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As the UK Superfund Research Center continues its important work in helping to mitigate the environmental impacts on people resulting from hazardous waste sites, it is doing so on an international, as well as a national basis.

The Kentucky Cancer Registry (KCR) has received a $2.6 million contract from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to continue its participation in the NCI’s Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program.

An important finding by UK researchers as scientists continue to study the tradeoffs between pathogen defense and growth in plants.

The Vice President for Research hosted a Staff Appreciation luncheon at the Gatton Student Center on June 11th to recognize the efforts of the research administrative staff. See photos from the event and metrics on the research enterprise and staff efforts.

This student-nominated award recognizes UK faculty members who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to mentoring undergraduate researchers, providing exceptional undergraduate research experiences, as well as supporting and promoting the undergraduate research initiatives on campus.

A rare, genetic type of ALS seems to cluster in central Appalachia. The TRANSLATE clinical trial, led by a multidisciplinary time of clinicians and scientists, is looking for hope in an existing FDA-approved drug.

UK's Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that doctoral students Calah Ford and Lydia Hager and 2018 graduate Aaron Mueller have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. In addition, six other UK students were recognized by the NSF program.

Congress came together to reach a bipartisan FY18 omnibus appropriation agreement that provides investment to research programs. We’ve highlighted a few details of the funding increases.

UK and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology will host the 27th Annual Meeting of the North American Membrane Society at the Hilton Lexington June 9-13.

Carbon fiber is the material of the future — a next-generation version of aluminum. The good news for Kentucky manufacturers is that one of the leading carbon fiber research and development facilities in the world is located in their backyard, at the UK Center for Applied Energy Research.