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Yuha Jung, Ph.D., associate professor and director of graduate studies in the University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors for 2022-23.

Three Lexington-native Paul Laurence Dunbar High School students earned first, second and third place overall at the 2022 Best of Fair regional science awards, all with training from University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center faculty members.

In the second part of this series, UK experts from the Gatton College of Business and Economics and the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment provide insight into the current reality Kentuckians are facing at the grocery store and in the kitchen.

A recent publication from UK researchers explains the importance of identifying and understanding how differences between tissues and cells alter gene expression without changing underlying genetic code.

The nonequity-seeking pre-seed accelerator program aiming to launch nationally competitive startups completed its fourth UAccel Program cohort.

Beth Rous, Ph.D., is one of this year’s Great Teacher Award recipients. The UK College of Education professor treats her students as if they were her colleagues.

UK’s Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) has announced the recipients of the 2022 Equity Changemaker Award, honoring three UK scholars for their work to advance health equity through research and training.

Nancy Schoenberg, Ph.D., Marion Pearsall Professor of Behavioral Science in the UK College of Medicine, founding director of the Center for Health and Equity Transformation, and associate vice president for research professional development, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors for 2022-23.

The first cohort of interns in a new Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) program are spending their summers contributing to statewide research projects focused on geologic resources, environmental issues and natural hazards affecting Kentucky.

The grant will provide funding of up to $5,000 to nonprofit rural health care organizations and community-based organizations to create or enhance services for older adults — to help them age in place in rural Kentucky.