Former University of Kentucky football player Josh Paschal opened up about his melanoma diagnosis and his path to the NFL in a new video released by the Detroit Lions as part of the league’s Crucial Catch initiative.

The University of Kentucky Rural Morehead Family Medicine Residency, located at UK St. Claire, has earned national recognition for its proven success in preparing physicians who serve Kentucky families close to home.

Kathleen O’Connor, PhD, associate director of cancer education and mentoring at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, has been elected president-elect of the Cancer Biology Training Consortium (CABTRAC) for 2026.

The University of Kentucky Albert B.

The University of Kentucky's Chairs Academy is a homegrown leadership development program. Its mission is to encourage faculty to consider leadership career paths, and to guide new and prospective chairs and academic directors in developing the skills that are requisites for effective institutional leadership.

Students from all four years of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine – Lexington Campus recently took time to connect with aspiring physicians through UK Medicats, an undergraduate, student-run organization for UK students interested in pursuing careers in medicine.

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University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher Eric Rellinger, MD, was selected to receive the American College of Surgeons’ 2026-2031

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and the Department of Radiology will join cancer centers across the nation in observing National Lung Cancer Screening Day Nov.

When Mindy Thompson talks about her career at the University of Kentucky, she doesn’t describe a carefully mapped plan. Instead, she shares a story of saying yes to opportunities, learning from mentors, and trusting her ambition to carry her forward.  

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine will welcome internationally recognized scientist Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, PhD, as the featured speaker for the William R. Martin Lecture Series on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.

As its great steel structure continues to rise toward the sky on the University of Kentucky campus, it is hard to miss the construction — and the excitement — of the Michael D. Rankin MD Health Education Building.

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Centerresearchers Jennifer Redmond Knight, Dr.P.H., and Timothy Mullett, MD, are co-investigators on a new National Cancer Institute grant that will expand Kentucky’s successful lung cancer screening quality improvement program to 60 sites across the U.S.

The UK College of Medicine is excited to announce that Susanne Arnold, MD, professor of medicine, has been named recipient of the prestigious William R. Willard Dean’s Recognition Award. She was honored at the 2025 College of Medicine Awards Convocation.

Last week, the UK Alumni Association’s Lyman T. Johnson Alumni Constituency Group hosted its 34th annual Lyman T. Johnson Awards Luncheon. The event honors alumni and students from each academic college who embody the spirit and accomplishments of Lyman T.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine Awards Convocation recognizes excellence across our institution. During the annual event, faculty, staff, and learners were recognized for their exceptional contributions to education, research, clinical care, and service. On Oct.

A University of Kentucky team has been selected for the 2025-26 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). The five-month program culminates in a two-day event March 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

University of Kentucky leadership, along with state and community leaders, joined members of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to celebrate a significant achievement: 40 years of continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their revolutionary work in the field of Alzheimer’s and dementia. 

The University of Kentucky community is invited to the documentary film premiere of “Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp & the Biotech Revolution” 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Kentucky Theatre, with a post-screening conversation on UK biotech research, innovation and commercialization.

Researchers from the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center made a strong impact at the 2025 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting this fall.