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College of Education Dean Uses New Mode of Research to Analyze Educational Equity Issues

Oct 12, 2020, 8:21 AM

“We have, essentially, invented a new way of doing research. By using publicly available podcasts, anyone can go back and listen to participants’ conversations in full and make their own conclusions about what was discussed,” Vasquez Heilig said.

Nursing Researcher Awarded $2.5 Million to Address Health Issues in Rural Kentucky

Oct 9, 2020, 8:41 AM

Mudd-Martin is testing the effectiveness of two interventions aimed at encouraging healthy behaviors such as physical activity, healthy eating and smoking cessation for the populations of rural areas of Bourbon, Rowan, Nicholas and other nearby counties.

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UK Faculty Support Statewide Research Study on Pandemic Disruption

Oct 9, 2020, 8:32 AM

The Prichard Committee Student Voice Team, in consultation with UK faculty members, set out to gauge how disruptions caused by the pandemic were impacting students’ academic motivation and learning, as well as their physical, social and emotional health.

Butterfield Recognized as a Leading Alzheimer’s Expert

Oct 9, 2020, 8:29 AM

Butterfield is among the top 0.007% of scholars worldwide based on authorship of Alzheimer’s-related publications indexed in the PubMed database for the past 10 years. He ranks tenth out of nearly 150,000 scholars worldwide and sixth in the U.S.

UK Social Work Study Measures COVID-19 Distress Among Child Welfare Workers

Oct 7, 2020, 8:32 AM

“This study affirms notions that different practitioner groups experience, and are impact by, COVID-19 differently,” Miller said. “Therefore, cookie-cutter approaches to addressing challenges associated with COVID-19 distress may not be effective.”

UK Senior Skyler Hornback Named Astronaut Scholar

Oct 7, 2020, 8:28 AM

Since arriving at UK, Hornback has participated in UK Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering’s research on “smart” polymeric sorbents for PFAS removal from contaminated water systems under the leadership of J. Zach Hilt, Gill Eminent Professor of Chemical Engineering.

UK Establishes 1st Chapter of National Association of Colored Women's Clubs Inc. in State

Oct 7, 2020, 8:22 AM

Founded in 1896 in a time where Black women were not permitted in other prominent feminist organizations, the NACWC Inc. is the first organization created specifically for Black women. The WISE chapter at UK will be the first chapter of the association in Kentucky.

CAER Receives U.S. DOE Grant to Develop Next-Generation Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology

Oct 2, 2020, 8:55 AM

“This project will allow us to significantly reduce the complexity and cost of CO2 capture and biofixation from all sources, whether it is from utility companies, cement manufacturing, or chemical plants."

UK’s James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits Inks Powerful Partnership With Scotch Whisky Research Institute

Oct 1, 2020, 8:35 AM

“This is a great opportunity to carry our efforts beyond Kentucky and the United States,” said Seth DeBolt, director of the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits. “To partner with such an established institute will elevate the efforts we’ve already begun at the Beam Institute.”

New Study Looks at Encoding the Odor of Cigarette Smoke

Sep 30, 2020, 8:13 AM

In addition to opening the door to developing blockers of odors, McClintock says this work will help researchers understand why formulating fragrances and flavors with specific properties is so difficult. “Ergo, the oft-used phrase 'the art of perfumery.' Eventually, we will turn this art into science.”

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