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Applications open for seed funding to stimulate global research partnerships

Dec 7, 2023, 6:53 AM

UKinSPIRE (Seeding Partnerships for International Research Engagement), an internal funding opportunity for University of Kentucky faculty, is now accepting applications for FY24-25 with a deadline of March 1, 2024.

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Markey STRONG Scholars Program empowers next generation of cancer researchers

Dec 6, 2023, 7:24 AM

Offered by Markey Cancer Center, the Markey STRONG Scholars Program gives students from underrepresented groups opportunities to get hands-on experience in a supportive learning environment.

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UK undergraduates launch new peer- and expert-reviewed research journal

Dec 5, 2023, 7:10 AM

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research is launching a new open-access, interdisciplinary student journal titled Aperture.

UK researchers study acute respiratory failure recovery with $2.2M grant

Dec 4, 2023, 7:20 AM

Funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the goal of this clinical observational study is to determine cellular processes of the underlying failure to recover muscle and physical function in survivors of critical illness after an ICU stay.

UK research team studies maternal opioid use impact on placenta, baby

Dec 4, 2023, 7:19 AM

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky is working to better understand the impact of opioid use disorder on mothers and babies.

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UK, partners awarded ‘Build to Scale’ grant to support Kentucky startups, diversify investors

Dec 4, 2023, 7:15 AM

UK and its partners are one of 60 programs awarded “Build to Scale” grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce. In total, $53 million will fund programs that support entrepreneurs, catalyze innovation and fuel economic growth.

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UK researcher developing anti-tracking and robocall-free architecture

Dec 1, 2023, 7:29 AM

Researcher Yang Xiao, Ph.D., and his team are tackling a long-standing privacy challenge faced by many people who use cell phones — mobile tracking and automatic voice calls, commonly known as robocalls.

2023 Oswald Research and Creativity Competition winners announced

Nov 30, 2023, 7:20 AM

The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research recently announced the 15 undergraduate winners of the 59th annual Oswald Research and Creativity awards.

UK composer Juan Trigos awarded Azrieli Commission for International Music

Nov 30, 2023, 7:18 AM

Juan Trigos was awarded with the 2024 Azrieli Commission for International Music. Trigos, in his first year at UK School of Music, is a composer, conductor and assistant professor of music theory and composition.

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$2.7M NIH grant supports wearable technology system to improve recovery from leg fractures

Nov 30, 2023, 7:15 AM

Researchers at UK and Vanderbilt received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the use of wearable technology for better patient recovery from shinbone fractures and repair surgeries.

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