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For UK Physician Mary Sheppard, Treating Rare Disease Is Personal

Jul 13, 2022, 7:36 AM

At age 5, Mary Sheppard, M.D., was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder affecting the heart, eyes, blood vessels and skeleton. Now a physician-scientist at UK, Sheppard studies and treats this rare disease and takes pride in giving back to the community.

Portal Connects UK to Industry, Global Research Community

Jul 13, 2022, 7:24 AM

New online portal Scholars@UK will facilitate access to research expertise and innovation at Kentucky’s flagship land-grant institution through individual researcher profiles, network analysis, and direct access to research output and resources.

Vaping Prevention Program to Empower Kentucky Youth Receives Continued Funding

Jul 13, 2022, 7:20 AM

The UK program that provides tobacco use prevention services to youth, families, and community members across Kentucky has received continued funding from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

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Stephen Ware’s NSF-funded Research Trains Police in De-escalation

Jul 12, 2022, 7:13 AM

For police officers, de-escalation training is critical — greatly reducing the use of force and the likelihood that anyone will be hurt during a confrontation. That’s where the research of Stephen Ware, assistant professor in the College of Engineering, comes in.

Rivalry Aside, UK and UT Undergrads Study Hydroponic Lettuce

Jul 12, 2022, 7:09 AM

Undergraduate agriculture students from the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee put the competition aside this summer to jointly study how light affects hydroponic lettuce.

'Great Teacher' Cortney Lollar Learns With Her Students

Jul 11, 2022, 7:24 AM

Cortney Lollar is one of this year’s Great Teacher Award recipients. As the James and Mary Lassiter Professor of Law in the J. David Rosenberg College of Law, Lollar enjoys the reciprocal learning relationship between herself and her students.

UK Libraries Recognizes Reinette Jones as 2022 Willis Award Recipient

Jul 8, 2022, 12:39 PM

The University of Kentucky Libraries has recognized Reinette Jones as the recipient of the 2022 Paul A. Willis Outstanding Faculty Award.

Education Dean’s Latest Paper Focuses on School Finance Policy and Civil Rights

Jul 8, 2022, 7:27 AM

The article, co-authored by University of Kentucky College of Education Dean Julian Vasquez Heilig, Ph.D., appears in the latest issue of the Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality.

Honoring University Research Professor Judith Page

Jul 8, 2022, 7:21 AM

Judith L. Page, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors.

UK’s HEALing Communities Study Begins WAVE 2 Intervention

Jul 7, 2022, 7:11 AM

Through the HEALing Communities Study intervention, communities in eight Kentucky counties will implement new recovery, treatment, and prevention strategies proven to reduce opioid overdose deaths.

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