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  • Article
  • Jun 21 2022

More than 60,000 pages of Fayette County’s historical property records containing information about enslaved people from the late 1700s through 1865 will soon be available to the public online.

  • Podcast
  • Jun 17 2022

The director of the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies and African American and Africana Studies discusses the Juneteenth holiday, personal reflections on the day's significance, and the importance of observance of the holiday by the university.

  • Article
  • Jun 1 2022

Deadly drug overdose mortality rates among Black people In Kentucky increased by nearly 117% — from 21.2 deaths for every 100,000 people in 2016 to 46.0 per 100,000 in 2020, according to new research published in the journal Public Health Reports.

  • Article
  • May 26 2022

The program is creating a unique pipeline to increase science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) literacy and promote STEM careers for traditionally underrepresented populations.

  • Article
  • May 17 2022

The populations Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D., seeks to help are often difficult to reach. One of her latest projects requires asking Black Americans who use opioids to talk about their lives.

  • Article
  • May 3 2022

The 2022 UNITE Research Showcase is centered around elevating and promoting the importance of racial equity research at UK, across the Commonwealth and beyond.

  • Article
  • Apr 20 2022

The lecture will be part of the 2022 UNITE Research Showcase, which is centered around elevating and promoting the importance of racial equity research at UK, across the Commonwealth and beyond.

  • Article
  • Apr 1 2022

The 2022 UNITE Research Showcase is centered around elevating and promoting the importance of racial equity research at UK, across the Commonwealth and beyond.

  • Article
  • Mar 9 2022

Public Health and Environmental and Sustainability Studies major Meron Lemma aims to achieve health equity and environmental justice.

  • Article
  • Mar 9 2022

The Neighborhood Healers Project, a new pilot project led by University of Kentucky researchers, aims to reduce equity gaps by addressing the stigma and helping Black Lexingtonians access the mental health services they need.