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LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 28, 2025) — Brent Seales, heritage science chair in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant as part of an international team seeking to unlock the secrets of the Herculaneum scrolls. The iconic and…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 29, 2025) – University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have identified a protein that could be a promising treatment target for obesity-related breast cancer. The study, published in Breast Cancer Research, shows that a protein called Hsp47 becomes more active in fat tissue during obesity and helps cancer tumors grow by changing…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” makes drastic changes to how Kentucky’s hospitals are paid and could result in cuts to services or even closure for some, according to health officials. The new law is expected to cut $911 billion from Medicaid over the next 10 years. In…

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Richmond, Ky., man, Derek Hahn, 37, was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove to 330 months in prison, for the production of child pornography.  According to his plea agreement, on October 2, 2024, law enforcement reviewed a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children…

UKNow is highlighting the University of Kentucky’s 2025-26 University Research Professors. Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorship program recognizes excellence across the full spectrum of research at UK and is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research.   LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 29, 2025) — Krystle Kuhs, Ph.D., professor in the…

LONDON, Ky. – A London, Ky., man, Brandon Bustle, 39, was sentenced on Monday to 13 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and for violating the conditions of his federal supervised release.  According to his plea agreement, between December 2023 to March…

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves…