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Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center awarded CDC grant to strengthen overdose prevention efforts

The grant, in collaboration with the Kentucky Department for Public Health, provides opportunities to strengthen ongoing efforts to combat Kentucky’s drug overdose crisis and reduce overdose-related harms.

Markey research highlights need for education to combat cancer in Appalachia

Two recent studies led by UK Markey Cancer Center researcher Nathan Vanderford, Ph.D., provide insight on the connection between education levels and cancer rates in Appalachian Kentucky.

New research by UK professor explains why we lie when returning that unwanted holiday gift

A new study co-authored by David Hardesty, the Carol Martin Gatton Endowed Chair of Marketing in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, examines factors that lead to forgoing honesty when making returns.

Is Black Friday shopping worth it? UK expert has ways to help you save

To help buyers make the most of the holiday shopping season, UKNow enlisted the expertise of Adam Craig, associate professor of marketing in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, who researches consumer behavior.

Recycle your cooking oil for biofuel research at the Gobble Grease Toss

If you’re frying a turkey this Thanksgiving you can drop off used cooking oil for free at Redwood Cooperative School, located at 166 Crestwood Drive in Lexington. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24.

KGS geologist accompanies landslide disaster assistance team to Sri Lanka

Geologist Matt Crawford, a landslide researcher at the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) took discoveries from Kentucky landslides to international collaborators in Sri Lanka last month.

CDC grant targets Kentucky’s tobacco-related health disparities

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant targeting tobacco-related health disparities has been awarded to Melinda Ickes, Ph.D., a UK College of Education professor of health promotion.  

UK at the Half: AI reads text from 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scrolls

In this “UK at the Half,” a University of Kentucky professor helps unlock ancient secrets — putting the university in the national and international spotlight.

Provost IMPACT Awards fund 8 projects to advance education, research, service and care

The University of Kentucky Office of the Provost has funded eight transformative projects, supporting an inaugural cohort of IMPACT Award recipients.

UK bioengineer designs tools to improve treatment for head and neck cancer

One University of Kentucky researcher is working to develop new techniques for radiation treatment to improve survival rates of patients with a specific type of cancer.

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