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AppalTRUST Seminar: The Interface of Health Economics and Tobacco Regulatory Science

AppalTRUST is honored to host Dr. David Levy, who will deliver an insightful seminar on the Tobacco Regulatory Science Program. Dr. Levy is a professor of oncology in the School of Medicine, specializing in population health, and a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is a member of the Global Health Initiative faculty committee. He will present on the interface of health economics and tobacco regulatory science

Rising Stars Symposium to showcase research on substance use disorders

The UK Substance Use Priority Research Area will host the Rising Stars Symposium on April 17 to showcase innovative research and new findings on substance use disorders.

UK researchers uncover hidden barrier to spinal cord injury recovery

Dr. Andrew Stewart is investigating why treatments that could help repair and regenerate the damaged spinal cord stop working shortly after the injury has occurred.

SUPRA Rising Stars Symposium

Featuring two early career addiction researchers from across the country who will share their novel and exciting findings with us, as well as a networking lunch.

Infectious Disease Day 2025

We invite you to submit an abstract to present your microbiology and/or immunology research at the 2025 Infectious Disease Research Day to be held Thursday April 3rd in the Todd Building on the UK Campus. We have an exciting program of invited keynote speakers and featured UK faculty speakers planned. All graduate students, residents, fellows, postdocs, staff and faculty are welcome to submit an abstract for a poster presentation. Our generous sponsors ThermoFisher Scientific, VWR International Sino Biological and Stem Cell Technologies will be providing cash prizes for the best abstracts.

Behavioral Health Humanities and Community Advancement Lecture Series: Rosemarie Garland-Thomson

"Disability bioethics" presenter: Dr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson Rosemarie Garland-Thomson is professor emerita of English and bioethics at Emory University. She works in disability culture, bioethics, and health humanities. She is a Hastings Center Senior Advisor and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is co-editor of About Us: Essays from the New York Times about Disability by People with Disabilities and author of Staring: How We Look, and several other books.

Markey study sets benchmark for treatment of advanced cervical cancer

A new UK Markey Cancer Center study provides important insights for future clinical trials in treating advanced cervical cancer.

3 College of Medicine students selected for fellowship focused on health disparity research

The fellowship was developed to enhance medical students’ understanding of health and healthcare disparities experienced by disadvantaged and underserved populations.

Call for UK BIRCWH program applications now open

Applications are being accepted through March 5 for two scholar positions and up to four associate positions, all appointments beginning Aug. 1.

13 UK undergraduates to present at Posters-at-the-Capitol

The 23rd annual Posters-at-the-Capitol event will feature research topics including community health, agricultural sustainability, renewable energy and public health and safety.