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'Behind the Blue': Rebecca Dutch on UK’s Efforts to Treat, Understand and Eradicate COVID-19

Apr 7, 2020, 8:34 AM

The COVID-19 Unified Research Experts (CURE) Alliance team, a new workgroup within UK’s College of Medicine, is bringing together UK experts from across the campus to focus on advising COVID-19 patient care and clinical trials based on emerging research and potential treatment options.

'Behind the Blue': UK Sports Medicine Research Institute’s Equestrian Athlete Initiative

Apr 7, 2020, 8:22 AM

On this week’s edition of the “Behind the Blue” podcast, Carl Nathe of UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications talks with Nick Heebner and Kimberly Tumlin about a new research effort, the Equestrian Athlete Initiative.

University of Kentucky Researchers Unite to Fight COVID-19

Apr 3, 2020, 11:28 AM

Free Radical Discovery a Hallmark of Allan Butterfield’s 45-Year Research Career

Apr 2, 2020, 8:53 AM

When you look back at a 45-year career, there are a multitude of moments that stand out. For Allan Butterfield, Professor of Biological Chemistry in the UK College of Arts & Sciences, his signature discovery grew from just such a Eureka moment on the sidewalk on campus.

UK Researchers Seek to Develop Antiviral Membrane Mask

Apr 2, 2020, 8:47 AM

“We have the capability to create a membrane that would not only effectively filter out the novel coronavirus like the N95 mask does, but deactivate the virus completely, this innovation would further slow and even prevent the virus from spreading."

UK Virology Expert Answers Key Questions on COVID-19

Apr 2, 2020, 8:15 AM

Rebecca Dutch typically studies the steps of infection for viruses, but she's taking a closer look at the novel coronavirus these days and leading the College of Medicine’s COVID-19 Unified Research Experts (CURE) Alliance team.

Sanitizer to Health Care Workers, Manufacturing Instructions to Spirits Industry

Apr 1, 2020, 3:05 PM

The James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits is making sanitizer and creating an instructional video for distillers who want to do the same. The multidisciplinary Beam Institute is naturally suited for projects of this nature, with experts in biotechnology, chemistry and engineering.

Kitzman Receives National Award for Outstanding Advocacy in Neurologic Therapy

Mar 31, 2020, 8:08 AM

“I can’t advocate for someone unless I’m working with them. It’s presumptuous to say, ‘I know what you need,’” Kitzman said. “The moment we at KARRN start working with someone, we agree to be their advocate and do whatever it takes to find resources for them.”

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UK Dean Part of Team that Discovers Promising Anti-Malarial Drug

Mar 30, 2020, 8:17 AM

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) every two minutes a child dies of malaria and each year, more than 200 million new cases of the disease are reported. For the last 15 years, Kip Guy, dean of UK’s College of Pharmacy, has worked with a team of researchers to develop an anti-malarial drug.

UK Livestock Specialists: People Can Learn Important Lessons From Animals in Tough Times

Mar 25, 2020, 8:14 AM

Animals know when to push through, when to play and how to focus. They live focused on the moment and don’t get distracted by the past or the future. They heed their instincts to stay alert to their senses and to each other. They stay focused on what is most important.

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