University of Kentucky (UK)

The University of Kentucky (UK) is a public co-educational university in Lexington, Kentucky

Could microscopic soil roundworm compounds really protect major crops from pests and pathogens?

Protecting crops from pests and pathogens without using toxic pesticides has been a longtime goal of farmers. Researchers at Boyce Thompson Institute have found that compounds from an unlikely source – microscopic soil roundworms – could achieve this aim. As described in research published in the May 2019 issue of Journal of Phytopathology, these compounds helped protect major

Could microscopic soil roundworm compounds really protect major crops from pests and pathogens?

New AI agents seem more relatable and trustworthy to humans

Why did the frog cross the road? Well, a new artificial intelligent (AI) agent that can play the classic arcade game Frogger not only can tell you why it crossed the road, but it can justify its every move in everyday language. Developed by Georgia Tech, in collaboration with Cornell and the University of Kentucky, the

New AI agents seem more relatable and trustworthy to humans

A new way to combat cancer at the cellular level: Block it

New findings published in Nature Chemical Biology show promise for finding new solutions to treat lung cancer and other deadly diseases. Kentucky continues to lead the nation in incidence and death rates from lung cancer, and the University of Kentucky is committed to reducing these numbers. According to the National Cancer Institute, cancer is among the leading causes

A new way to combat cancer at the cellular level: Block it

Revolutionary graphene filter could solve water crisis

A new type of graphene-based filter could be the key to managing the global water crisis, a study has revealed. The new graphene filter, which has been developed by Monash University and the University of Kentucky, allows water and other liquids to be filtered nine times faster than the current leading commercial filter. According to

Revolutionary graphene filter could solve water crisis

Physicist Discovers New 2D Material that could Upstage Graphene

A new one atom-thick flat material that could upstage the wonder material graphene and advance digital technology has been discovered by a physicist at the University of Kentucky working in collaboration with scientists from Daimler in Germany and the Institute for Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL) in Greece. Reported in Physical Review B, Rapid Communications,

Physicist Discovers New 2D Material that could Upstage Graphene

Power Paper: Storing electricity in paper

Researchers at Linköping University’s Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Sweden, have developed power paper – a new material with an outstanding ability to store energy. The material consists of nanocellulose and a conductive polymer. The results have been published in Advanced Science. One sheet, 15 centimetres in diameter and a few tenths of a millimetre thick

Power Paper: Storing electricity in paper

Groundbreaking Pain Research

Surprisingly long-lasting opioid mechanism of natural chronic pain control The bodies of mammals, including humans, respond to injury by releasing endogenous opioids — compounds that mitigate acute pain. A team of researchers, led by those at the University of Kentucky, has uncovered groundbreaking new information about how the body responds to traumatic injury with the development of

Groundbreaking Pain Research

Bean leaves can trap bedbugs, researchers find

Inspired by a traditional Balkan bedbug remedy, researchers have documented how microscopic hairs on kidney bean leaves effectively stab and trap the biting insects, according to findings published online today in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Scientists at UC Irvine and the University of Kentucky are now developing materials that mimic the geometry of

Bean leaves can trap bedbugs, researchers find

Major Breakthrough in Macular Degeneration

Could herald a new potential therapy for GA University of Kentucky researchers, led by Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, have made an exciting finding in the “dry” form of age-related macular degeneration known as geographic atrophy (GA). GA is an untreatable condition that causes blindness in millions of individuals due to death of retinal pigmented epithelial cells.

Major Breakthrough in Macular Degeneration

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Kentucky wheat producers should check fields for signs of freeze damage
on April 11, 2021 at 9:59 pm
By Katie Pratt University of Kentucky Kentucky wheat producers may want to check their fields in the next couple of days for signs of freeze damage. Much of the state experienced temperatures below 32 ...
Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation approves $1,334,250 in loans
on April 11, 2021 at 5:12 pm
The Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation approved $1,334,250 in seven agricultural loans for projects across the Commonwealth at its board meeting today.
UK's Virtual DanceBlue Marathon Raises Money For Children's Hospital
on April 10, 2021 at 1:34 pm
The University of Kentucky's 16th annual DanceBlue dance marathon ... Since the first DanceBlue, the marathon has raised more than $17.3 million for pediatric cancer treatment and research UK hosted ...
Kentucky EDRC Advances State Testing Lab Change to UK
on April 9, 2021 at 12:50 pm
The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council unanimously advanced a motion April 9 that would change Kentucky's drug-testing laboratory from Industrial Laboratories to the University of Kentucky ... said ...
University of Ky’s Gluck Center and VDL preliminarily identify novel rotavirus affecting foal crop
on April 6, 2021 at 1:57 am
Researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center and the Veterinary Diagnostic ... Additional investigations are also underway at UK to identify other possible ...

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'Behind the Blue': Exploring Kentucky Landscapes With Molly Davis of the UK Arboretum - UKNow
April 12, 2021
UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health Releases Research Report on COVID-19 Stakeholder Experiences in Kentucky - UKNow
March 24, 2021
UK, Lexmark Collaboration to Boost Innovation, Economic Development; New Scholarship Program to Support Underrepresented Students - UKNow
March 22, 2021
UK Undergrads Earn Unparalleled Research Experience as 'First Authors' - UKNow
April 7, 2021
UK Libraries Initiatives Advance Research, Scholarship for UK Undergraduates - UKNow
April 9, 2021

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Sorry, You Actually Haven’t Been Accepted to the University of Kentucky
on April 12, 2021 at 3:19 pm
A month ago, the University ... admitted to UK. The vast majority had not, nor had the vast majority of these students expressed an interest in the program,” University of Kentucky spokesman ...
University of Kentucky rescinds 500,000 erroneous acceptances
on April 11, 2021 at 7:07 pm
The University of Kentucky extends apologies to nearly half a million high school seniors after mistakenly emailing them acceptance letters.
University of Kentucky mistakenly sends 500,000 acceptance letters
on April 11, 2021 at 5:04 pm
The University of Kentucky extends apologies to nearly half a million high ... “Only a handful of those on the prospect list had been admitted to UK,” said Jay Blanton, the university’s Chief ...
University of Kentucky sends 500,000 acceptance letters in error
on April 9, 2021 at 10:35 am
Seniors were sent the March 15 acceptance letter to the College of Health Science program in emails that left them scratching their heads.
University of Kentucky trolled for accidentally sending 500K acceptance emails: 'McConnell looking for another term?'
on April 9, 2021 at 1:11 am
The university blamed a technical issue for sending the 500,000 letters by mistake to high school seniors, many of whom never even applied ...