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Sociology Doctoral Student Receives P.E.O. Scholarship for Women

Apr 24, 2018, 8:55 AM

Amanda Bunting, a doctoral candidate in the UK Department of Sociology, is one of 100 doctoral students in the U. S. and Canada selected to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood.

Kirwan Prize, Sturgill Award Presented to Outstanding Faculty

Apr 20, 2018, 9:21 AM

Two UK faculty members were honored for their outstanding contributions to teaching and scholarship at the 2018 Provost Awards ceremony held April 19.

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Head Injuries and the Path from Pilot Study to Major Grant

Apr 18, 2018, 8:59 AM

A team of UK researchers have homed in on a protein, called RIT1, that may act as a master switch in the brain. A new five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help them explore RIT1 as a possible target for treatments to counteract brain injury.

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Annual KCSP Conference Honors Smoke-free Advocates Across Kentucky

Apr 17, 2018, 10:06 AM

The annual spring conference of the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy connected health advocates from across Kentucky to discuss how to promote smoke-free environments, and honor advocates for their work in making their communities and schools healthier.

CCTS Conference on Opioids Draws Nearly 1,000 Participants

Apr 17, 2018, 10:01 AM

The 13th Annual Spring Conference of the University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science focused on addressing the opioid epidemic, which disproportionately plagues Kentucky and Appalachia. Researchers, clinicians, students, community partners and local and national experts gathered Friday, April 13th to share findings and catalyze

Paul Harris, Informatics and Participant Recruitment Expert, to Give Clinical Research Update on April 17

Apr 16, 2018, 8:53 AM

Harris will present on several informatics platforms and services lines developed to support participant recruitment and clinical and translational research across the Clinical and Translational Science Awards network, of which the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science is a member.

The Data Debacle: Many Unaware Researchers Study Their Social Media

Apr 12, 2018, 9:47 AM

If you're unaware that your tweets could be analyzed by researchers and published in studies without your consent, you're not alone. A majority of Twitter users don't know that researchers often gather and study their tweets according to a new study.

Chad Risko Creates New Materials Using Computational Chemistry

Apr 11, 2018, 9:33 AM

UK computational chemist Chad Risko starts at the atomic level to design new materials for lithium ion batteries and electrical grid storage.

UK Biology Professor to Deliver NIH’s NIGMS Early Career Investigator Lecture

Apr 11, 2018, 9:29 AM

Jeramiah Smith, an associate professor of biology in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, will discuss his research on the genome of sea lampreys to a broad audience, including undergraduates interested in biomedical research. It can be watched live 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 17.

3 UK Students Awarded Research Internships in Germany

Apr 10, 2018, 9:11 AM

Three UK students, Mohanad Abdallah, Emily Major and Jared Schmal, have been selected to receive Research Internships in Science and Engineering from the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst).

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