• Article
  • May 3 2024

Jill Kolesar was appointed as chair of the steering committee for the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network® (ORIEN), an alliance of 19 cancer centers across the U.S.

  • Podcast
  • May 1 2024

Kenneth Campbell, from the UK College of Medicine, discusses how the establishment of the Gill Cardiovascular Biorepository has significantly advanced heart muscle research worldwide.

  • Article
  • Apr 29 2024

Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorships program recognizes excellence across the full spectrum of research at UK.

  • Article
  • Apr 26 2024

Jin-Ming Yang was recently awarded a five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute to support research focused on improving the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatment for melanoma.

  • Article
  • Apr 26 2024

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky have found that both culturally tailored and culturally universal approaches can be effective for cocaine treatment in Black Americans.

  • Article
  • Apr 25 2024

In a move towards sustainable energy and waste management, the University of Kentucky has launched a pioneering research initiative that seeks to turn everyday trash into high-quality sustainable aviation fuels.

  • Article
  • Apr 24 2024

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.

  • Article
  • Apr 23 2024

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.

  • Article
  • Apr 22 2024

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.

  • Article
  • Apr 19 2024

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