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UK Invites People Who Want the Vaccine and People Who Don’t for COVID Transmission Study

Jul 16, 2021, 8:11 AM

The research team hopes the study’s results will inform science-based decisions about mask use and social distancing after vaccination, especially as new variants spread and emerge.

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UK Hosts 1st Event at New WAARP Flight Facility

Jul 15, 2021, 9:23 AM

Researchers from UK's Department of Mechanical Engineering hosted collaborators from Virginia Tech and Oklahoma State University for a series of unmanned aircraft systems flight experiments at the new Wildcat Agricultural and Atmospheric Research Pavilion flight facility.

KCH Psychologist to Publish Book on Parents’ Guide to Medical Trauma

Jul 14, 2021, 8:06 AM

"Afraid of the Doctor: Every Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Managing Medical Trauma." addresses medical trauma, how to understand it and tips for parents of ill or injured children on how to overcome it.

UK’s James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits Plants 'Sacred Acre' for Prestigious Order of the Writ Society

Jul 13, 2021, 8:17 AM

The Order of Writ society is a fraternal and charitable organization that embraces the spirit of Kentucky bourbon.

Launch Blue Technology Showcase Will Feature 8 UK Technologies

Jul 13, 2021, 8:15 AM

The showcase will serve as a digital magazine detailing the innovators’ expertise and technology. Various innovations will cover multiple industries, from medicine and biotech to mobile apps and consumer tech.

Recent Study Identifies 11 Candidate Genetic Variants for Alzheimer’s Disease

Jul 13, 2021, 8:10 AM

A recently published study from University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging researcher Justin Miller, Ph.D., found 11 rare genetic variants spanning 10 genes, including previously unknown variants in two known Alzheimer's disease risk genes.

Beverly May Receives 2021 UK-CARES Community Engagement Award

Jul 12, 2021, 7:48 AM

Beverly May, Dr.P.H., won this year’s UK-CARES award for her contributions to health care as a family nurse practitioner in Appalachian Kentucky.

UK Physicist Helps Reveal Galaxy Cluster Traveling on 'Intergalactic Highway'

Jul 12, 2021, 7:44 AM

The cluster is known as the "Northern Clump" and is located about 690 million light years from Earth. Astronomers are calling it an "intergalactic highway."

Pharmacy Professor in Search of Treatments for Acute Kidney Injury

Jul 8, 2021, 8:17 AM

During Alex Flannery's tenure in critical care, the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy assistant professor and 2011 graduate, saw many cases of sepsis and acute kidney injury, which have no cure. Flannery’s background in pharmacology sparked an interest in learning more about how to treat these diseases.

Former Wildcat on a Mission to Help Others with Speech Disorders

Jul 7, 2021, 8:08 AM

Former Wildcat Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is using his platform to help raise awareness around stuttering, a speech disorder that affects roughly 1% of the population.

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