Research News

Sanders-Brown Researcher Receives Grant Supported by Rotary Clubs to Further Dementia Studies

Jul 8, 2020, 8:26 AM

The $125,000 grant comes from The CART Fund. CART (Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust) is a grassroots effort by Rotary Club members throughout the country to provide cutting edge research to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s.

Screen%20Shot%202020-07-06%20at%205.27.15%20PM.png

UK Joins National Data Collaborative for COVID-19 Research

Jul 8, 2020, 8:20 AM

CCTS is partnering with NCATS, the National Center for Data to Health, and around 60 other clinical institutions affiliated with the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program to leverage big data in the fight against COVID-19.

Nikiforos Stamatiadis Awarded Greek Diaspora Fellowship

Jul 7, 2020, 8:27 AM

The Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program is a scholar exchange program for Greek universities to host Greek scholars from the diaspora in the areas of collaborative research, curriculum co-development and/or graduate/undergraduate student mentoring and teaching.

funding-national-earthquake-reduction%20%281%29.png

KGS researchers receive funding from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

Jul 7, 2020, 8:20 AM

KGS researchers received $64,462 in funding from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program for their project, "Improving Estimates of Ground-Motion Site Response in the New Madrid and Wabash Valley Seismic Zones."

UK Center for Health Equity Transformation Awards 3 Pilot Research Grants

Jul 1, 2020, 8:23 AM

“The significance of addressing health and other inequities has never been greater,” said Nancy Schoenberg, CHET director. “While we received numerous rigorous proposals, these projects stood out for their capacity to employ stellar research approaches to make impactful change."

UK Research Could Pave Way for Noonan-like Syndrome Treatment

Jul 1, 2020, 8:16 AM

Emilia Galperin, a Kentucky College of Medicine researcher, has been awarded $1.9 million to continue research examining molecular pathogenesis of Noonan-like syndrome.

College of Education Associate Dean Seeks to Break Through Barriers With First Handbook of STEM Education Research

Jul 1, 2020, 8:11 AM

For more than a decade, Mohr-Schroeder has worked to remove barriers in order to facilitate authentic, hands-on educational opportunities for students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, collectively known as STEM.

Orthopaedic Trauma Research Fellowship Offers Second Chance for Medical Students

Jun 30, 2020, 8:26 AM

The program is for those who don’t receive a match to receive mentorship and experience to improve their resumé. UK’s program is one year, which gives fellows the time to reapply for residency programs by the next Match Day.

New Stinging Ant Species Could Cause Problems for Kentuckians

Jun 30, 2020, 8:21 AM

Recently, Asian needle ants invaded a home in south central Kentucky and stung the homeowner. This is one of the state’s first reports of the ants coming indoors. The insect has been in Kentucky since at least 2013 and in the U.S. since the 1930s.

It’s Not Just Alzheimer’s Disease: Sanders-Brown Research Highlights Form of Severe Dementia

Jun 29, 2020, 8:24 AM

The long-running study on aging and brain health at UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) Alzheimer’s Disease Center has once again resulted in important new findings – highlighting a complex and under-recognized form of dementia.

Filter News

Unit

News type

Topic

Series