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UK's Successful Research Career Development Program Receives Renewed Funding

Nov 20, 2017, 9:25 AM

UK's Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health program has not only supported faculty and researchers in their work, but also jump-started careers, aided in publications and helped forge partnerships and mentorships across disciplines.

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Working Outside the Box: How a Markey Lab is Helping Stroke Patients

Nov 13, 2017, 8:57 AM

In a prime example of the unique type of cross-collaboration that takes place at academic medical centers, Markey's stem cell lab is working together with the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute to bring an innovative stroke clinical trial to UK HealthCare.

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'Faith Moves Mountains' Initiative Continues with $3.1 Million Grant to Study Diabetes Care in Appalachia

Nov 1, 2017, 9:26 AM

This fall, Nancy Schoenberg and her team of community and university researchers in the UK College of Medicine and the UK College of Public Health were awarded a new five-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to continue the Faith Moves Mountains initiative.

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Collecting History: Jane Calvert's John Dickinson Writings Project

Oct 25, 2017, 8:49 AM

This project will collect, transcribe, edit and publish the complete writings of Dickinson, who wrote more for the American cause than any other founding father.

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Sports Concussions: What About the Jockeys? University of Kentucky Researcher's Pilot Project Could Be the Answer

Oct 20, 2017, 8:55 AM

A pilot project spearheaded by UK College of Health Sciences researcher Carl Mattacola could be the first step towards developing a return-to-ride protocol for jockeys who suffer a concussion.

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Sanders-Brown Awarded Grant to Study Alzheimer's Prevention Drug

Oct 6, 2017, 9:02 AM

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five year, $2.88 million grant to a researcher at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to study a drug's potential to prevent Alzheimer's disease.

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KEHA Marks 40 Years of Support for UK Ovarian Cancer Research

Oct 4, 2017, 8:39 AM

What the Kentucky Extension Homemakers began four decades ago continues to make a profound difference in the lives of women across the Commonwealth.

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UK Design LED Installation Transforms Bus Station to Play Station

Sep 28, 2017, 9:06 AM

A new LED installation has turned a less obvious downtown venue into a play area for kids passing through the facility.

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Kentucky NSF EPSCoR Supports Summer Student Training at ERTL

Sep 21, 2017, 8:46 AM

With funding from Kentucky NSF EPSCoR, ERTL’s mission is to help students through personalized, hands-on training and access to state-of-the-art laboratory equipment.

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Federal, Foundation Grants Support Summer Undergraduate Research at UK

Sep 14, 2017, 8:42 AM

This summer, 17 undergraduate students came to UK to participate in and learn about biomedical-related research through the SURES and SURF programs.

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