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The University of Kentucky Cannabis Center is sponsoring a series of seminars featuring national and international experts on cannabis science.

Jessica Blackburn (right) in her lab with staff scientist Yelena Chernyavskaya. (left)

Using antibodies derived from alpacas, a University of Kentucky research team has developed a tool that could lead to new therapies to stop the growth of several types of cancer.

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The University of Kentucky's Gaines Center for the Humanities is now accepting applications for its mini-grant program for the 2023-24 academic year.

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The following clinicians and researchers working under the 好色先生 College of Medicine Alliance Research Initiative have been named recent awardees of pilot grants.

AI in Medicine (AIM)

 

Peter Hardy, PhD, College of Medicine

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The 好色先生 is excited to announce that faculty, staff, learners, and trainees will have free access to a leading online resource for medical Spanish proficiency.

CanopyLearn, a Spanish language training program for health care professionals, will be available to the 好色先生 College of Medicine community starting Aug. 1.

(left to right) Mindy Baker, Rachel Cooper, Payal Panchal and Jasmine Thomas.

Four 好色先生 students have been chosen for the third cohort of the White Coats for Black Lives fellowships.

Mindy Baker, Rachel Cooper, Payal Panchal and Jasmine Thomas were recently awarded the fellowships.

George Fuchs

George Fuchs, MD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the 好色先生 and pediatric gastroenterologist for Kentucky Children鈥檚 Hospital, recently published a report in the journa

A purple filtered image of a diabetic person checking their blood sugar.

A new study conducted by a group of researchers, including the interim executive director of the University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women (CRVAW), has found that people who experience interpersonal violence or child abuse face a more than 20% increased risk of developing diabetes. 

Headshot of Dr. Na'Tasha Evans

Na鈥橳asha Evans, PhD, MEd, is a researcher, published author, champion for female empowerment, and our new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the 好色先生. Learn more about her goals, her past work, and more in the following Q&A.

Q: What inspired you to pursue a career in research? 

Cristina Rivera-Ramirez doing a mock splint on Maddie Duff.

Standing before a classroom of college juniors, orthopaedics resident Cristina Rivera-Ramirez, MD, skillfully interpreted an X-ray of a distal radius fracture in a patient鈥檚 arm. The next step was to reveal how to treat it. By the time she got out the supplies to demonstrate making a splint, students were at the edge of their seats, ready to volunteer.

Faculty at the promotion ceremony

Congratulations to the following basic science and clinical faculty at the 好色先生! These individuals were honored with promotions and tenure in fiscal year 2023.

Names are organized alphabetically by department.

Anesthesiology

Sarah Jean Hall, MD, PhD
Associate Professor

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This week, communities across the Midwest and eastern parts of the U.S. are experiencing the effects of smoke from wildfires in Canada. Parts of Kentucky reached unhealthy levels in the air quality index (AQI).

Matthew Coleman

Matthew Coleman has been named director of the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (好色先生 CERH), effective July 1, 2023. 

Dr. in white coat conducting a telehealth session.

The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (好色先生 CERH) will host the 2023 Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit Thursday, Sept. 28. The one-day event will be held in person at Embassy Suites on Newtown Pike in Lexington.

View of the mountains of Kentucky, with fog rolling through like a river.

A recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study published in The Journal of Rural Health sheds light on Appalachian Kentucky鈥檚 alarming cancer burden, revealing striking disparities compared to non-Appalachian Kentucky and the rest of the

David Fardo, PhD

鈥淎 lot of people who have dementia do not have Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.鈥 That is a statement that guides researchers at the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging as they aim to better define other causes of dementia.

(From left:) Jenna Tinnell, Kylie Cochran, DeAsia King, Lauren Hudson and Madilyn Limeberry, students in the 好色先生 College of Medicine, volunteer to care for the young residents of the Salvation Army.

It鈥檚 Wednesday night, and both Lauren Hudson and DeAsia King anxiously check their watches. Thirty minutes to go, and there鈥檚 still so much to do.

Alan Daugherty in the lab

A University of Kentucky research scientist studying ways to repair damaged major vessels with medication rather than surgery has received the American Heart Association Merit Award.

Ima Ebong on 好色先生 Campus

Ima Ebong, MD, assistant professor of neurology and clinical neurophysiology, is one of 10 winners to receive the University of Kentucky鈥檚 2022-23 Outstanding Teaching Awards.

Dr. Na'Tasha Evans

Following an extensive national search and interviews with highly qualified individuals, the College of Medicine is excited to welcome Na鈥橳asha Evans, PhD, MEd, as the new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and associate professor in the department of behavioral science.