University of Kentucky (UK)

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

Could a simple reusable cotton based filter remove carbon dioxide from air and gas mixtures at promising rates?

Is corn ethanol a fuel that may be worse for the climate than the gasoline it replaces?

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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UK substance use research event to highlight cannabis research
Cannabis research is a focus of this year’s event, which will include an update on the new UK Cannabis Center, a breakout session on emerging cannabis research, and a keynote from a national cannabis ...
University of Kentucky researchers launch campaign to combat child sex trafficking
A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky is working to prevent child sex trafficking. CSTOP Now! is encouraging people to see the signs of CST and take steps ...
University of Kentucky awarded special NIH grant to lead national research diversity effort
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the University of Kentucky a prestigious center grant to share its expertise and lead national efforts to build diverse academic research environments.
New billboards across Ky. part of UK study to prevent child sex trafficking
New billboards across the state are part of a two-phase study by the University of Kentucky to prevent child sex trafficking.
Former UK student who was banned from campus after incident with Black student indicted
A former student at the University of Kentucky has been ... investment for its UNITE Research Priority Area, DEI learning modules for students in the university's UK 101 courses and "supporting ...

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Annual bourbon convention begins at University of Kentucky
Bourbon industry leaders and workers will spend their week at the University of Kentucky as the James B. Beam Institute holds its annual conference.
Kentucky-Tennessee Postgame Notes
The University ... start for a UK head coach to their tournament tenure in program history. She is 1-1 against Tennessee in the SEC Tournament. She has a 19-28 overall record in the SEC as a head ...
Former UK student who was banned from campus after incident with Black student indicted
A former student at the University of Kentucky has been indicted on several ... banned from campus and ineligible to re-enroll at UK. "As a community working wholeheartedly to prevent racist ...
Alcohol sales begin at University of Kentucky sports starting with baseball
(WDRB) -- University of Kentucky baseball fans got their first ... The game marked the first time alcohol has been sold to the public at a UK sporting event, but it was a little pricey.
Grand jury indicts former University of Kentucky student accused of racist attack
A 22-year-old former University of Kentucky student accused of hurling ... The indictment alleges she kicked a UK police officer and bit and hit three other victims, including Spring.