Results from a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults showed that while almost 80 percent of respondents were willing to volunteer for medical research, two-thirds didn't know how to get involved.
Julie Riesenweber, assistant professor in the UK Department of Historic Preservation, recently helped Lexington's Pope Villa achieve its place on the National Register of Historic Places as a nationally significant example of early national-era architecture.
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.
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.
UK, together with two other major universities, is part of a major National Science Foundation research grant aimed at using biomechanics to substantially bolster grain production.
Undoubtedly, being a foster/adoptive parent can be demanding. Research indicates that caregivers often struggle to find support, especially in rural communities. On top of that, the number of children entering foster care in the Commonwealth continues to increase.
The UK-based Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky recently received a major national award for the effectiveness of its outreach programs.
