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Jill Kolesar, PharmD, works in her research lab at UK’s Healthy Kentucky Research Building.

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May 23 2022

Pediatric Cancer Research Funding Critical to Save Lives

Childhood cancer rates in Kentucky appear to be higher than the national rates for several cancer types. The UK Markey Cancer Center provides leading care to children in Kentucky, identifying new mechanisms causing these cancers and developing new treatment modalities.

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May 18 2022
People Behind Our Research: Ilhem Messaoudi Decoding the Mysteries of the Immune System

UK College of Medicine researcher Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to developing a better understanding of how the immune system works, paving the way for improving how people respond to vaccines and infections.
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May 23 2022
KGS Seminar Gives Geoscience Perspective on Climate Change in Kentucky

The Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kentucky hosted its first-ever seminar focusing on the intersection between geoscience research and climate change on May 12.
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May 20 2022
Ivanov Honored as a 2022-23 University Research Professor

Bobi Ivanov, Ph.D., professor of integrated strategic communication within the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information, has been recognized as 2022-23 University Research Professor.
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May 19 2022
College of Pharmacy's Dwoskin to Receive National Award for Innovation

Linda Dwoskin, Ph.D., senior associate vice president for research and UK College of Pharmacy professor, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Innovator Award bestowed by the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD).

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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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May 18 2022
People Behind Our Research: Ilhem Messaoudi Decoding the Mysteries of the Immune System

UK College of Medicine researcher Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to developing a better understanding of how the immune system works, paving the way for improving how people respond to vaccines and infections.
Feb 1 2022
Nancy Schoenberg: Listening to Communities to Create Equitable Solutions

The best solutions begin by listening to the people whose problems you’re trying to solve. That community-based focus has been a guiding value of Nancy Schoenberg's 25 years at UK.
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.

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May 18 2022
People Behind Our Research: Ilhem Messaoudi Decoding the Mysteries of the Immune System

UK College of Medicine researcher Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to developing a better understanding of how the immune system works, paving the way for improving how people respond to vaccines and infections.
May 10 2022
RETAIN Expands to Help More Kentucky Employees Stay in the Workforce

The Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Kentucky Program works with employees, employers and health care providers to address issues that can keep people from returning to work after injury or illness.
Mar 21 2022
Novel Funding Model Provides CAER Researchers Support to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Researchers at the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) recently received funding from OUR&D seeking to supplement current research on sustainable aviation fuel.
Mar 11 2022
Damaged Lungs Breathe Life into UK COVID Research

Through the College of Medicine’s Alliance Program, UK formed the Kentucky Research Alliance for Lung Disease (K-RALD). Jamie Sturgill shares how K-RALD has created a biobank allowing researchers to ask and answer critical research questions.

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May 10 2022
Cancer in Kentucky: Why Research Matters
Mar 30 2022
Female Patent Holders Spotlight Commercialization at UK
Mar 8 2022
Research Celebrates Women Making History
Jan 18 2022
Research Leadership Academy Accelerates Leaders and Programs

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Apr 11 2022

'Behind the Blue': Erik Reece on Kentucky Connections to the Scopes Trial, Parallels to Today

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," Reece discusses this project, the writing process, his influences, the importance of Kentucky in American letters and writing and how teaching informs his work.

Apr 15 2022
‘Research Made Possible’ Podcast: UK awarded $14 million NSF grant for EduceLab

Thanks to a new $14 million NSF grant, the University of Kentucky has the tools & team to answer new heritage science questions right here in Kentucky.
Mar 28 2022
'Behind the Blue': Deirdre Scaggs on Women Who Helped Shape UK

The “Women Making History” series continues with this episode of "Behind the Blue" featuring Deirdre Scaggs, associate dean of UK’s Special Collections Research Center and director of the Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Research Center.
Mar 25 2022
‘Research Made Possible’ Podcast: Schoenberg on Community-based Research

In this “Research Made Possible” podcast, Nancy Schoenberg, Ph.D., shares what drives her work on diabetes and cancer in rural communities across Kentucky.

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Recent Reports

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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