From left: Warren Alilain, Lance Johnson, Carol Street, Bruno Menarim and Sybil Gotsch standing in front of decorative lights that read, "SHOWCASE"

Five University of Kentucky faculty members received the 2026 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for their exceptional leadership and support of student researchers. 

The proclamation from governor Beshear, with an official seal on it

Governor Andy Beshear has officially declared April to be Sarcoidosis Awareness Month in Kentucky. 

Photo of Klim with his wife and ICU Recovery Clinic care team.

Gerald Klim, D.O., spent his career rehabilitating some of the most vulnerable patients in UK HealthCare’s intensive care units, but he didn’t fully understand the impact of his work until he became an ICU patient himself.

“I wish I could have experienced it sooner,” Klim said. “It really opened my eyes to what good healthcare is all about.”

Side-by-side headshots of Dr. Maya Ignaszewski and Dr. Bassel Alkhalil

LEXINGTON, Ky. – In honor of Donate Life Month, the 

Headshot of Dr. Sarah Vick in a white coat

Sarah Vick, MD, SFHM, FACP, associate professor of medicine and hospitalist at UK HealthCare, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)—a prestigious national appointment reflecting her leadership and impact in the

A group of attendees smile for a photo

The division of hospital medicine recently had four speakers at the Society of Hospital Medicine Conference in Nashville, which is regularly attended by thousands of clinicians from across the country.

The RADOR-KY research team in matching grey jackets. They are gathered in two, overlapping  semi-circles, with the front row sitting down, and the back row standing.

A new analytical system created by University of Kentucky researchers is helping to predict and prevent opioid overdoses in Kentucky.

UK HealthCare Infection Prevention and Control Medical Directors Nicholas Van Sickels, far left, and Takaaki Kobyashi, far right, oversee intake of the pretend patient during the drill.

In 2014, the United States experienced its first known cases of Ebola virus disease transmission between a patient and health care workers.

In a large cardboard frame that reads "Colon Cancer Awareness" three women smile. One holds a baby.

The University of Kentucky Division of Gastroenterology, in collaboration with the UK Endoscopy Council, recently advanced its community outreach efforts through the GI Community Engagement Committee. The committee, led by Dr. Kshitij Thakur, includes fellows and residents and works closely with the Endoscopy Council to expand community focused education and engagement.

Vedant Gupta

After an intensive national search and selection process, UK HealthCare leadership announced Vedant Gupta, MD, has been selected as the director of the Gill Heart & Vascular Institute and leader of the cardiovascular health se

Brian Stevenson wearing white coat, safety glasses, and gloves. He stands in his lab, smiling, and holding up a sample to the camera.

There’s a virus within a bacterium within a parasite, and University of Kentucky researchers are figuring out how to make them kill each other.

A person in a blue t-shirt snapping a cigarette in half.

A new study co-authored by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Jessica Burris, PhD, Timothy Mullett, MD, and Graham Warren, MD, PhD, shows that making smoking cessation assistance a standard part of cancer care is achievable on a national scale and can happen relatively quickly.

Andre Arnold, dressed in his white coat, helps a child hear their own heart beat using his stethoscope.

From the sidelines of high school football games in Louisville to the exam rooms at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Andrew Arnold’s path to becoming a family physician is one rooted in service, mentorship and deep family ties.

UK HealthCare's Interventional Pulmonary Team. Pictured left to right are: Ashish Maskey, MD, April Allen, RN, Brenda Garcia, MD, Scott Yee, MD, Matthew McCoy, APRN, and Michael Wardlow-Todd. Not pictured are Jasmine Mead, RN, and Cheryl Lewis.

UK HealthCare’s Interventional Pulmonology program has proudly announced the successful completion of 1,000 shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopies (ss-RAB), less than three years from the procedure’s first occurrence within the facility.

A hand holds up a blood sugar monitor for a diabetic. The monitor reads 103 mg/dL

A new University of Kentucky study has mapped areas across the U.S. where high rates of diabetes and deaths from diabetes-related cancers overlap.

A 3D model rendering of the human brain against a multi-color, gradient background.

Scientists at the University of Kentucky have uncovered a new reason why people with Alzheimer’s disease often struggle with sleep, long before memory loss begins. The study, led by researchers at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, reveals that a protein called tau “hijacks” the brain’s energy supply, keeping the brain in a state of overactive excitability that prevents restorative rest.

An aerial view of the UK campus, focused on the UK library.

The University of Kentucky is well-represented on a list of the most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, 112 current UK scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines.

A line of three elderly women sitting together, holding musical instruments.

For many Kentuckians with dementia, medical interventions may seem like the only choice, but a new University of Kentucky study shows that prioritizing joy and engagement through enrichment activities is vital for the health of both residents and the caregivers who support them.

Dr. Michael Powers smiles for a headshot in his white coat

The UK College of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine has recently been spotlighted by the MOMENTOUS bi-monthly newsletter for their institutional commitment to advancing pulmonary research and improving patient care.

The Multidisciplinary Endocarditis Team poses in their white coats

The University of Kentucky Multidisciplinary Endocarditis Team recently published a seminal paper on the treatment of infective endocarditis with oral antibiotics.