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UK Extension launches strike teams — a new response and recovery initiative to weather disasters

Jun 11, 2025, 3:47 PM
Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 11, 2025) — Kentuckians have experienced several recent weather-related disasters, causing significant damage to infrastructure and communities across the state. 

UK alumni, family committed to providing eye care for rural Kentuckians

Jun 9, 2025, 5:01 PM
Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 9, 2025) — In the heart of southeastern Kentucky, the Huffman family has established a legacy of exceptional eye care, deeply rooted in their education at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Their journey from medical training to serving rural communities exemplifies the profound impact of dedicated health care professionals in rural and other underserved areas. 

Precision medicine allows Markey patient to reclaim life

Jun 9, 2025, 4:43 PM
Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 9, 2025) — Gary Larkin remembers the exact moment he first knew something was wrong. It was the summer of 2023, during his brother’s 60th birthday party near Elkhorn Creek. The normally energetic construction business owner suddenly found himself overwhelmed by heat and chills and left the celebration to seek relief by jumping into the creek’s cool water.

Celebrating 100 years of beef research and extension at the UK Research and Education Center

Jun 6, 2025, 5:03 PM
Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 6, 2025) — In the mid-1920s, a determined group of Caldwell County residents took a bold leap to reshape agriculture in Western Kentucky. Pooling their resources, they purchased 400 acres of farmland near Princeton, Kentucky, and invited the University of Kentucky to establish a forward-thinking experiment substation dedicated to crop and livestock research.

Behind the label: The UK program protecting what you plant, feed and eat

Jun 5, 2025, 5:05 PM
Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 5, 2025) — Tucked away in a one-story building on the University of Kentucky campus is a program that has quietly safeguarded Kentucky’s agriculture for more than a century. While many people might be unfamiliar with it, the UK Division of Regulatory Services (DRS) — part of the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) — is vital in protecting consumers, producers and the broader agricultural industry.    

‘She is soaring’ — young patient outshines cancer with strength and sunshine

Jun 2, 2025, 4:46 PM
Kentucky

LEXINGTON, KY. (June 2, 2025) — Addi Luedeke has experienced more in her 17 months than most people will in their entire lifetime. 

Research Advancing Kentucky: Ensuring a healthy environment

May 27, 2025, 9:53 AM
Biomedical Research

Jason Unrine, Ph.D., is supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which leads research on how the environment affects biological systems across the lifespan. The ultimate goal is to reduce disease and promote human health. 

Research advancing Kentucky: Revealing diabetes risks

May 27, 2025, 9:50 AM
Biomedical Research

Philip Kern, M.D., is supported by the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Arthritis Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. 

Research advancing Kentucky: Helping Kentucky breathe easier

May 27, 2025, 9:48 AM
Biomedical Research

Jamie Sturgill, Ph.D., is supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and the National Cancer Institute.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Protecting the brain

May 27, 2025, 9:00 AM
Biomedical Research

Luke Bradley, Ph.D., is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 

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