• Article
  • Mar 16 2022

The world’s first clinical trial for a form of dementia identified in 2019 is officially underway by researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

  • Article
  • Mar 16 2022

A multidisciplinary team at the University of Kentucky has joined forces to improve medical and mental health services for the LGBTQ+ community. 

  • Video
  • Mar 11 2022

Through the College of Medicine’s Alliance Program, UK formed the Kentucky Research Alliance for Lung Disease (K-RALD). Jamie Sturgill shares how K-RALD has created a biobank allowing researchers to ask and answer critical research questions.

  • Article
  • Mar 10 2022

UK Women’s Basketball Coach Kyra Elzy is passionate about Alzheimer’s disease research because of her close relationships with her grandmother, Mary Elzy, and her college basketball coach.

  • Article
  • Mar 10 2022

A study published out of the lab of Donna Wilcock, Ph.D., shows promising results for a blood test that could be used to identify Alzheimer’s changes in the brain before the onset of any symptoms, which could result in preventative treatments.

  • Article
  • Mar 10 2022

Ian McClure, J.D., associate vice president for research, innovation and economic impact and executive director of UK Innovate, has been named AUTM’s new chair during their 2022 annual meeting in New Orleans

  • 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 47th Naff Symposium will bring leading scientists to campus to share their research and expertise. The topic of this year’s symposium is “Innovation in Molecular Neuroscience.”

  • 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.

  • Blog
  • Mar 8 2022

From senior administration to the high school student arriving on campus for the first time, women are helping to define and chart the course of UK’s future. This month, we take time to showcase the legacies of women and their impactful research and scholarship.