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UK Regeneration Research Featured in Nature Communications

The paper by Sandeep Saxena, Hemendra Vekaria, Patrick Sullivan and Ashley Seifert offers new insights into how cells from African spiny mice and rabbits respond to stress and regenerate injured tissue. 

How a South Indian Script is Changing the Way Science Views Parasite

A unique partnership between an engineer and a scientist at UK has produced data that is challenging prevailing wisdom about a potentially fatal parasite.

UK Awarded $8.8 Million to Support Opioid Treatment for Women in Criminal Justice Settings

UK received $8.8 million from NIDA as part of the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on addiction treatment for opioid use disorder in criminal justice settings nationwide.

Behind the Blue: Richard Ausness (Tackling Legal Issues of the Opioid Crisis)

Richard Ausness, UK College of Law, talks about lawsuits stemming from the opioid crisis.

Behind the Blue: John D'Orazio and Ramon Sun (UK's Efforts to Beat Pediatric Cancer)

he world of pediatric cancer treatment has seen huge advancements in treatments over the past 60 years – in the 1950s, less than 10 percent of children were cured of their cancer. Today, the number of survivors is nearly 80 percent.

Fat-Absorbing XX Chromosomes Raise Heart Disease Risk in Women

New research at UK has confirmed that the presence of XX sex chromosomes increases the amount of fat circulating in the blood, which leads to narrowing of the arteries and ultimately a higher risk of heart attacks and coronary artery disease.

UK Study Provides Insight on Targeted Therapies for Colorectal Cancer Metastasis

A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers provides new insight on targeted therapy for colorectal cancer metastasis.

Hoagg Awarded $1.2 Million Grant for Applied UAV Research

Jesse Hoagg, Donald and Gertrude Lester Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has received a $1,199,150 grant from the National Science Foundation to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the event of airborne contaminant dispersion

UK College of Social Work Awarded $2 Million to Support Families Battling Substance Use

The College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky has been awarded $2.6 million to support Kentucky families struggling with substance misuse.

UK CAFE Celebrates Renovation of Historic Home, Formation of James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits

University officials celebrate Cooper House rebirth and Beam Institute construction.

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