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The University of Kentucky has announced a new global initiative called the Estate Whiskey Alliance (EWA), a consortium that aims to discover, advance and promote the benefits of local sourcing and production sustainability.

College of Pharmacy Dean Kip Guy, Ph.D., has researched malaria for nearly two decades. His current work focuses on researching treatments to help underserved populations, and how malaria is like one of Kentucky's most pressing health problems: cancer.

The Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that three UK students have been awarded Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. This year’s recipients were selected from a pool of 1,353 undergraduates nominated by 446 institutions.

Shria Holla has collected a variety of experiences thanks to mentors and opportunities through the UK Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR).

Two University of Kentucky researchers have been named American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows, a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community.

The 18th annual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars on April 24 will feature 450 students and 373 presentations representing 94 disciplines and 17 colleges.

This year's event, featuring journalist and columnist Juan Williams, will take place at 8 a.m. in the Gatton Student Center (Grand Ballroom AB).

The Institutional Multidisciplinary Paradigm to Accelerate Collaboration and Transformation (IMPACT) Awards were launched to champion the necessary and groundbreaking work done by UK faculty and other campus community members.

UK doctoral student Kara Cook was recently awarded a Substance Use Priority Research Area (SUPRA) Graduate Student Grant to explore the unintended consequences of classifying controlled substances.

Lauren Whitehurst, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and assistant director of the UNITE Research Priority Area, studies how sleep is affected by our genetics and living environments.