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Art Meets Science in UK 3D Designs of PPE

Apr 14, 2020, 4:36 PM

"The country is running out of personal protection equipment, which is important to prevent not just my friends from getting sick, but my wife, too. She works as a physician," Winkler said. "We must protect those who are risking their lives to protect others from this disease."

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#TogetherUKY: A Thank You to UK HealthCare's Clinical Laboratory Employees

Apr 10, 2020, 8:48 AM

“I am continually impressed and grateful every day for the effort and dedication of the staff of UK Healthcare’s clinical laboratories. They are in the lab working to improve the lives of patients 24/7 throughout the year.

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Sanitizer to Health Care Workers, Manufacturing Instructions to Spirits Industry

Apr 1, 2020, 3:05 PM

The James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits is making sanitizer and creating an instructional video for distillers who want to do the same. The multidisciplinary Beam Institute is naturally suited for projects of this nature, with experts in biotechnology, chemistry and engineering.

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UK Dean Part of Team that Discovers Promising Anti-Malarial Drug

Mar 30, 2020, 8:17 AM

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) every two minutes a child dies of malaria and each year, more than 200 million new cases of the disease are reported. For the last 15 years, Kip Guy, dean of UK’s College of Pharmacy, has worked with a team of researchers to develop an anti-malarial drug.

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UK’s Superfund Research Center Connects with Community for a Healthier Kentucky

Mar 5, 2020, 9:50 AM

To fight the negative health effects of environmental toxins, reach for more fruits and vegetables – that’s the message UK-SRC’s Community Engagement Core is sharing with the local community.

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Ann Stowe: Understanding Stroke Recovery

Feb 19, 2020, 8:13 AM

In this edition of People Behind Our Research, UK's Ann Stowe explains her work to understand how inflammation after stroke can be shaped to support rewiring in the brain and recovery of function that might be lost with injury.

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A High-Fiber Diet May Counteract the Harmful Health Effects of Pollutants

Jan 30, 2020, 8:05 AM

UK research shows a high-fiber diet may reverse the adverse effects environmental toxins have on cardiovascular health.

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Kentucky Climate Consortium Empowers Kentuckians to be Environmental Stewards

Jan 28, 2020, 8:15 AM

A new statewide consortium, headquartered at UK, will pursue climate research, teaching and outreach.

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HEAL Researchers Honored at UK Basketball Game

Jan 24, 2020, 8:37 AM

The HEALing Communities Initiative grant from the National Institutes of Health totals $87 million, the largest in its history, and is focused over the next three years on reducing opioid-related deaths by 40 percent in 16 counties in KY.

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UK Program Inspires New Research in Women’s Health

Jan 3, 2020, 8:11 AM

Funded by NIDA and the Office of Research on Women’s Health at NIH, BIRCWH gives UK scholars training, collaboration and mentoring opportunities that enable them to develop independent research programs in women’s health.

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