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.
Markey Researchers Solve 100-year-old Scientific Mystery
Researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center have made a breakthrough discovery that solves a mystery long forgotten by science and have identified a potentially novel avenue in pre-clinical models to treat non-small cell lung cancers.
New Kentucky Public Health Commissioner to Speak at Appalachian Research Day
HAZARD, Ky. (Sept. 11, 2019) — Kentucky’s newly appointed Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Angela T. Dearinger will speak at the fifth annual Appalachian Research Day: Come Sit on the Porch. The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) hosts this one-day event each year to bring attention to health disparities research in Appalachia. Appalachian Research Day will be held Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the First Federal Center in Hazard.
PGY Faculty Member Featured in New York Times Article
Scientists Rethink Alzheimer's, Diversifying the Drug Search
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Article features Donna Wilcock, PhD [Sanders-Brown Center on Aging; Department of Physiology]
