UK Awarded $8.8 Million to Support Opioid Treatment for Women in Criminal Justice Settings
The University of Kentucky recently received an $8.8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, to establish a Clinical Research Center as part of the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in criminal justice settings nationwide.
Support the KNI RUN FOR RESEARCH at the Bourbon Chase!
Support the KNI RUN FOR RESEARCH at the Bourbon Chase!
The Bourbon Chase is an annual 200-mile relay race across the Bluegrass in October. Runners spend over 24 hours traveling through some of the most scenic and historic parts of Kentucky. The Kentucky Neuroscience Institute's Neurotransmitters running team completes the chase each year, in an effort to raise awareness and funding for neuroscience research.
Innovative Research Finds HIV Patients at Higher Risk for Blood Clots
Decades of research and treatment advances have helped extend the lives of many people living with HIV, but while these patients live longer, their risk of developing dangerous blood clots increases as much as tenfold. Blood clots – also known as thrombi – can wreak havoc on the body, causing events such as debilitating strokes and heart attacks.
UK Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
By Ryan Girves
UK Study Provides Insight on Targeted Therapies for Colorectal Cancer Metastasis
By Allison Perry
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2019) – A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers provides new insight on targeted therapy for colorectal cancer metastasis.
'I Thought It Was a Miracle' – Clinical Trial Works Wonders for Markey Patient
UK Named Among Great Colleges to Work For by Chronicle of Higher Education
By Ryan Girves
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2019) — The University of Kentucky has been recognized as a "Great College to Work For" by The Chronicle of Higher Education for the second consecutive year.
Now in its 12th year, the Chronicle’s Great Colleges to Work For program recognizes colleges for best practices and policies based on a survey of faculty and staff. The annual survey is one of the largest and most comprehensive workplace recognition programs in higher education.
Dr. Inabnet Named Chair of Department of Surgery
After an extensive and national search, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine has named William Barlow (Barry) Inabnet, III, MD, chair of the department of surgery, effective Sept. 16.
As chair, Dr. Inabnet will promote the educational, clinical, and research activities of the department; collaborate across the college and university to continue interdisciplinary research, instructional programs, and institutional grants; and mentor and empower faculty and learners for success.
Tool Time: LinkedIn
Some academics like to make fun of LinkedIn, but that's because they don't really use it. A LOT of people outside of academia, and some inside, do. And you should too. LinkedIn is a sort of professional social media platform. And like all social media platforms, you can't get anything much out of it unless you contribute. Many academics will sign up, connect with a bunch of other academics, then sit back and wonder what was the point since it wasn't doing anything for them.
'Behind the Blue': How UK Researchers are Working to Beat Pediatric Cancer
The world of pediatric cancer treatment has seen huge advancements in treatments over the past 60 years – in the 1950s, less than 10 percent of children were cured of their cancer. Today, the number of survivors is nearly 80 percent.
However, that still means that one in five children diagnosed with cancer will not survive. Many childhood cancers can be extremely difficult to treat, and research is key to developing new, better therapies for these diseases.
