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UK leadership at the NCI designation announcement

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Aug 13 2018

Markey Earns Renewal of Prestigious 5-Year National Cancer Institute Designation

The UK Markey Cancer Center announced Friday that the National Cancer Institute renewed its national cancer center designation for the next five years. Markey remains one of only 70 NCI-designated centers in the country and the only one in Kentucky.

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Aug 16 2018
How UK Spent the Summer: More Time for Student Research

While summer may be a time for a break for some students, for others it is a time for to take advantage of less time in the classroom and more time spent exploring and learning in research laboratories throughout campus.
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Aug 16 2018
UK's Brent Seales Makes the Invisible Visible; Helps Nashville Family Solve 40-Year-Old Mystery

Barry Allen, of Nashville, Tennessee, describes his family as tight-knit. Together, he and his twin brother, Scott Allen, and their sister, Roberta Callahan, keep the memory of their late mother and father alive but since their passing, a mystery of sorts has confounded the siblings. Who knew a professor at UK held the key to unlocking that mystery?
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Aug 16 2018
Blood, BBQ and Ancestry.com: How One UK Neurologist Tracks Familial ALS

A UK neurologist who stumbled across a family with a gene mutation that can cause Lou Gehrig's Disease is merging science, medicine and family in a quest for a cure.
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Aug 13 2018
The Science of Mentorship

Dave Eaton, a scientist at UK's Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER), has a passion for mentorship. He recently worked with 12-year-old Todd Prater, who used the opportunity to learn more about the center's research in turning coal byproducts into carbon fiber.

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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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Apr 11 2018
Chad Risko Creates New Materials Using Computational Chemistry

UK computational chemist Chad Risko starts at the atomic level to design new materials for lithium ion batteries and electrical grid storage.
Feb 26 2018
Sally Ellingson Uses Big Data & Machine Learning to Improve Drug Development

With the Markey Cancer Center, Ellingson uses molecular docking as a filtering process to efficiently and safely screen potential drugs before real-world experiments begin.
Jan 29 2018
William Stoops Explores the Psychology of Drug Addiction

In a new $2.9 million NIDA-funded project, William Stoops will compare the health effects of reduced cocaine use with abstinence.

Research Blog

Jul 26 2018
Ph.D. Research Fueled by National Physical Therapy Scholarship
Jun 18 2018
Thank You, Research Staff!
Jun 12 2018
Take Advantage of Federal Funding Increases
May 3 2018
UK Honors the 2018-2019 University Research Professors

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Recent Reports

Apr 9 2018
UK Research Annual Report Fiscal Year 2017
Feb 23 2018
RCTF Endowment Match Program 2016-2017 Annual Report
Nov 10 2017
Kentucky Drug Overdose Fatality Surveillance System Report Sheds New Light on Drug Overdose Circumstances
Sep 11 2017
OTC Annual Report Fiscal Year 2017

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Podcasts

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Feb 01 2018

Exploring the Psychology of Drug Addiction with William Stoops

Hear how William Stoops chose drug abuse research, why mentoring is one of his favorite parts of his job, and why he sees the chance to do NIH-funded research as a privilege.

Mar 6 2018
Behind the Blue with Orthopaedic Surgeon, Researcher and Advocate Dr. Carolyn Hettrich

Dr. Carolyn Hettrich joins Kody Kiser and Olivia Ramirez on Behind the Blue to discuss shoulder injuries, her research and her advocacy work.
Jan 24 2018
'UK at the Half' with Kathy Sheppard-Jones

"UK at the Half" airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast and features the people, programs, research, health care and service that combine to make UK the university for Kentucky.
Jan 22 2018
'UK at the Half' with Angela Gutierrez

"UK at the Half" airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast and features the people, programs, research, health care and service that combine to make UK the university for Kentucky.

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Videos

Aug 16 2018
Blood, BBQ and Ancestry.com: How One UK Neurologist Tracks Familial ALS

A UK neurologist who stumbled across a family with a gene mutation that can cause Lou Gehrig's Disease is merging science, medicine and family in a quest for a cure.
Jul 30 2018
Truman Scholarship, Pickering Fellowship Winners Mark Banner Year for UK Student Scholars

More than 45 of UK's students and recent graduates had the world's most prestigious scholarship, fellowship and internship organizations take note this year. The newest class of highly regarded scholars include UK’s 14th Truman Scholar and first Pickering Fellow.
Jul 19 2018
UK Communication Professor Seeks Drug Disposal Solutions

Don Helme is partnering with the Kentucky Attorney General’s office to gauge public opinion on a new drug deactivation pouch, part of a larger effort to develop solutions to the state’s opioid epidemic.
Jun 27 2018
Boldly Going Where No Plant Has Gone Before

Joe Chappell in the College of Pharmacy is partnering with Space Tango to test whether sending plants to space increases their ability to produce healing properties.

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