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Dr. Courtney Perry receives award recognizing her work on health disparities in Appalachia

Perry, whose research is focused on health outcomes and disparities in Appalachia, has been awarded the Qorus Pfizer Health Equity Award.

‘Being a good neighbor’: UK Robinson Center Field Day Week connects generations to agriculture

More than 1,200 people in the local community participated in the recent Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability 2024 Field Day Week.

UK senior’s salamander research leads to success outside the classroom

When William Taylor asked his professor about additional opportunities in herpetology, he found two unique research projects at Robinson Forest.

UK leads study focusing on flash flooding in Appalachia, preparation, prevention

A group of researchers at UK want the region to better understand what happened to be better prepared for future flooding events.

$2.2 million HRSA grant to advance CHS PA program’s work in Appalachia

The grant will fund a program titled "A Healthier Appalachia through PA training in Primary Care in Mental and Behavioral Health"

UK takes the lead on preserving artistic, cultural heritage

In September 2024, the Kentucky Heritage Emergency Response Network was launched at the Arts Disaster & Crisis Preparedness Conference, hosted by UK.

UK Martin-Gatton CAFE study on food insecurity receives ‘Paper of the Year’ award

Lauren Batey's research focused on how Central Appalachian communities use long-standing cultural practices to address the challenge of limited food access.

Bridging disability and Appalachia: UK grad student organizes 1st-of-its-kind symposium

Mack Thompson, a master's student in the UK Department of Anthropology, is organizing first-ever Symposium on Dis/Ability & Debility in Appalachia, to be hosted on Sept. 28

Prestigious NSF award to advance UK research to track emerging pathogens

Scott Berry, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is the principal investigator of the nearly $18 million award.

Markey’s ACTION program expands its reach with latest student cohorts

UK Markey Cancer Center’s Appalachian Career Training in ONcology has now engaged 155 students from 40 of the 54 Appalachian Kentucky counties.

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