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$3.2 Million Grant Helps Families Access Diagnostic Hearing Tests for Infants

Jul 12, 2019, 8:52 AM

For families of newborns who need follow-up diagnostic hearing testing, accessing those tests can be challenging. A new project, CHHIRP, aims to improve the process by pairing families with patient navigators who have been through the experience themselves.

UK Awarded $6 Million from NIH to Study Decision-Making Processes Behind Substance Use Disorders

Jul 11, 2019, 8:43 AM

Faculty from the Dept of Psychology in the College of Arts & Sciences and Behavioral Science in the College of Medicine have received two, five-year Research Project Grants from the NIH to study neurobehavioral processes involved in drug use disorders.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recognizes 11 UK Students, Alums

Jul 11, 2019, 8:40 AM

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that seven doctoral students and alumni have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. In addition, four other UK students received honorable mention recognition from the NSF.

Shaddox Named Associate Dean for Research

Jul 10, 2019, 9:00 AM

Dr. Luciana Shaddox has been named associate dean for research at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (UKCD), effective July 1, 2019.

Van Cleve Receives NSF CAREER Award to Promote Evolutionary Biology, Teaching

Jul 9, 2019, 9:02 AM

Jeremy Van Cleve, assistant professor of biology, will use his NSF CAREER award to develop new mathematical and computational tools to study the history and function of genes that affect social behavior and group living in organisms.

Study Examines Suicide Ideation, Planning and Attempts

Jul 9, 2019, 8:55 AM

University of Kentucky College of Public Health faculty members Tyrone Borders and Kathi Harp utilized data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health to examine trends in suicide ideation, planning and attempts.

Journal of Appalachian Health Publishes Inaugural Issue

Jul 8, 2019, 12:54 PM

Scholars based at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health recently launched a new, open-access, online publication — the Journal of Appalachian Health (JAH) — to highlight research focused on the health of people living in Appalachia.

Rhodes Scholar, Record-tying Fulbrights Highlight UK's 2019 Academic Success

Jul 5, 2019, 12:52 PM

From University of Kentucky's 10th overall and first female Rhodes Scholar, to the second Pickering Fellow in two years, to a school record-tying class of Fulbright recipients, the world's most prestigious scholarship, fellowship and internship organizations took note this year of the Wildcats' academic talent.

Behind the Blue: Sanders-Brown Director Linda Van Eldik Looks to the Future of Alzheimer's Research

Jul 3, 2019, 9:13 AM

In this episode of "Behind the Blue," Sanders-Brown director Linda Van Eldik talks about the center's involvement in some of the most important discoveries in the history of Alzheimer's research and what they are doing now to advance the science.

Study Finds Growth of Faculty Diversity Largely Minimal in U.S. Colleges, Universities

Jul 1, 2019, 10:26 AM

Colleges and universities across the nation lack the diversity needed among faculty to deliver a well-rounded education, says a new study in the recently launched South Texas College of Law Houston Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy.

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