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KGS project measures methane emissions from orphaned oil, gas wells

Kentucky Geological Survey geologist Marty Parris is leading a two-year project to measure methane emissions from orphaned oil and gas wells in Kentucky. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming.

Group working with UK researchers to meaningfully involve people who use drugs

A group of University of Kentucky researchers in the Substance Use Priority Research Area (SUPRA) is working to make studies more responsive and inclusive. The group formed a community advisory board, called the Survivors Union of the Bluegrass (SUB), including those who identify as people who use drugs and/or people in non-abstinence-based recovery.

UK’s Anastasia Curwood’s Book Explores How Pioneering Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm Influenced Policy

Anastasia Curwood, associate professor of history in the College of Arts & Sciences, discusses her new book “Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics”

UK’s Gary Ferland named AAAS Fellow

Gary Ferland, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.

Markey’s ACTION alumni set to take on Appalachia’s cancer crisis

A University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center program is training the next generation of cancer researchers and healthcare providers to take on the region’s cancer burden.

Promising Alzheimer's drug being studied at UK's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging receives FDA approval

The University of Kentucky is a site for the groundbreaking AHEAD study, the first-ever clinical trial to test the effect of a promising drug known as lecanemab.

Pat Summitt Foundation awards grant to University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

The Pat Summitt Foundation presented a $25,000 grant to the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) during the UK women’s basketball game against Auburn University on January 26, 2023.

Markey outreach advancing health equity in communities of color

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is working to address cancer disparities in communities of color through inclusive outreach and engagement.

'UK at the Half': GEN-EV program teaches kids team-building, STEM

The GEN-EV program teaches Kentucky students engineering and team-based skills while they work on an exciting project — building and racing an electric car.

KYNETIC awards 8 commercialization grants

The Kentucky Network for Innovation and Commercialization (KYNETIC) has selected eight applicants from its Cycle 6 for project funding.

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