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3 Goldwater Scholarships Awarded to UK Students

May 7, 2019, 11:40 AM

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that juniors Angela Jones and Tom Shelton and senior Eura Shin have been awarded Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. The three UK students are among 496 students nationwide selected to receive the 2019 Goldwater Scholarship.

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Markey Announces First Cohort of High School Students for ACTION Program

May 7, 2019, 11:36 AM

After reviewing more than 90 applications for the program, a Markey committee has selected 20 high school students to enroll in the ACTION program for the 2019 class.

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UK Chemists Study New Cancer Therapies

May 7, 2019, 11:07 AM

The team led by Glazer and Heidary is currently focusing on structure-based drug design to try to target a specific enzyme that is involved in cancer initiation, malignant progression and, most important, resistance to chemotherapy. And they have had some recent success.

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UK Biology Grad Dives Into World of Marine Conservation With REEF Internship

May 3, 2019, 5:25 PM

Ben Farmer, a graduating University of Kentucky biology senior and member of Lewis Honors College, has been awarded the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) Dr. Jamie L. King Marine Conservation Internship from Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society.

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UK Board Awards 16 University Professorships for 2019-20

May 3, 2019, 5:04 PM

This week, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved 16 University Research Professorships for the 2019-20 academic year.

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New UK Study Finds E-Cigarette Use on the Rise in Undergraduates

May 3, 2019, 11:17 AM

In results University of Kentucky researchers are calling “alarming,” more than three out of 10 undergraduates reported using e-cigarettes, according to a new study published in the March 26 edition of the Journal of American College Health.

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Kentucky Hospitals Join Together to Fight Opioid Epidemic

May 2, 2019, 5:28 PM

To assist the state’s hospitals in the battle against Opioid abuse, the Kentucky Hospital Association is partnering with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services as part of the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort to launch the Kentucky Statewide Opioid Stewardship (KY SOS) program.

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2 UK Students Awarded Research Internships in Germany

May 2, 2019, 5:02 PM

Engineering students Cary Brown and Kyra Seevers have been selected to receive Research Internships in Science and Engineering in Germany.

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When is Alzheimer's Not Alzheimer's? Researchers Characterize a Different Form of Dementia

May 1, 2019, 10:36 AM

In the past, using "Alzheimer’s disease" & "dementia" interchangeably was a generally accepted practice. Now there's rising appreciation that a variety of diseases & disease processes contribute to dementia.

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UK Appalachian Center Honors 9 Student Researchers

May 1, 2019, 10:34 AM

The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center honored nine students last week with its annual research awards.

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