UNITE Research Priority Area
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  • Mar 7 2023

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded UK a prestigious center grant to share its expertise and lead national efforts to build diverse academic research environments.

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  • Feb 27 2023

UK College of Education Professor Adrienne Dixson, Ph.D., answers questions about her career and how innovative and responsive scholarship can impact educational equity and help children receive a high-quality education. 

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  • Feb 21 2023

UK professor Frank X Walker wanted to make sure the region’s Black history was acknowledged and documented. Now, readers of all ages can reconnect with the alphabet through the recognition of notable Black Americans from the Appalachian region.

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  • Feb 8 2023

The Martin Luther King Center, in collaboration with the UK Office for Institutional Diversity and the Office of Student and Academic Life, will host the fourth annual UK Men of Color Symposium.

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  • Feb 7 2023

A new student organization at the University of Kentucky is dedicated to encouraging the growth of underrepresented groups within the health care field.

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  • Feb 1 2023

Anastasia Curwood, associate professor of history in the College of Arts & Sciences, discusses her new book “Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics”

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  • Jan 27 2023

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is working to address cancer disparities in communities of color through inclusive outreach and engagement.

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  • Jan 18 2023

Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D., is one of two principal investigators leading a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support underrepresented minority faculty at predominantly white institutions across the U.S.

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  • Oct 25 2022

The UNited In True Racial Equity Research Priority Area (UNITE RPA) welcomed its inaugural cohort of 18 graduate students from 6 colleges to the UNITE Predoctoral Research Enhancement Program.