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UK awarded NIH’s only SuRE Resource Center grant to lead national research diversity effort

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded UK a prestigious center grant to share its expertise and lead national efforts to build diverse academic research environments.

Q&A: Adrienne Dixson shares how research has power to improve educational equity 

UK College of Education Professor Adrienne Dixson, Ph.D., answers questions about her career and how innovative and responsive scholarship can impact educational equity and help children receive a high-quality education. 

2023 Inclusive Excellence grant proposal window opens March 1

The University of Kentucky Office for Institutional Diversity is accepting proposals for the next round of grant funding through the office's Inclusive Excellence Student Program grants. Proposals for this round will be accepted from March 1 to March 31, 2023. Selected proposals will be awarded funding for the Fall 2023 semester. The Inclusive Excellence Student Program will fund grants up to $15,000 for creative diversity programming ideas.

Frank X Walker celebrates ‘Affrilachia’ in new children's book published by UPK

UK professor Frank X Walker wanted to make sure the region’s Black history was acknowledged and documented. Now, readers of all ages can reconnect with the alphabet through the recognition of notable Black Americans from the Appalachian region.

UK to host 4th annual Men of Color Symposium

The Martin Luther King Center, in collaboration with the UK Office for Institutional Diversity and the Office of Student and Academic Life, will host the fourth annual UK Men of Color Symposium.

New student organization creates health care community for students of color

A new student organization at the University of Kentucky is dedicated to encouraging the growth of underrepresented groups within the health care field.

UK’s Anastasia Curwood’s Book Explores How Pioneering Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm Influenced Policy

Anastasia Curwood, associate professor of history in the College of Arts & Sciences, discusses her new book “Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics”

Markey outreach advancing health equity in communities of color

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is working to address cancer disparities in communities of color through inclusive outreach and engagement.

Stevens-Watkins helps lead $2 million NIH grant to support underrepresented faculty

Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Ph.D., is one of two principal investigators leading a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support underrepresented minority faculty at predominantly white institutions across the U.S.

UNITE predoctoral program welcomes 18 students

The UNited In True Racial Equity Research Priority Area (UNITE RPA) welcomed its inaugural cohort of 18 graduate students from 6 colleges to the UNITE Predoctoral Research Enhancement Program. 

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