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UK hosts researchers, community members for national environmental health sciences meeting

Nov 5, 2025, 7:59 AM

The University of Kentucky hosted the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and its Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) for the EHSCC annual meeting Oct. 27-30. This was Lexington’s first time hosting that event.The meeting’s theme was “Celebrating Environmental Health Science: Over 60 Years of Science, 25 Years of Community Engagement, and 10 Years of Disaster Response Research.”

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Find food assistance, community support through FindHelpNowKY.org

Oct 30, 2025, 6:43 AM

Kentuckians experiencing food insecurity can access immediate, local assistance through FindHelpNowKY.org, an online tool that helps users quickly locate food, housing and other community resources by ZIP code or city.

UK to lead federal research effort on East Palestine health impacts

Oct 1, 2025, 7:27 AM

UK scientists received $1.8 million through the NIH East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment Health Research Program to conduct critical research into the long-term health effects of the 2023 disaster.

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

Jul 29, 2025, 7:14 AM

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 John “JT” Maggard-StatonPublic health student John “JT” Maggard-StatonPublic health student John “JT” Maggard-StatonPublic health student John “JT” Maggard-Staton

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

Jul 14, 2025, 6:49 AM

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

Jun 30, 2025, 9:29 AM

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

Jun 26, 2025, 7:44 AM

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

Research nurse Heather Heath with Jenn and Tyrome Highfield inside the Precision Medicine Clinic at Markey Cancer Center.

Clinical trials make discovery happen at UK

May 20, 2025, 7:20 AM

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

May 14, 2025, 7:49 AM

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

May 12, 2025, 8:00 AM

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

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