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UK Social Work Receives Engagement Award to Bring Together Suicide Survivors, Research

May 21, 2020, 8:18 AM

This project will inform suicide-related advocacy, education, research and treatment and is being funded by a nearly $100,000 grant through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards Program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

CAER Receives DOE Grant to Support STEM Education Program

May 20, 2020, 8:48 AM

“Even as we are doing everything that we can to protect the ones we love during the coronavirus, these grants will enable Kentuckians to make better choices that will save them money and lead to a more sustainable energy future,” Gov. Beshear said.

UK Gets NSF Funding to Develop Face Mask that Can Deactivate COVID-19

May 14, 2020, 8:37 AM

For the RAPID project, the team will create a membrane mask and other flat sheet materials with a more porous and spongy structure that will include charged domain and enzymes, which would capture and effectively deactivate SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

UK Physics and Astronomy Receives Prestigious REU From NSF

May 14, 2020, 8:32 AM

UK Physics and Astronomy has received its first Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This highly competitive program will help provide research opportunities for students from regional colleges.

2020 Markey Women Strong Distinguished Researcher Grants Awarded

May 13, 2020, 8:37 AM

Started in the summer of 2016, Markey Women Strong comprises philanthropic women and men who aim to make a meaningful difference in cancer research by funding female researchers focused on advancing the fight against cancer at the University of Kentucky.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Recognizes 11 UK Students, Alums

May 13, 2020, 8:28 AM

NSF Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees for a research-based master's or doctoral degree in a STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) field.

KGS Receives Funding from Foundation for Advancement in Conservation

May 6, 2020, 8:39 AM

“By putting forth these efforts today, we are ensuring the availability of our collections and data for future use by researchers, educators and the general public."

New $6.6 Million UK Study Could Change What We Know About Platelets

Apr 29, 2020, 8:39 AM

“Both areas will answer important questions about how platelets work, which could directly contribute to drug development for human diseases, especially thrombotic diseases and chronic viremia,” Whiteheart said.

Pilot Funding Available for COVID-19 Research in Health, Materials and Methods and Social Sciences

Apr 28, 2020, 8:28 AM

The UK CURE Alliance, in collaboration with the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science, has issued RFAs for COVID-19 funding in three categories: health, materials and methods and social sciences. Full-time UK faculty in all title series are eligible to apply.

Kentucky Geological Survey to Lead NSF Study of Karst Aquifers

Mar 20, 2020, 8:53 AM

The NSF has awarded funding to the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) at UK to lead a team of collaborative researchers in an innovative project to study groundwater flow in karst aquifers.

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