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UK ASCEND to propel community-engaged health equity research

Aug 20, 2024, 7:39 AM

A new project at UK will expand new avenues to develop community-engaged health equity research expertise among early-stage investigators.

Applications for UK Sustainability Challenge Grant Program now being accepted

Aug 19, 2024, 7:26 AM

The Sustainability Challenge Grant Program is designed to engage transdisciplinary teams from the university community to foster scholarly, creative and research projects that promote sustainability.

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College of Education NSF grant examines making mathematics more equitable

Nov 9, 2023, 7:35 AM

A new University of Kentucky study funded by the National Science Foundation seeks to make mathematics more relatable to all students by focusing on how teachers respond to children’s experiences, knowledge and mathematical reasoning.

UNITE predoctoral program welcomes 21 students

Nov 2, 2023, 10:47 AM

The UNited In True Equity Research Priority Area (UNITE RPA) welcomed this year’s cohort of 21 graduate students to the UNITE Predoctoral Research Enhancement Program.

UK awarded $3.4 million to lead equity initiative in drug abuse research

Oct 11, 2023, 7:15 AM

The University of Kentucky has been selected as the nationwide coordination center for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative, supported by a $3.4 million, five-year grant.

Q&A: Adrienne Dixson shares how research has power to improve educational equity 

Feb 27, 2023, 7:06 AM

UK College of Education Professor Adrienne Dixson, Ph.D., answers questions about her career and how innovative and responsive scholarship can impact educational equity and help children receive a high-quality education. 

Markey outreach advancing health equity in communities of color

Jan 27, 2023, 7:01 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is working to address cancer disparities in communities of color through inclusive outreach and engagement.

Stevens-Watkins helps lead $2 million NIH grant to support underrepresented faculty

Jan 18, 2023, 7:05 AM

Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D., is one of two principal investigators leading a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support underrepresented minority faculty at predominantly white institutions across the U.S.

Cost of cancer care impacts health of low-income survivors

Sep 28, 2022, 7:17 AM

The cost of cancer treatment negatively impacts the physical and mental health of survivors who are living in poverty, according to a recent study co-authored by Lovoria Williams, Ph.D., Markey Cancer Center’s associate director of Cancer Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

UK Project Will Help Black Lexingtonians Access Mental Health Services

Mar 9, 2022, 7:19 AM

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.

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