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National Leaders, UK Launch HEALing Communities Study to Stem Tide of Opioid Deaths

National leaders joined UK in launching a $87 million grant, the largest in its history, to reduce opioid deaths by 40% in 16 Kentucky counties over the next three years.

New Lab Addresses Mental Health, Wellness Among Military Population

The lab aims to address mental health and wellness issues that affect active-duty, reserve, and veteran military populations and their families.

$2.8 Million Grant Will Fund Preclinical Study of New Dementia Treatment

The research is novel in that it is exploring efficacy in treating more than one form of dementia at the same time. 

UK CEDIK Director Named Research Leader by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Alison Davis, an agricultural economics professor, will be part of the team studying the economics of investing in water and waste-water systems to reduce health inequalities in the rural South.

UK Researchers Studying Ways to Detect Worms in Apples

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are studying noninvasive ways to improve detection methods for the codling moth in apples.

'Behind the Blue': How UK, State Partners Are Working to Help Incarcerated Women With Opioid Use Disorder

The Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) supports research on quality addiction treatment for OUD in criminal justice settings nationwide.

$3 Million NSF Grant to Support the Next Generation of Kentucky Food, Energy and Water Systems Innovators

A multidisciplinary UK team will provide unique graduate educational opportunities in food, energy and water systems, thanks to a new grant.

4th Annual BioBonanza to Showcase UK Research

This free public event is an open house festival that showcases the scientific research taking place at UK. The event is designed to get children of all ages interested in science.

UK College of Education's John Thelin Publishes New Edition of Higher Ed Book

John Thelin has just published the third edition of “A History of American Higher Education," which goes into detail about the last decade in higher education.

New Data Suggests Vitamin C Improves Sepsis Survival Rates

Patients with sepsis and septic lung injury could have a better chance of survival and recover more quickly when treated with vitamin C infusions.

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