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Shoulder to Shoulder Global program awarded USAID grant

Nov 14, 2022, 8:00 AM

The University of Kentucky’s Shoulder to Shoulder Global (STSG) program and Department of Pediatrics have been awarded a grant of $421,000 from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to expand the nonprofit collaborative Centro de Salud Hombro a Hombro health center (CSHH) as an educational and empowerment site in Santo Domingo, Ecuador.

UK partners in new nonprofit to foster innovation in metals industry

Nov 14, 2022, 6:55 AM

The Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) is a Kentucky-based nonprofit that provides collaborative leadership to attract and promote advanced research, sustainability, and talent development in the Commonwealth’s metals industry.

New seed funding program will stimulate global research partnerships

Nov 14, 2022, 6:53 AM

UKinSPIRE (Seeding Partnerships for International Research Engagement) is a new internal funding opportunity for University of Kentucky faculty, jointly funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and the UK International Center.

Military career opens doors for Eastern Kentucky engineering student

Nov 11, 2022, 6:49 AM

College of Engineering senior Donovan Dye's extraordinary journey from Floyd County to the Air Force National Guard to the labs of the Center for Applied Energy Research.

UK Social Work launching Oculus VR support group for foster teens

Nov 7, 2022, 7:22 AM

Facilitators will use virtual reality to create a safe, compassionate environment for teens to share with one another and receive peer support.

Agenda set for 12th annual Markesbery Symposium scientific session; last call for abstracts

Nov 7, 2022, 7:18 AM

The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging will hold the 12th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia on Nov. 18 and 19.

Shawn Hils to deliver 2022 James C. Bowling Executive-in-Residence lecture

Nov 7, 2022, 7:14 AM

Shawn Hils, director of communications for the National Basketball Association, will deliver the 2022 James C. Bowling Executive-in-Residence lecture 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in the University of Kentucky’s Gatton Student Center Worsham Cinema.

UK SMRI researchers protecting jockey livelihoods with ‘the Graham Test’

Nov 4, 2022, 7:11 AM

Researchers from the UK Sports Medicine Research Institute are working to change safety protocols in horse racing by developing a brand-new baseline concussion testing protocol specifically for jockeys.

Applications open for UK Cannabis Center’s 1st faculty pilot grants

Nov 4, 2022, 7:07 AM

Based within the UK College of Medicine’s Center on Drug and Alcohol Research (CDAR), the center will build on cannabis research already taking place at UK and expand the profile of clinical cannabis research.

UK Cardiovascular Research Day spotlights innovation, excellence in cardiovascular health

Nov 4, 2022, 7:04 AM

Hundreds of researchers, students and guests attended the 24th University of Kentucky Cardiovascular Research Day at the Central Bank Center, an event celebrating innovative research in cardiovascular health.

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