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UK-CARES Welcomes Latest Cohort of Faculty Fellows in Science Communication

The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) recently welcomed its fourth cohort of Faculty Fellows in Science Communication.

Lexington Celebrates 20 Years of Being Smoke-free

Lexington’s smoke-free law prohibits smoking and e-cigarette or vape use inside workplaces and indoor public places. As a result, Lexington became a public health leader in much of the country.

16 faculty named 2023-2024 University Research Professors

On Friday, April 28, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved 16 University Research Professors for the 2023-24 academic year.

CCTS 2023 Spring Conference: Translating Equity into Action

Translating Equity into Action Monday, March 27, 2023  ·  UK Gatton Student Center  ·  Lexington, KY Registration open until March 20, 2023 (Register here)

Group working with UK researchers to meaningfully involve people who use drugs

A group of University of Kentucky researchers in the Substance Use Priority Research Area (SUPRA) is working to make studies more responsive and inclusive. The group formed a community advisory board, called the Survivors Union of the Bluegrass (SUB), including those who identify as people who use drugs and/or people in non-abstinence-based recovery.

UK Collaborates to Offer Disaster Preparedness Toolkit for Older Adults

The Kentucky River Area Development District and several centers at UK have collaborated on a natural disaster preparedness toolkit designed for older adults.

Parents are 'Proud Our Daughters are Doing Their Part' in Vaccine Research Trial

Professor Stacy Stanifer enrolled her three daughters in the Moderna KidCOVE clinical trial to test the dosage and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months through 11 years old.

Dr. Ellen Hahn Receives the Faye Glenn Abdellah Leadership Award in Nursing Research

Dr. Ellen Hahn was recently awarded the 2021 Faye Glenn Abdellah Leadership Award from the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research for her landmark research efforts to promote lung health and healthy environments.

UK College of Nursing’s Zim Okoli Named President-Elect of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Zim Okoli, Ph.D., University of Kentucky College of Nursing professor, has been selected as president-elect for the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). 

UK College of Nursing’s Zim Okoli to be Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

The academy is an honorific society that recognizes nursing's most accomplished leaders in policy, research, practice, administration, and academia.