College of Public Health

'There's so much more to learn' — UK student Princess Agbozo blazes her own trail

Nov 29, 2022, 10:08 AM

Originally from Ghana, first-generation student Princess Magor Agbozo came to the University of Kentucky with a desire to help others. Now a junior in the UK College of Public Health (CPH), Agbozo feels that she has grown over the past few years as a student.

UK researchers 1st to track app’s effect on heavy drinkers with insomnia

Nov 3, 2022, 7:29 AM

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Public Health are the first in the country to study a digital intervention method’s impact on interrelated public health issues: heavy drinking and insomnia.

UNITE predoctoral program welcomes 18 students

Oct 25, 2022, 7:14 AM

The UNited In True Racial Equity Research Priority Area (UNITE RPA) welcomed its inaugural cohort of 18 graduate students from 6 colleges to the UNITE Predoctoral Research Enhancement Program.

New searchable website will help people in recovery find housing

Sep 29, 2022, 7:35 AM

The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) has launched a free, searchable website that generates an individualized list of Kentucky recovery houses with immediate openings.

Fardo Honored as 2022-23 University Research Professor

Jul 22, 2022, 8:27 AM

David Fardo, Stephen W. Wyatt Endowed Professor in the College of Public Health, is one of 14 University Research Professors for 2022-23. He conducts research on dementia-related neuropathologies.

CARERC Gives UK Researchers Tools to Uncover Safety Concerns in the Workplace

Jun 14, 2022, 7:03 AM

The Central Appalachian Regional Education and Research Center (CARERC) at UK is one of 18 university-based occupational safety and health training programs sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

Investigators Receive $3.7 Million to Study Kentucky’s Sleep Deprivation Epidemic

Jun 9, 2022, 7:28 AM

A team of researchers has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to find out why people in the Appalachian region of Kentucky have consistently poor sleep outcomes.

Honoring University Research Professor Daniela Moga

Jun 3, 2022, 7:17 AM

Daniela Moga, M.D., Ph.D., assistant dean for research in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors.

UK Study: Black Overdose Death Rate Doubles in Kentucky

Jun 1, 2022, 6:57 AM

Deadly drug overdose mortality rates among Black people In Kentucky increased by nearly 117% — from 21.2 deaths for every 100,000 people in 2016 to 46.0 per 100,000 in 2020, according to new research published in the journal Public Health Reports.

14 Faculty Named 2022-2023 University Research Professors

May 2, 2022, 7:43 AM

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved 14 University Research Professorships for the 2022-23 academic year. Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorships program recognizes excellence across the full spectrum of research, scholarship and creative endeavors at UK.

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