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Free Radical Discovery a Hallmark of Allan Butterfield’s 45-Year Research Career

Apr 2, 2020, 8:53 AM

When you look back at a 45-year career, there are a multitude of moments that stand out. For Allan Butterfield, Professor of Biological Chemistry in the UK College of Arts & Sciences, his signature discovery grew from just such a Eureka moment on the sidewalk on campus.

'Behind the Blue': Everything is Science Takes Discovery to New Locations

Feb 10, 2020, 8:50 AM

Everything is Science is a weeklong festival featuring experts from Lexington and beyond, who will give presentations, demonstrations and conversation in laid-back spaces.

'Behind the Blue': University of Kentucky Researcher Leads $3 Million Addiction Treatment Study

Jan 24, 2020, 8:31 AM

UK recently received $3 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on General Medical Sciences to fund new opioid-related research in the criminal justice system.

'Behind the Blue': UK Researcher Jennifer Havens Works to Develop Treatment for Hepatitis C

Nov 22, 2019, 8:20 AM

UK is tackling many of Kentucky’s toughest health issues through research aimed at making documented, measured progress. In this edition of the Behind the Blue Podcast, Carl Nathe talks with Havens about a project to combat Hepatitis C.

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Training Kentucky Students in Cancer Research to Impact Communities

Oct 25, 2019, 8:15 AM

The ACTION program offers undergraduates and high schoolers the opportunity to gain cancer research, clinical, outreach and educational experiences in an effort to enrich their interest in a cancer-focused career.

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'Behind the Blue': April Young Works With Eastern Kentucky Communities to Find Answers to Opioid Epidemic

Oct 24, 2019, 8:26 AM

With more than $5.5 million in funding, the research team in CARE2HOPE is working in counties across Kentucky to find answers to the opioid epidemic.

'Behind the Blue': How UK, State Partners Are Working to Help Incarcerated Women With Opioid Use Disorder

Oct 3, 2019, 8:06 AM

The Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) supports research on quality addiction treatment for OUD in criminal justice settings nationwide.

Behind the Blue: Richard Ausness (Tackling Legal Issues of the Opioid Crisis)

Sep 19, 2019, 3:13 PM

Richard Ausness, UK College of Law, talks about lawsuits stemming from the opioid crisis.

Behind the Blue: John D'Orazio and Ramon Sun (UK's Efforts to Beat Pediatric Cancer)

Sep 19, 2019, 2:52 PM

he world of pediatric cancer treatment has seen huge advancements in treatments over the past 60 years – in the 1950s, less than 10 percent of children were cured of their cancer. Today, the number of survivors is nearly 80 percent.

'Behind the Blue': Randal Voss, Jeramiah Smith Discuss Axolotl Salamanders and the Keys to Human Regeneration

Jul 17, 2019, 8:46 AM

On this week’s episode of “Behind the Blue,” UKPR’s Amy Timoney talks with Randal Voss, a professor in the UK Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, and Jeramiah Smith, an associate professor in the UK Department of Biology, on their work assembling the axolotl genome.

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