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NIH awards $10.6 million for central nervous system metabolism research center at UK

Sep 5, 2023, 7:15 AM

UK has been awarded a prestigious Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant to study central nervous system metabolism from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health.

UK researchers 1st to show multiple sclerosis drug can be used as Alzheimer’s therapy

Sep 1, 2023, 6:58 AM

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky has found that a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) is potentially effective as a therapy for Alzheimer’s disease.

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Kentucky team seeks federal designation for metals and advanced manufacturing tech hub

Sep 1, 2023, 6:55 AM

A consortium of partners announced this week a proposal to solidify Kentucky as a federally designated Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) through the U.S. Economic Development Association (EDA) Tech Hubs Program.

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UK researchers develop novel method to turn coal waste into carbon fiber

Sep 1, 2023, 6:51 AM

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) have developed a method to turn Kentucky waste coal into valuable carbon products.

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging featured in special on WKYT this Monday

Aug 31, 2023, 6:48 AM

Labor Day, September 4, WKYT-TV, is highlighting the world-class work going on at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. The Lexington-based CBS affiliate will air a 30-minute special on their second station, The CW, at 6:30 p.m.

SPARK Program hosting undergrad research informational webinar Aug. 29

Aug 29, 2023, 7:15 AM

The Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK) Program is hosting an informational webinar today, Aug. 29, for University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University undergraduates who are interested in applying. The webinar will be held from 5-6 p.m. via Zoom.

HEAL expands naloxone access to turn the tide on overdose deaths

Aug 29, 2023, 7:07 AM

Aug. 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a time when attention is directed toward raising awareness about opioid overdose and ways to reverse deadly effects. One such way is naloxone, which has become more available throughout Kentucky due to UK’s HEALing Communities Study.

Get to know your artists: SA/VS exhibition showcases select faculty

Aug 25, 2023, 7:16 AM

Works by select faculty members from the School of Art and Visual Studies will be featured in “Faculty Series: VOL. VI.” The free public exhibit runs Aug. 25-Sept. 23 at the gallery in the Art and Visual Studies Building.

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Herculaneum scrolls: A 20-year journey to read the unreadable

Aug 24, 2023, 7:09 AM

Restoring an ancient library from the ashes of Mount Vesuvius is now closer to reality. To highlight the progress, this is the first in a four-video series featuring Brent Seales, UK Alumni Professor in the Department of Computer Science and his Digital Restoration Initiative team.

In Hinds Lab, trainees gain experience with cutting-edge research

Aug 23, 2023, 6:58 AM

The lab of Terry Hinds, Ph.D., is advancing scientific discovery at UK, and also helping undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows gain early experience with high-impact work.

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