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Krystle Kuhs: 2025-26 University Research Professor Q&A

Krystle Kuhs, professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health in the College of Public Health, has been honored as a 2025-26 University Research Professor.

Public Health student sets sights on law school to improve rural health

Student John "JT" Maggard aims to improve health in rural communities through a career that combines public health and law.

How Do Environmental Factors Impact Asthma? A Public Health Graduate’s Capstone Project Offers Insight

Marissa English recently graduated with a Master of Public Health degree, where she focused her research on environmental factors influencing asthma.

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.

Clinical trials make discovery happen at UK

At the University of Kentucky, clinical trials are essential to providing the most advanced care to our patients and communities.

Understanding What Helps People Stay in Recovery Housing

Four recurring factors that influence whether someone remains in recovery housing have been identified: mental health, demographic factors, social networks, and the house environment.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Creating meaningful change

With NIH support, April Young is developing outreach strategies, mapping disease transmission networks and engaging local coalitions to support recovery and harm reduction efforts.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Driving dementia breakthroughs

With NIH support, David Fardo’s research focuses on statistical genetics, genomics and the application of advanced biostatistics to understand neurodegenerative diseases.

‘Behind the Blue’: Public Health students gain confidence through research, community

In this episode of Behind the Blue, two graduating students from the UK College of Public Health share their journeys that show how UK’s supportive environment, coupled with their own initiative, has prepared them to tackle complex health challenges on a broad, even global, scale.

18 faculty named 2025-26 University Research Professors

Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorships program recognizes excellence across the full spectrum of research at UK.