UK, Kentucky Primary Care Association join forces to advance health care in Ky.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 27, 2025) — The University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Primary Care Association have formalized a strategic partnership that will expand health care access, address workforce shortages and improve health outcomes across the Commonwealth.

Markey study identifies molecular pathway that drives advanced prostate cancer

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 27, 2025) — University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have identified a cellular pathway that fuels the progression of aggressive, drug-resistant prostate cancer. The findings of the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, could lead to new treatment approaches for patients whose cancers no longer respond to hormone therapy.

UK researcher’s work understanding honey bees receives prestigious grant

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 26, 2025) — One University of Kentucky researcher has earned a prestigious award to advance her studies on how environmental changes impact honey bees.

UK’s Estate Whiskey Alliance® announces 1st awardees in research grant program

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 18, 2025) — The University of Kentucky’s Estate Whiskey Alliance® (EWA) has announced the first awardees of its research grant program.

Markey patient cancer-free after same-day lung cancer diagnosis and treatment

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 14, 2025) — Last year, Lisa Buede made the decision to get screened for lung cancer, knowing she was eligible due to her smoking history: The 59-year-old Lexington resident had been a smoker since she was 14 years old.

Minimally invasive approach takes KCH patient from rare diagnosis to remarkable recovery

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 12, 2025) – Upper respiratory infections aren’t uncommon during winters in Waco, Kentucky. But Caroline Cain had a lot of them. 

UK’s Brent Seales, global team secure Europe’s top research grant to digitally decode Herculaneum scrolls

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 28, 2025) — Brent Seales, heritage science chair in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant as part of an international team seeking to unlock the secrets of the Herculaneum scrolls.

Markey study identifies new target for obesity-related breast cancer

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 29, 2025) – University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have identified a protein that could be a promising treatment target for obesity-related breast cancer.

Markey researchers identify genetic marker that could guide brain cancer treatment

‘So special and so effective’: UK Research and Education Center, community continue impactful relationship