Diabetes and Obesity Research Priority Area

New Center Established to Address Kentucky Health Disparities

Jul 25, 2018, 9:30 AM

The new Center for Health Equity Transformation aims to grow health equity research at the University of Kentucky by training and providing professional development guidance to those interested in studying and addressing health disparities.

UK Hosts 8th Annual Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Research Day

May 29, 2018, 1:01 PM

Research Day highlights the diabetes and obesity research of students, faculty and staff from around the region.

Why UK Researchers are Studying Firefighter Fitness

Apr 9, 2018, 8:33 AM

Police officers, firefighters and military personnel face daunting physical obstacles while on the job, often coupled with intense mental stress.

'Faith Moves Mountains' Initiative Continues with $3.1 Million Grant to Study Diabetes Care in Appalachia

Nov 1, 2017, 9:26 AM

This fall, Nancy Schoenberg and her team of community and university researchers in the UK College of Medicine and the UK College of Public Health were awarded a new five-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to continue the Faith Moves Mountains initiative.

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Under Construction: A New Resource to Target Health Disparities

May 18, 2017, 2:57 PM

Research Building 2 (RB2) is a precious resource and a vehicle for UK to reduce the health disparities that most impact Kentucky.

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