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UK researcher developing anti-tracking and robocall-free architecture

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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