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Translational cannabis, polysubstance use science is focus of 6th annual UK Substance Use Research Event

Jan 10, 2024, 7:10 AM

The Substance Use Research Priority Area has set the date for its sixth annual Substance Use Research Event (SURE) and registration is currently open.

10th Annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium

Feb 2, 2024, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

10th Annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium MN363, Willard Medical Science Building Join us on Feb. 2, 2024 for the 10th annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium! The event will begin at 8 a.m. in CTW 127 and will be followed by lunch with short presentations. Panelists:

Markey symposium celebrates remarkable career of researcher Daret St. Clair

Dec 13, 2023, 7:43 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center recently held a research symposium to honor the remarkable career of Daret St. Clair, Ph.D., who is retiring after 32 years of dedicated service.

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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Markey STRONG Scholars Program empowers next generation of cancer researchers

Dec 6, 2023, 7:24 AM

Offered by Markey Cancer Center, the Markey STRONG Scholars Program gives students from underrepresented groups opportunities to get hands-on experience in a supportive learning environment.

UK research team studies maternal opioid use impact on placenta, baby

Dec 4, 2023, 7:19 AM

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky is working to better understand the impact of opioid use disorder on mothers and babies.

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$2.7M NIH grant supports wearable technology system to improve recovery from leg fractures

Nov 30, 2023, 7:15 AM

Researchers at UK and Vanderbilt received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the use of wearable technology for better patient recovery from shinbone fractures and repair surgeries.

UK researchers awarded $2.6 million to study new drug combination driving overdose deaths

Oct 31, 2023, 7:25 AM

The $2.65 million five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will support research to understand how xylazine and fentanyl change the brain’s signaling pathways.

SMRI researchers develop a new model to advance equestrian research

Oct 31, 2023, 7:21 AM

The University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Research Institute (SMRI) has developed a new approach to the research, health and safety of equestrian sports.

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.

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