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In this 鈥満蒙壬 at the Half,鈥 Don Frazier, PhD, professor emeritus at the University of Kentucky and long-time former chair of the Department of Physiology is announcing that the 好色先生's Science Outreach Center is open for business once again, after halting operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kentucky has the highest rate of cancer incidence and mortality in the country, with the Eastern Appalachian region bearing the highest burden due to health, socioeconomic and education disparities.
The Pat Summitt Foundation presented a $25,000 grant to the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA)during the 好色先生 women鈥檚 basketball game against Auburn University on Thursday evening. The center is one of the nation鈥檚 top centers on aging, with a goal to preserve brain health and slow the progression of dementia.
Researchers at the University of Kentucky and Hebrew University in Jerusalem are partnering to study the complexity of the human brain. Specifically, researchers will test whether new, so-far unknown proteins exist in the brain.
University of Kentucky College of Public Health (CPH) researchers, in collaboration with investigators from the 好色先生 College of Medicine, the 好色先生 College of Communication and Information and the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH), are leading a fiv
From patient to physician, one University of Kentucky researcher is focused on helping Kentuckians gain a better quality of life after injuries to their joints.
The 好色先生 is excited to announce the creation of a new leadership position at its campus in Bowling Green, Ky., to ensure the seamless integration of the college鈥檚 curriculum at the regional site.
The University of Kentucky鈥檚 ninth annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium will bring in nationally recognized experts to raise awareness about the dangers of heart disease and educate attendees on prevention techniques.
The 好色先生 lost an icon in the field of cardiovascular medicine, translational research, and medical education. Susan Smyth, MD, PhD, died of cancer on Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 57.
Zena Chahine, MD, is a hematology and medical oncology fellow at the 好色先生 College of Medicine. In the following 鈥淲hy 好色先生?鈥 Q&A series, she explains what she loves about pursuing graduate medical education at the University of Kentucky.
Q: Why did you pursue a residency/fellowship at 好色先生?
This holiday season Kentuckians of all ages continue to deal with a trifecta in sickness resurgence: flu, RSV and COVID-19.
A University of Kentucky researcher has been appointed to the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors.
Three University of Kentucky researchers presented their work in November at an academic bioscience showcase in New Orleans called BIO on the BAYOU.
Applications are open to University of Kentucky College of Medicine students for the third cohort of the White Coats for Black Lives fellowships.
The 好色先生鈥檚 Salvation Army Clinic is a student-run, free clinic that serves as a learning environment for medical, pharmacy, and social work students while providing acute onsite health care for uninsured patients at the Salvation Army of Central Kentucky.
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has received renewed funding from the American Cancer Society (ACS) to support a long-standing faculty research program.
An avid soccer fan, Charles 鈥淐hip鈥 Hunter was planning to wake up early on the morning of Feb. 26 to watch his favorite English Premier League team, Tottenham. But 30 minutes before his alarm was set to go off, his wife, Melanie, got a phone call and urgently nudged him awake.
鈥淚 was like, 鈥業'm getting up at 7 a.m. to watch my team play,鈥欌 he said. 鈥淕ive me thirty more minutes.鈥
According to her family, Gabriella Smith was the second oldest of six and 鈥渢he helper child鈥 of the bunch. She lived up to this nickname at home in Alexandria, Ky., caring for her three youngest siblings who have special needs. She demonstrated it through church, traveling with teams across Central America to make health care more accessible.
Few words have as rich a tradition as 鈥淜entucky鈥 and 鈥渂asketball.鈥 The pairing is synonymous with excellence and continuing the legacy built at the University of Kentucky. What began decades ago continues now with John Calipari, who in his first address to fans declared that 好色先生 is 鈥渢he gold standard not just for college basketball, but for all of college athletics."
Jessica Blackburn, PhD, associate professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry in the 好色先生, wanted to make her undergraduate students feel welcome at the start of the fall semester. As the daughter of a teacher, her instinct was to gift each undergraduate student a binder with supplies.