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Surgeons at UK HealthCare recently became the first ever to perform two specific procedures together as a bridge to lung transplantation.

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Joined by colleagues from around the state, UK's Director of Education Abroad Anthony Ogden will launch the first meeting of the Kentucky Council on Education Abroad (KCEA) on Wednesday, Oct. 26 on UK's campus.

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The University of Kentucky is one of America's first universities to receive students from the southwest Asian state of Oman in a five-year scholarship agreement with the nation's Ministry of Higher Education.

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Professors from University of Kentucky's College of Arts and Sciences and Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce are available to comment on the reported death of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

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A University of Kentucky psychology professor just might have found the way to avoid the fall season's inevitable skirmishes between opposing football fans. And it could all start by simply appreciating the fact you can enjoy a beautiful fall afternoon watching a sport you love.

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UK's Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences in partnership with UK alumnus Tom Spalding (’80, ’82), accepted a $600,000 gift from Pioneer Natural Resources Company today.

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A report released today by the University of Kentucky provides organizations with new ways to improve employee health and well-being while also improving the bottom line.

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When UK Symphony Orchestra joins the legendary Boston Pops in concert at Rupp Arena, the event won't only celebrate 75 years of racing at Keeneland. The concert will raise funds for an endowment taking music into Kentucky's schools and towns.

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The University of Kentucky has welcomed back all of last year's First Scholars, while also ushering in a new class of 20 first-generation college students from around the Commonwealth. UK is making a special effort to assist students who are the first in their immediate families to go to college, and the support is helping keep these students in school.

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Kentucky Children's Hospital announces the opening of the Congenital Heart Clinic on Monday, Oct. 3. Patients and families will now be able to receive all care and services in one location, creating a comprehensive and integrated patient centered experience.

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Kentucky women who smoke heavily may experience more chronic musculoskeletal pain, suggests a new study led by University of Kentucky researchers.

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University of Kentucky spinoff company CoPlex Therapeutics has announced a global license with Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals to develop a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

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The University of Kentucky's Dr. Susanne Arnold and colleagues were awarded a grant by the Department of Defense to study potential environmental reasons for the high lung cancer rates in Eastern Kentucky. The grant is for $1.43 million over three years and the study began on Sept. 15.

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UK history professor Karen Petrone has rewritten World War I Russian memory in her latest book.

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The Robinson Scholars Program (RSP) at UK has instituted a new selection process that promises to benefit more eastern Kentucky students throughout their high school careers.

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UK launched its First Generation Living Learning Community this fall, a residence hall that will focus on freshmen who are the first in their families to attend college.

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Tricia Dyk, the University of Kentucky's director of the Center for Leadership Development, asked Harlan County students almost 20 years ago what they wanted to be when they grew up. The results will surprise you.

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University of Kentucky psychology professor Susan Barron is available to comment on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

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This fall, the University of Kentucky's College of Arts & Sciences launches a yearlong focus on China as a part of its Passport to the World program.

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National radio personality Bob Edwards has teamed up with University Press of Kentucky to offer his new memoir, "A Voice in the Box," for free as an e-book prior to its print release.

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UK's Clinical Psychology program is #1, according to a new national study.

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The University of Kentucky has revamped its core curriculum to prepare students with the critical thinking skills they need to succeed in a competitive global economy. It all starts this fall.

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University of Kentucky chemistry professor John Anthony's "fun" has led to an entire new area of organic materials research.

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Scientists from the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville have determined that an inexpensive semiconductor material can be "tweaked" to generate hydrogen from water using sunlight.

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Bone marrow transplantation with genetically modified cells may prolong the period of cancer-free survival, suggests a study led by Dr. Vivek Rangnekar, associate director of translational research for the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky.

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Debuting this fall at the University of Kentucky, A&S Wired will house approximately 200 freshmen in a unique interactive space that combines education and residence life.

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Surgeons at the University of Kentucky on Aug. 3 announced that they were among the first to use artificial-lung technology to demonstrate the feasibility of a lung transplant, using a device invented by two university faculty members, Dr. Joseph Zwischenberger and Dr. Dongfang Wang.

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Experts are available to comment on the current debt limit debate and the economic impacts a default could cause.

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University of Kentucky will present a compelling documentary drama based on riveting oral history interviews of student veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at the New York Fringe Festival.

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National Book Award finalist Francine Prose will be the featured speaker at the 33rd Kentucky Women Writers Conference.

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest government funding source for biomedical research in the United States, has awarded $20 million to the University of Kentucky to move research discoveries to health care solutions more quickly.

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Kentucky Women Writers Conference to present four writing contests in playwriting, poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction categories.

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Former University of Kentucky student athlete sees his non-profit's event, CHAMP Camp, as a way to impact many lives while giving back to the university he loves.

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Dr. Marlene Huff shares information and tips for parents on child development and the use of social media.

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Professors from University of Kentucky's College of Arts and Sciences and Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce are available to comment on the recent death of Osama bin Laden and its impact on the war on terrorism and the psyche of the American public.

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University of Kentucky School of Music, UK HealthCare partner up on music therapy program for Kentucky's patients.

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A study performed by University of Kentucky researchers shows promise for the use of azithromycin in treating Ureaplasma-colonized or infected premature infants to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).

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Researchers at the University of Kentucky are working on what could result in a diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease, based on biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid.

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Stephanie Schwabe tells her life and death story underwater April 26 on National Geographic Explorer's Angel Effect.

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South African activist Ahmed Kathrada will visit Lexington and the UK community, celebrating an exhibit documenting his life, as well as his newly-released book of memoirs. He is a guest of the College of Arts and Sciences' yearlong initiative "Kentucky and South Africa, Different Lands, Common Ground."

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A new commemorative bottle from Maker's Mark will honor 75 years of horse racing at Keeneland, while raising money for arts education outreach in Kentucky.

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Kentucky Women Writers Conference announces new playwriting prize for women playwrights. The organization hopes to combat the theater industry's dearth of works by women playwrights.

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Images and video will create a virtual environment that substitutes for onstage set design.

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17th Annual forum advocates social change.

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Professors from University of Kentucky's College of Engineering and Department of Physics and Astronomy are available to comment on Japan’s nuclear crisis. A scientist from Kentucky Geological Survey and professors from the University of Kentucky's College of Arts and Sciences, are available to comment on the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan on Friday, as well as the tsunami warnings that affect the islands in the Pacific, including Hawaii.

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"Brundibár," an opera performed by children at Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, and Holocaust survivor and original cast member Ela Weissberger come to the University of Kentucky.

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UK's new interdisciplinary initiative for policy and social research, QIPSR, will sponsor a conference on immigration this week.

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Coal production and consumption models from UK statistics graduate students have become an integral part of the Kentucky Energy Profile.

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Dr. Mark Plunkett, the pediatric heart surgeon who helped establish the Kentucky Children’s Heart Center at the University of Kentucky in July of 2008, performed the 500th heart surgery on Feb. 15, 2011.

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Professors from University of Kentucky's College of Arts and Sciences and Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce are available to comment on the intensifying situation in Libya and provide context for associated uprisings in Bahrain, Iran, Morocco and Yemen.