADOR team develops tool to track impacts of opioid settlement funding across state

Jul 10, 2026, 7:21 AM

Kentuckians can now track how opioid abatement funds are being invested across the Commonwealth through a new online dashboard

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Sanders-Brown researchers to share during Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

Jul 9, 2026, 7:45 AM

Several UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging researchers will present their work during the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London from July 12-15.

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1 gene, 2 diseases: Sanders-Brown study reveals opposing dementia and cancer risks

Jul 1, 2026, 7:21 AM

Researchers at UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have uncovered evidence that a single genetic variant may influence the risk of two of the diseases people fear most — dementia and cancer.

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Could nighttime light affect brain health? UK researchers investigate Alzheimer’s links

Jun 22, 2026, 7:34 AM

New research from UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is shedding light on how everyday environmental factors and inflammation in the brain could influence sleep, circadian rhythms and Alzheimer’s-related changes.

Ann L. Coker: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A

Jun 18, 2026, 7:50 AM

Ann Coker, professor in the College of Medicine and acting executive director of the Center for Research on Violence Prevention, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor at UK.

Greg A. Gerhardt, Ph.D., a professor in the UK College of Medicine’s Department of Neuroscience and holds the Charles D. Lucas Jr. Professorship for Parkinson’s Disease Research, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor.

Greg Gerhardt: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A

Jun 11, 2026, 7:45 AM

UKNow is highlighting the University of Kentucky’s 2026-27 University Research Professors. Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorship program recognizes excellence across the full spectrum of research at UK and is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. 

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Call for UK BIRCWH program applications open through June 30

Jun 4, 2026, 7:28 AM

UK's Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health program is currently accepting applications from all UK colleges for those interested in research advancing women’s health and addressing sex differences.

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NIH awards UK $11.3 million for COBRE Phase 2 pharmaceutical research

May 29, 2026, 7:13 AM

UK has been awarded a prestigious $11.3 million Phase 2 Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the NIH.

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