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Jul 23 2021

UK Nurse Researcher Named Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow

Kristin Ashford, Ph.D., is one of only six health professionals from across the country joining the prestigious, yearlong fellowship program.

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Jul 23 2021
Youth Return to Campus for UK STEM Experiences Camps

For 11 years, STEM Experiences camps have given students in second grade through high school opportunities to get a sneak peak of what it feels like to learn in university classrooms.
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Jul 22 2021
ACTION Preps Kentucky High Schoolers for Cancer Careers Even Through the Pandemic

The program offers Appalachian Kentucky high school and undergraduate students opportunities to gain cancer research, clinical, outreach and educational experiences.
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Jul 22 2021
Society of Research Administrators International Honors UK’s Taylor and Wolf as ‘Future of the Field’

Veronica Taylor and Baron Wolf were selected by a committee of research administrator peers, after the program received more than 100 nominations from around the globe.
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Jul 21 2021
Summer Research Experience at UK Inspires Undergraduates

The Summer Training in Environmental Health and Pharmacological Sciences (STEPS) program provides hands-on research experience, career coaching and mentorship to undergraduate students aspiring to become health care providers and scientists.

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Series Spotlight People Behind Our Research

Why do we want you to meet our researchers?

The scientists and scholars at the University of Kentucky are remarkable people. Some of them have a very personal connection to field they have chosen: a family member battling addiction or disease. Some of them began their journey based on curiosity. A drive to find out why the world works the way it does.

What they all have in common is a passion to ignite progress and partner across fields and with communities to confront, head on, the most profound challenges. Research can do that, and our researchers tell you why and how.

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Feb 19 2020
Ann Stowe: Understanding Stroke Recovery

In this edition of People Behind Our Research, UK's Ann Stowe explains her work to understand how inflammation after stroke can be shaped to support rewiring in the brain and recovery of function that might be lost with injury.
May 23 2019
Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf and the Epigenetics of Cancer

Could people in Eastern Kentucky, whose primary water sources have high levels of arsenic, take zinc to prevent cancer? Cancer epigeneticist Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf says her data points to this non-invasive fix.
Mar 8 2019
Michele Staton's Research Passion is Helping Incarcerated Women Address Substance Abuse

For International Women's Day and Women's History Month, we are highlighting women of UK. Researcher and Appalachian Kentucky native Michele Staton has a passion to help incarcerated women struggling with substance abuse.

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Apr 27 2021
Ian McClure to Lead Expanded Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Effort
Apr 13 2021
Chad Risko, New Faculty Director of Undergraduate Research
Aug 4 2020
Record-breaking Grants & Contracts Power UK Innovation in 2020
Jun 5 2020
UK Resumption of Research Phased Plan Available Now

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Recent Reports

Jun 17 2021
RCTF Endowment Match Program 2019-2020 Annual Report
Aug 5 2020
UK Research Annual Report Fiscal Year 2019
Dec 10 2019
RCTF Endowment Match Program 2018-2019 Annual Report
Apr 19 2019
UK Research Annual Report Fiscal Year 2018

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Podcasts

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Dec 07 2020

Creating Vaccines: How Will They Change the Pandemic?

It has been nearly one year since SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) changed the world. With millions of people infected and over a quarter-million dead in the United States (U.S.), the novel coronavirus continues its pervasive hold on our health and well-being.

Mar 8 2021
'Behind the Blue': Peering Deep Into Our Universe With Gary Ferland

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications’ Carl Nathe talks with Ferland about his life, his career, and why he loves working with students.
Feb 22 2021
'Behind the Blue': Rebecca Dutch Discusses Current Efforts in Fighting COVID-19

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," Dutch talks about the new vaccines being used to combat the coronavirus, the genetic variations of the virus that are appearing in different parts of the world, her outlook for when we may emerge from the pandemic, and more.
Feb 1 2021
'Behind the Blue': Importance of Honors at a Public Research University

Christian Brady was the first T.W. Lewis Dean of the Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky. He is a scholar of ancient Hebrew and Jewish literature, and has been a long-time national leader in honors education, coming to UK in 2017 after a 10-year stint as dean of the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University.

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Jul 8 2021
Pharmacy Professor in Search of Treatments for Acute Kidney Injury

During Alex Flannery's tenure in critical care, the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy assistant professor and 2011 graduate, saw many cases of sepsis and acute kidney injury, which have no cure. Flannery’s background in pharmacology sparked an interest in learning more about how to treat these diseases.
Jun 28 2021
'They're Always Pushing Me to Be Better': How Chad Risko's Students Make Him a 'Great Teacher'

The associate professor of chemistry in the UK College of Arts and Sciences and Director of Undergraduate Research is one of six 2021 UK Alumni Association 2021 "Great Teachers."
Jun 21 2021
'Great Teacher' Clark Kebodeaux Inspires Students to Make a Difference

UK College of Pharmacy clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice and science Clark Kebodeaux finds inspiration in the success of his students.
Jun 2 2021
UK Partners With NASA to Help Launch $15 Million Space Technology Research Institute

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are working with NASA to advance key technologies for exploring the moon, Mars and beyond.

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