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Students launch UK’s 1st edition of undergraduate research journal

Undergraduate students at UK who participate in research now have the opportunity to publish and broadly share the outcomes of their work.

CDC grant targets Kentucky’s tobacco-related health disparities

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant targeting tobacco-related health disparities has been awarded to Melinda Ickes, Ph.D., a UK College of Education professor of health promotion.  

UK awarded $19 million to research tobacco regulation in Appalachia, inform FDA

The University of Kentucky will be home to a new research center focused on tobacco regulations in the Commonwealth named the Appalachian Tobacco Regulatory Science Team (AppalTRuST).

UK’s CHET awards pilot grants to further research on health disparities

Jessica Burris in the College of Arts and Sciences and Yuqing Zheng in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment received funding.

Markey research to inform regulations on latest tobacco products

The study, published in Preventive Medicine Reports, is one of the first to examine the retail availability of disposable e-cigarettes and oral nicotine pouches and gives an early indication the products are targeted to different audiences.

3 innovative ways Markey researchers are taking on tobacco use

Markey Cancer Center researchers Jessica Burris, Melinda Ickes and Shyanika Rose are addressing high rates of tobacco use with innovative studies and tactics.

Vaping Prevention Program to Empower Kentucky Youth Receives Continued Funding

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.

UK Study: Tobacco Marketing Exposure Linked to Community Vulnerability

A recent College of Medicine study found young adults from vulnerable communities are more likely to be exposed to tobacco marketing in their daily lives.

CCTS Debuts Comic Book on E-cigarette Use by Young Adults

A team at the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) chose a novel approach to target e-cigarette use by young adults — a research-based comic book.

UK Study to Reveal Health Equity Impacts of Flavored Tobacco Sale Restrictions

A five-year, $2.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will support a study on how local policies impact groups – including communities of color, low-income populations and youth – that are more likely to use flavored tobacco products.

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