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Program Unites New Investigators, Experts to Accelerate Research Ideas

Feb 14, 2019, 10:09 AM

The TREE Initiative (Translating Ideas into REsEarch) helps cultivate clinical and translational research projects out of raw ideas by providing an open forum panel of experts from diverse fields.

Stanley Brunn Named Fellow of American Association of Geographers

Feb 14, 2019, 10:06 AM

Stanley Brunn, professor emeritus in the Department of Geography at the University of Kentucky, has been named a fellow in the American Association of Geographers (AAG) 2019 class.

UK Research Probes Nanomaterials in Plants at Cellular Level

Feb 13, 2019, 9:32 AM

A national team of scientists, led by University of Kentucky’s Jason Unrine, used the most powerful X-ray microscope on the planet to discover how nanomaterials enter and move within tomato plants on the cellular level.

Kentucky Geological Survey to Host Open House at Rock and Sample Facility

Feb 8, 2019, 8:36 AM

Academic, industry and government researchers are encouraged to learn more about KGS' core collection at an open house Friday, Feb. 15.

Clinical Trial Gives UK Pathologist New Hope

Feb 5, 2019, 9:25 AM

As a pathologist at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Charles Lutz helps patients behind the scenes, matching patients who need both solid organ and bone marrow transplants with appropriate donors. But when he was diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer in 2011, Lutz found himself on the other side of the table.

Anthropology Professor Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award

Feb 5, 2019, 9:23 AM

Richard Jefferies, a professor in the UK Department of Anthropology, was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 meeting of the Southeastern Archeological Conference.

Research Identifies Pathway Connecting Some HIV Drugs With Liver Disease

Feb 1, 2019, 8:58 AM

A team led by Changcheng Zhou in the UK Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences has discovered a likely pathway by which antiretroviral drugs effect liver disease.

UK Math Professor Developing Framework to Understand Drug-resistant Diseases

Feb 1, 2019, 8:56 AM

Olivia Prosper, an assistant professor of mathematics in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, is lead principal investigator on a project that may help reduce the threat of drug-resistant pathogens to global health.

Informed Consent Workshop Wins Best Practice Award

Jan 31, 2019, 8:51 AM

UK's Office of Research Integrity won a "Best Practice" award for a workshop for researchers, examining motives, misunderstandings and communication gaps, to help volunteers weigh pros and cons.

UK Hosts Annual Symposium for Promotion of Women’s Heart Health

Jan 31, 2019, 8:46 AM

The fifth annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium will be held 8:30 a.m.- noon, Friday, Feb. 1 in the Karpf Auditorium at UK Chandler Hospital's Pavilion A.

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