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Engineering Students Hit the Streets in NYC; Develop App to Benefit Homeless Outreach

Aug 27, 2018, 9:06 AM

A group of UK students is proving their impact can reach well beyond the Commonwealth. Together, they are using their knowledge of computer science to help some of the most vulnerable members of the largest city in the United States.

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Mark Williams: Improving Hospital Discharge and Targeting Social Needs for Better Health

Aug 23, 2018, 9:49 AM

Mark Williams talks about hospitalists, hospital readmission research and care-ky.org, a new site to address social needs.

Tiffany Barnes Receives Emerging Scholar Award

Aug 23, 2018, 9:46 AM

Tiffany Barnes, associate professor in the Department of Political Science in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected to receive the Emerging Scholar Award from the American Political Science Association’s Legislative Studies Section.

Wildcat Voices Project Aims to Capture Linguistic Diversity on Campus

Aug 23, 2018, 9:40 AM

A fascinating project, initiated by Jennifer Cramer and Kevin McGowan, professors in the Department of Linguistics, aims to capture the various voices of UK. The venture, dubbed Wildcat Voices, started nearly two years ago and continues to gain interest.

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Can Peach Pits, Walnut Shells Power Your Cell Phone?

Aug 22, 2018, 9:19 AM

University of Kentucky researchers are working to determine how certain plant materials may help in the development of better batteries.

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Research to Identify Racehorses at Risk for Major Injury

Aug 21, 2018, 8:22 AM

UK's Gluck Equine Research Center has received a grant from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to study catastrophic injury in racehorses.

Li, CHSR Receive $1 Million Grant for Study on Difficulties in Diagnosing Syncope

Aug 20, 2018, 9:18 AM

Dr. Jing Li, associate director of the UK Center for Health Services Research, has received a $1 million grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for a study which aims to address difficulties and inefficiencies in the diagnosis and approach to syncope, a temporary loss of consciousness.

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UK Animal Scientists Bring Home Multiple Honors

Aug 17, 2018, 9:53 AM

Faculty and students from UK's Department of Animal and Food Sciences receive significant national honors.

UK's Brent Seales Makes the Invisible Visible; Helps Nashville Family Solve 40-Year-Old Mystery

Aug 16, 2018, 8:34 AM

Barry Allen, of Nashville, Tennessee, describes his family as tight-knit. Together, he and his twin brother, Scott Allen, and their sister, Roberta Callahan, keep the memory of their late mother and father alive but since their passing, a mystery of sorts has confounded the siblings. Who knew a professor at UK held the key to unlocking that mystery?

How UK Spent the Summer: More Time for Student Research

Aug 16, 2018, 8:29 AM

While summer may be a time for a break for some students, for others it is a time for to take advantage of less time in the classroom and more time spent exploring and learning in research laboratories throughout campus.

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