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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging celebrates reopening of renovated research facilities

A $28 million renovation project modernized three floors of research space within the building that houses the Sanders-Brown Center of Aging.

UK engineering researcher leads NSF‑funded initiative to model heart fibrosis with machine learning

Researchers at UK are teaming up with researchers at Michigan State University to develop cutting-edge simulations of heart disease progression.

M. Paul Murphy: 2025-26 University Research Professor Q&A

M. Paul Murphy, professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry in the UK College of Medicine, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.

Kenneth S. Campbell: 2025-26 University Research Professor Q&A

Kenneth S. Campbell, professor of cardiovascular medicine and physiology in the UK College of Medicine, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.

Markey researcher showcases immunology-driven radiation therapy at major international conference

Weisi Yan presented his work on immunology-driven radiation oncology at the International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology in Vienna, Austria.

Mark Evers outside a lab at the Healthy Kentucky Research Building
Mark Evers, MD, FACS
Associate Vice President for Research for Oncology Research and Strategic Development

UK scientists and scholars among top 2% of most-cited researchers in the world

136 current UK scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines.

UK-mentored MSTC students shine at international science fair

Students from the Math, Science, and Technology Center (MSTC) program at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington have earned top honors at the International Science and Engineering Fair.

UK’s Lu recognized by American Heart Association for pioneering cardiovascular health research

A prominent cardiovascular health researcher at UK whose work is internationally recognized in the field of vascular biology, has been honored for her groundbreaking work by the American Heart Association.

IRB Framework for Biospecimen Storage, Study, and Sharing

Presented by Sam Bell, JD and Belinda Smith, MS, RD, CCRC in the UK Office of Research Integrity.