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Can Targeting Social Needs Reduce Health Care Costs?

Aug 24, 2017, 9:38 AM

Can taking care of social needs for people utilizing Medicare and Medicaid help them spend less on health care and improve their health? A new $4.5 million statewide project led by the UK Center for Health Services Research will find out.

Yinan Wei Receives National Science Foundation Award

Aug 18, 2017, 8:35 AM

Yinan Wei, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky, has received an award to study membrane protein oligomerizations in bilayers. The project also integrates an outreach program for girls aged 12-18 at the Hope Hill Youth Service, introducing science and science careers.

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Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation Donates $1 Million to UK Ag Facility

Jul 28, 2017, 9:04 AM

The gift goes to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment's new Grain and Forage Center of Excellence in Western Kentucky.

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UK Center for Health Services Research Awarded $4.5 Million from CMS for Accountable Health Communities

Jul 10, 2017, 9:43 AM

Researchers in the University of Kentucky Center for Health Services Research have established the Kentucky Consortium for Accountable Health Communities to address the health-related social needs of vulnerable patients across the Commonwealth.

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UK Sports Medicine Research Institute Opens Its Doors

Jun 15, 2017, 9:09 AM

The facility will conduct research into injury prevention and performance optimization for athletes.

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Under Construction: A New Resource to Target Health Disparities

May 18, 2017, 2:57 PM

Research Building 2 (RB2) is a precious resource and a vehicle for UK to reduce the health disparities that most impact Kentucky.

UK Research Shows Benefits of Therapeutic Horticulture at Women's Shelter

May 11, 2017, 8:40 AM

Can farming help you heal? A local women's shelter says it can, and UK is helping them show how much.

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John van Nagell Shares the Legacy of the Ovarian Cancer Screening Program

Mar 29, 2017, 10:07 AM

John R. van Nagell, Jr. has worked with countless patients, faculty and students, but his lasting legacy will likely be the Ovarian Cancer Screening Program at the Markey Cancer Center.

E-Day Open House Offers Hands-on Engineering

Feb 14, 2017, 10:00 AM

E-Day coordinator, Chelsea Hansing, talks about the logistics of E-Day 2017, the goal of the event, and some of the exhibits and activities that will be available.

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Strong Community Networks Lead to Long-Term Health Improvements

Jan 19, 2017, 10:13 AM

A national study by Glen Mays, UK College of Public Health, provides strong evidence that community networks can lead to long-term population health improvements.

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