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Oct 18 2021

UK Board Endorses Strategic Plan With Commitment to Advance Kentucky

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees on Friday endorsed an institutional strategic plan that focuses squarely on one overarching goal — how UK can advance the Commonwealth.

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Oct 18 2021
College of Arts and Sciences Inducts 4 Into Hall of Fame

Three alumni and one faculty member were inducted into the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame at a ceremony on campus this past Friday.
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Oct 14 2021
2 UK-Led Organizations Win SBA Awards

Two innovation programs led by UK are receiving a part of the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) $5.4 million in prizes to support inclusive entrepreneurship in the innovation ecosystem.
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Oct 12 2021
UK-led Project Fosters Stronger, Connected Local Food Systems

UK researchers studied pandemic-related impacts to food systems including changes in consumer purchasing behaviors, pandemic responses of different food system sectors, innovations and agency support.
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Oct 11 2021
UK Martin School’s Darolia Appointed to Advise Committee on Federal Higher Education Regulations

The U.S. Department of Education has appointed Rajeev Darolia to serve as policy analysis advisor for a new rule-making committee tasked with reforming federal student loan regulation.

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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.

Research Blog

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
Apr 13 2021
Chad Risko, New Faculty Director of Undergraduate Research

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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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Sep 27 2021

'Behind the Blue': Cardiovascular Health and Research With Alan Daugherty

This week’s episode of "Behind the Blue" features the director of the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center and chair of the UK Department of Physiology, Alan Daugherty, Ph.D. Daugherty is also the Gill Heart Foundation Chair of Preventive Cardiology.

Sep 13 2021
'UK at the Half': Philip Kern

"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.
Sep 7 2021
'Behind the Blue': Philip A. Kern Discusses UK’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," CCTS Director Philip A. Kern, M.D., talks about the vast amount of work the center supports.
Aug 30 2021
'Behind the Blue': UK’s New Vice President for Institutional Diversity Katrice A. Albert

Katrice A. Albert, Ph.D., will begin her duties as vice president for institutional diversity on Sept. 27, 2021. UK Chief Communications Officer Jay Blanton talks with Albert about what she’s looking forward to in joining UK, particularly at this moment, as the institution is engaged in a broad-based and expansive effort around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

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Videos

Sep 7 2021
CCTS Debuts Comic Book on E-cigarette Use by Young Adults

A team at the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) chose a novel approach to target e-cigarette use by young adults — a research-based comic book.
Aug 26 2021
UK Students Construct Capsules for NASA, Send Them to International Space Station

The project continues UK's commitment to producing the next generation of aerospace engineers at NASA, and UK College of Engineering's contributions to space exploration.
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."

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