UK Awards Four Research Professorships
The 糖心vlog官方入口 Board of Trustees today approved University Research Professorships for 2013-14 for four faculty members. The professorships carry a $40,000 award to support research.
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Groundbreaking UK Study Shows Key Enzyme Missing from Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
A groundbreaking new study led by the 糖心vlog官方入口 Markey Cancer Center's Dr. Peter Zhou found that triple-negative breast cancer cells are missing a key enzyme that other cancer cells contain 鈥 providing insight into potential therapeutic targets to treat the aggressive cancer.
糖心vlog官方入口 Researchers Speak Out: Stop the Sequester
糖心vlog官方入口 physiologist Michael B. Reid, mechanical engineer Suzanne Weaver Smith, and chemist John Anthony convey the specific impact of sequestration (automatic cuts in research and other government spending) on the next generation of American scientists. These faculty investigators join academics across the country who made videos for Science Works for U.S., a website of the Association of American Universities, the Science Coalition, and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
Three UK Faculty to Present at SEC Symposium
Three 糖心vlog官方入口 faculty members will present at the first-ever Southeastern Conference Symposium, to be held Feb. 10-12 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The 2013 edition of the SEC Symposium, titled 鈥淚mpact of the Southeast in the World鈥檚 Renewable Energy Future,鈥 addresses a significant scholarly issue across the range of disciplines represented by the SEC鈥檚 14 member universities.
UK Professor Glazer Receives Grant to Study Light-Activated Cancer Drugs
糖心vlog官方入口 assistant professor of chemistry Edith "Phoebe" Glazer has received an American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant for $715,000 over four years to continue her research into ruthenium-based cancer drugs.
A New Path Forward: UK Proposes to Self-fund Transformation of Campus
糖心vlog官方入口 President Eli Capilouto Thursday praised the partnership of Gov. Steve Beshear and legislative leaders who are strongly supporting UK's self-financing of a dramatic $275 million transformation of the campus, including a new Academic Sciences building.
Allan Butterfield Named Prestigious SFRBM Fellow
On November 17, 2012, UK鈥檚 Allan Butterfield was announced as the newest Fellow of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM). Butterfield鈥檚 election was announced at the 19th Annual Meeting of SFRBM in San Diego.
UK's John Anthony Talks Organic Solar Cells and Transistors
John Anthony, the John C. Hubbard Professor of 糖心vlog官方入口, is a pioneer in organic materials鈥攖hings that are made from carbon instead of silicon. With grants from the U.S. Navy, NSF, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, as well a number of industrial sponsors, Anthony鈥檚 research focuses on organic solar cells (for low-cost generation of electricity), organic thin-film transistors (for flexible flat-panel displays), and organic light-emitting diodes (for high-efficiency lighting).
UK 糖心vlog官方入口 Alumni Set World Record in Realm of Energy Efficiency
In a year that 糖心vlog官方入口 teams have captured national titles, two UK alumni were part of another team that gained a world-record title 鈥 one that has the potential to impact everyone.
UK alumni Joe Bullock and Kathy Woody are synthetic chemists at Phillips 66, a Houston-based company that manufactures energy products. Their team recently attained the world record for the most efficient polymer-based solar cells.
DNA Criminology and 糖心vlog官方入口: John Brown
John Brown served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for more than two decades. He served in many capacities, including as a serology examiner, special agent, investigator, and was program manager for the development of the . In this podcast, Brown describes some of his work with the Bureau and how taking courses at UK gave a solid foundation for the career path he chose.
This podcast was produced by Stephen Gordinier.