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UK President, Researchers Participate in Annual RX Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta

Apr 22, 2019, 10:51 AM

For the eighth year, University of Kentucky administrators and researchers will join officials from local, state and federal agencies, as well as leaders from business, academia, and communities across the country impacted by prescription drug abuse for the 2019 RX Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta.

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Grant From NTRA Charities to Establish New UK Equine Surfaces and Safety Laboratory

Apr 19, 2019, 9:12 AM

A gift of $100,000 announced recently by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Charities will enable the University of Kentucky to further support equine surfaces and safety research under the direction of Mick Peterson, director of UK Ag Equine Programs.

2019 Kirwan Prize, Sturgill Award Presented to Outstanding Faculty

Apr 19, 2019, 9:06 AM

Two University of Kentucky faculty members were honored for their outstanding contributions to research, mentoring and scholarship at the 2019 University of Kentucky Awards ceremony held April 18.

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UK Research Annual Report Fiscal Year 2018

Apr 19, 2019, 8:41 AM

The UK Research 2018 Annual Report provides a snapshot of UK’s research: from the opening of the Healthy Kentucky Research Building, to statewide economic impact and national R&D rankings, to innovative federally funded research projects in the six areas that fall under a new program — the Research Priorities Initiative.

UK, Kentucky Awarded $87 Million to Lead Effort in Combating Nation's Opioid Epidemic

Apr 18, 2019, 1:26 PM

The four-year, more than $87 million study has an ambitious but profoundly important goal: reducing opioid overdose deaths by 40 percent in 16 counties that represent more than a third of Kentucky’s population.

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UK Ag Grad Student Earns Research Award From U.S. Dept. of Energy

Apr 17, 2019, 11:21 AM

B. Kirtley Amos, a University of Kentucky graduate student in the Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences Program within the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is the winner of a 2019 research award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

New KGS Publication Highlights Black Shales in 2 Basins

Apr 17, 2019, 11:18 AM

A new wall-size chart published by the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS), a research unit of the University of Kentucky, shows how black shale formations in the Appalachian Basin of Eastern Kentucky are connected to similar shales in the Illinois Basin, which underlies parts of Western Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.

One Day for UK

Apr 17, 2019, 9:46 AM

The University of Kentucky is a place defined by its people. This Wednesday, April 17, our community will band together during our first “One Day for UK,” a 24-hour day of giving. As part of the campaign, UK Research is raising money for the Healthy Kentucky Research Building Fund.

UK Statistics to Host Summer Workshop for Undergraduates, Mentors

Apr 16, 2019, 9:41 AM

This summer, the University of Kentucky Department of Statistics will host its first Statistical Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) workshop for students and their faculty mentors.

UK Researchers Share Findings at CMS National Care Transitions Awareness Day Summit

Apr 16, 2019, 8:57 AM

Dr. Mark Williams, chief quality and transformation officer at UK HealthCare and director of the University of Kentucky Center for Health Services Research, and Dr. Jing Li, associate director of the UK Center for Health Services Research, will present findings from Project ACHIEVE at the National Care Transitions Awareness (NCTA) Day Summit being held on NCTA Day, April 16.

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