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UK folklorist explains the spellbinding history of Halloween

Oct 31, 2022, 7:22 AM

Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures, provides a deeper look at the history of Halloween.

UK researchers study alcohol’s impact on immune system and lungs

Oct 31, 2022, 7:17 AM

Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., and Jamie Sturgill, Ph.D., are combining their areas of expertise to better understand how heavy alcohol use affects a specific group of immune cells and their function in the lungs.

English professor explores how Cold War policies helped create post-colonial literature

Oct 28, 2022, 1:40 PM

Peter Kalliney, College of Art and Sciences, explores how superpower competition and the Cold War impacted writers in the decolonizing world.

Prestigious NSF award advances UK researcher’s low-cost water treatment work

Oct 27, 2022, 6:43 AM

For her innovative approach to studying low-cost water treatment, Tiffany Messer, Ph.D., an assistant professor in biosystems and agricultural engineering, is the recipient of the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.

CI’s DiGiacomo views information, media literacy as tool to preserve democracy

Oct 27, 2022, 6:38 AM

The work of Daniela DiGiacomo, assistant professor in the College of Communication and Information’s School of Information Science, analyzes the current state of information media literacy education policy.

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College of Health Sciences’ Ming-Yuan Chih featured in ‘I am a UK Innovator’ series

Oct 25, 2022, 7:20 AM

In the final installment of the "I Am A UK Innovator" series Ming-Yuan Chih, Ph.D., describes a mobile health app he developed with his team to help bone marrow transplant patients during their recovery.

UNITE predoctoral program welcomes 18 students

Oct 25, 2022, 7:14 AM

The UNited In True Racial Equity Research Priority Area (UNITE RPA) welcomed its inaugural cohort of 18 graduate students from 6 colleges to the UNITE Predoctoral Research Enhancement Program.

10 students selected as 5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition finalists

Oct 24, 2022, 7:21 AM

Ten undergraduates will move on to the final round of the 5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition.

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UK researchers to use app to track link between HIV, alcohol use

Oct 21, 2022, 7:06 AM

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are taking an innovative approach to help a high-risk population by using easily accessible technology: an app on a smartphone.

UK researcher explores multisensory approach as potential treatment for Alzheimer’s patients

Oct 20, 2022, 7:57 AM

The focus of the work done by Elizabeth Rhodus, Ph.D., is to enhance sensory input in order to improve behavioral symptoms in people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

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