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Anna Kalema, M.D., serves as medical director of UK HealthCare's medicine intensive care units (MICUs) and sees patients in the ICU Recovery Clinic. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo.

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Jan 21 2022

As COVID-19 Surges, UK HealthCare’s ICU Recovery Clinic Meets Growing Demand

Brain fog and long-hauler are two terms that many have come to know in recent months due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The struggles associated with the terms are nothing new for those who work in UK HealthCare’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Recovery Clinic.

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.

Research Blog

Jan 18 2022
Research Leadership Academy Accelerates Leaders and Programs
Sep 9 2021
Recognizing the Faculty and Staff Who Fuel UK Research
Jul 26 2021
Record-breaking Research Awards Power UK Innovation in 2021
Apr 27 2021
Ian McClure to Lead Expanded Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Effort

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Jan 12 2022
RCTF Endowment Match Program 2020-2021 Annual Report
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

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Dec 13 2021

'Behind The Blue': COVID-19 Update with Rebecca Dutch - 12/9/21

Dr. Dutch returns to the ‘Behind the Blue’ podcast to discuss a wide range of pandemic topics including the Omicron variant, what it means for testing and vaccines, and best practices for the University community.

Dec 6 2021
'Behind The Blue': An Overview of Research with Dr. Lisa Cassis

This week’s episode of "Behind the Blue" features Vice President of Research Dr. Lisa Cassis joining UK's Director of Research Communications Alicia Gregory for an in-depth conversation on research being done at the University of Kentucky.
Nov 29 2021
'UK at the Half': Meet UK Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis

For this “UK at the Half,” Lisa Cassis, vice president for research at the University of Kentucky, shares how leaders across campus came together to find a path forward for research during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nov 8 2021
'Behind the Blue': Leading the Way on Alzheimer’s Research With Linda Van Eldik of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Director Linda Van Eldik joins UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications' Hillary Smith to discuss the larger game plan of finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and dementia.

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Jan 20 2022
UK Experts Answer Latest Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines, Omicron

Rebecca Dutch, Ph.D., and Vince Venditto, Ph.D., provide the most up-to-date information regarding COVID-19, vaccines and booster shots to address concerns within the campus community.
Jan 5 2022
UK Health Sciences Researchers, Orthopedic Surgeons Collaborate to Further ACL Injury Studies

Researchers received three National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, totaling over $8 million, to study one of the most common sports injuries among athletes.
Dec 23 2021
UK Alumna's Book Heads to a Theater Near You This Christmas

Dana Canedy’s New York Times best-selling memoir “A Journal for Jordan,” has been adapted into a feature film. Canedy is a graduate of the UK School of Journalism and Media.
Dec 23 2021
WATCH: What Francis Collins Means to UK

Researchers and administrators from across the University of Kentucky campus are paying tribute to Francis S. Collins, M.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health.

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