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Oct 11 2018

UK Partners With XLerateHealth on Regional Biomedical Technology Accelerator Hub

XLerateHealth LLC, a Louisville-based health care technology accelerator that focuses on startups and commercialization, will join forces with a consortium of 24 academic institutions led by UK, in partnership with UofL and West Virginia University.

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Oct 15 2018
MTurk Research by UK’s Gatton College Faculty Making Waves

Gatton College faculty member Sean A. Dennis and doctoral student Chris Pearson, along with Brian M. Goodson of Clemson University, have released cutting-edge research that investigates the recent data contamination issue on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk platform.
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Oct 12 2018
UK Equine Research Hall of Fame Honors Class of 2018 on Oct. 31

The three newest members of the UK Equine Research Hall of Fame will be inducted on Oct. 31.
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Oct 11 2018
UK Professor Working With Louisville Metro to Save Lives With Drone Technology

Now, Smith's expertise in systems engineering is being used in another, potentially life-saving capacity — the Bloomberg Philanthropies 2018 Mayors Challenge, which recognizes innovative ideas aimed at tackling urgent problems.
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Oct 10 2018
UK Professor Receives NEH Grant for Urban Renewal Research

Appler's grant is among the first awards made under the National Endowment for the Humanities' new Infrastructure and Capacity-Building Challenge Grant program, which will support infrastructure projects at 29 U.S. cultural institutions in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

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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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Sep 12 2018
Barbara Nikolajczyk and the Inflammation-Diabetes Connection

With funds from NIH, Barbara Nikolajczyk is tracking the trajectory of type 2 diabetes. She's following metabolically healthy people as they naturally progress to diabetes, looking for potential drug targets along the way.
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.

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Sep 6 2018
Carter Elected President of Society of Research Administrators International
Aug 23 2018
Mark Williams: Improving Hospital Discharge and Targeting Social Needs for Better Health
Jul 26 2018
Ph.D. Research Fueled by National Physical Therapy Scholarship
Jun 18 2018
Thank You, Research Staff!

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Recent Reports

Oct 16 2018
Office of Technology Commercialization 2018 Annual Report
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

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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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Sep 24 2018
New Research Building Grand Opening

The research building — funded half from the state of Kentucky and half from university resources, including private gifts — will house multidisciplinary research teams focusing on the Commonwealth’s most dire health disparities including cancer, diabetes and obesity, cardiovascular diseases and stroke and substance abuse.
Sep 21 2018
Research Facility Shows What Kentucky Can Do

A research facility expressly devoted to addressing and eradicating the state’s most significant health disparities was opened September 21st by the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, President Eli Capilouto and many of the Commonwealth’s leading policymakers.
Sep 17 2018
Historic $2.1 Billion Campaign Will Make a UK Education More Accessible, Accelerate Research and Care

This is the largest fundraising campaign in Kentucky's history. It will focus on funding more student scholarships and growing UK's endowment to continue support for providing a world-class education and essential research to address the state's most pressing challenges.
Sep 12 2018
Barbara Nikolajczyk and the Inflammation-Diabetes Connection

With funds from NIH, Barbara Nikolajczyk is tracking the trajectory of type 2 diabetes. She's following metabolically healthy people as they naturally progress to diabetes, looking for potential drug targets along the way.

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