The Bluegrass Hospitality Group (BHG) has partnered with the Capital Ovarian Cancer Organization to give away the ultimate Taylor Swift concert experience, with a trip for two to see the Eras Tour in Miami, Florida.

The 14th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia is set for Sept. 27-28. The symposium, hosted by UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, is named in honor and memory of the late William R. Markesbery, MD, the founding director of Sanders-Brown.

The University of Kentucky has one of the most impactful scholars according to an updated ranking in Research on Social Work Practice. 

Robert "Nate" Helsley, PhD,  assistant professor of internal medicine, was selected to receive the 2025 Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research.  

In Aug. 2020, the College of Medicine Office of Research launched 18 Alliance Research Initiative teams from each of the five research priority areas— substance use disorder, cardiovascular, diabetes and obesity, neuroscience, and cancer—and other important emerging areas of science.

A University of Kentucky surgery resident and researcher has been selected to participate in the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Regional Entrepreneurship Development

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is excited to announce that it has selected R. Carter Cassidy, MD, as the new chair of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine. 

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

Two University of Kentucky College of Medicine students have been chosen for the fourth cohort of the White Coats for Black Lives fellowships.

Chisom Iloegbunam and Louise Scharff were recently awarded the fellowships created by the department of Behavioral Science.

Drew Micciche, MD, an assistant professor of emergency medicine and an attending physician on UK’s Addiction Consult and Education Services, has been selected as UK’s Bell Addiction Medicine Scholar for 2024-2025.  

A new project at the University of Kentucky will expand new avenues to develop community-engaged health equity research expertise among early-stage investigators. It’s called Achieving Success in Community-Engaged research to elimiNate Disparities (UK ASCEND).

Fourteen University of Kentucky students spent the summer expanding their research skills through the Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program, sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of the V

The UK College of Medicine Standardized Patient Program launched in the late 1980s, and over the subsequent decades, has become deeply engrained throughout all four years of our students' medical training. 

Gina Wesley, PhD, serves as manager of the program, bringing years of expertise in higher education, program management, and moulage skills to the role. 

At 69, Hoyt “Corky” Ball knew something was wrong when his right hand began to tremble uncontrollably. His primary doctor ruled out Parkinson’s, but the prescribed medication failed to alleviate his symptoms.

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) invites you to participate in the 2024-2025 ASPIRE (Adopting Supportive Practices for an Inclusive Research Environment) program. 

Registration Deadline: Aug. 23, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine announces new leadership to oversee advancement at its satellite campus in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 

Caroline R. Paul, MD, has been appointed the new associate dean of the UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus. She starts Oct. 14.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is pleased to announce that Aradhana Kaushal, MD, has been named assistant dean for the Rural Physician Leadership Program (RPLP) in Morehead, Ky. 

With more than two decades of experience at the University of Kentucky, Michelle Zupancic has become the go-to person for all things related to recruiting and retaining international physicians at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and UK HealthCare. 

Shawn Pryor keeps the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center running smoothly.   

Last week, across our campuses, we welcomed 207 new medical students to the UK College of Medicine Class of 2028!