University of Kentucky College of Education Professor Lisa Ruble conducted two research studies to evaluate the effectiveness of a new treatment model, the Collaborative Model for Promoting Competence and Success for Students (COMPASS), for childr...

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A new class of revolving biomotor, discovered at the University of Kentucky, may lead to future man-made machines to pump DNA, RNA or drugs into cells. Previous studies have identified two types of biomotors: a linear motor and a rotating motor. B...

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Schyler Nunziata is a first-year Ph.D. student in biology at the University of Kentucky, and she's just one of the young scientists that can testify to the impact of Kentucky's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, known as Kentu...

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The University of Kentucky fosters research experiences through the Office of Undergraduate Research, and the student-run Society for the Promotion of Undergraduate Research. Each spring these groups host a showcase that allows students to demonst...

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A groundbreaking new study led by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Dr. Peter Zhou found that triple-negative breast cancer cells are missing a key enzyme that other cancer cells contain, providing insight into potential therapeuti...

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The goal of the CARAT project is to help people that are uninsured, underinsured, or on Medicaid and Medicare acquire the assistive technology they need that they cannot afford. The project provides a database of no-cost or low-cost refurbished it...

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Phillip Swartzentruber is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Materials Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky. Here he talks about his research on osmium-ruthenium thin films used in dispenser cathodes. These cathodes are used in s...

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University of Kentucky 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 o...

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Researchers from 30 departments in nine colleges have joined together to study muscle weakness through the Center for Muscle Biology at the University of Kentucky. In 2012, center investigators received $6.8 million in grant funding to study muscl...

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The Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ) program at the Markey Cancer Center is made possible through the generosity of the Lexington Cancer Foundation and individual contributions. To learn more about how you can support this program, contact Jennifer Bradley a...

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For the last 60 years, Paducah, Kentucky, has been the point of origin for enriched uranium bound for U.S. energy and defense. The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, and the surrounding 3,000 acres, is one of the most contaminated top-secret sites i...

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John Anthony, the John C. Hubbard Professor of Chemisty, is a pioneer in organic materials—things 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 numb...

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Brandon Fornwalt, assistant professor of pediatrics, physiology and biomedical engineering in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Kentucky, has been selected to receive the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's Early...

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Kentucky has more than 200 hazardous waste sites on the active list for control, cleanup or monitoring under the federal Superfund program. One such site is the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, the only operating uranium-enrichment plant in the Un...

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Kentucky has more than 200 hazardous waste sites on the active list for control, cleanup or monitoring under the federal Superfund program. One such site is the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, the only operating uranium-enrichment plant in the Un...

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Kentucky has more than 200 hazardous waste sites on the active list for control, cleanup or monitoring under the federal Superfund program. One such site is the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, the only operating uranium-enrichment plant in the Un...

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Dr. Bill Stoops talks about his recent research on Tramadol.

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The $20.8 million new laboratory at the Center for Applied Energy Research uses 54% less energy than similar facilities, and is in the process of becoming LEED Gold certified. It will allow the University of Kentucky to expand research devoted to ...

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Twenty girls, ages 12-15, from Central Kentucky, spent a week at the University of Kentucky learning how to design, build and program Lego robots at UK's first-ever Aquabots Summer Camp. The camp was one of several "Waterbotics" camps across the c...

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This summer students from colleges across the country took part in a 10-week "Suburban Ecology and Invasive Species" program at the University of Kentucky. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (RE...

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Learn about undergraduate research opportunities at the University of Kentucky.

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The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research and Minova North America developed a new fast-drying, ultra-quick setting concrete product. Trademarked as Tekcrete Fast and Tekcrete Fast M, the product will be used by the mining indu...

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Zaheen Rabbani graduated from the University of Kentucky in May 2012 with dual degrees in biology and psychology. Zaheen credits his undergraduate research experience with developing critical thinking skills and prepping him to apply to medical sc...

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The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research and Minova North America held a press conference on June 12, 2012 to annouce a new fast-drying, ultra-quick setting concrete product. Trademarked as Tekcrete Fast and Tekcrete Fast M, t...

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iPads seem to be everywhere these days, but did you know they can be used for much more than Skype, games, and reading? The University of Kentucky combines research and outreach efforts by partnering with local school districts to demonstrate how...

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Through a National Science Foundation I-Corps grant, the University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information is turning research on "tailored messaging" into a product hospitals could use help heart attack patients improve their health...

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A team of athletic trainers at the University of Kentucky is scientifically measuring the effect of massage on muscle. Their findings will shed light on how massage can speed up the healing process after exercise or injury.

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The University of Kentucky fosters research experiences through the Office of Undergraduate Research, and the student-run Society for the Promotion of Undergraduate Research. Each spring these groups host a showcase that allows students to demonst...

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Gareth ("Gary") Voss came to the University of Kentucky to do research on the regenerative abilities of salamanders as a sophomore in high school. Now a freshman at UK, Gary has conducted research that resulted in two papers. His UK mentor Dr. Ran...

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Register for the Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars online at www.uky.edu/UGResearch/showcase.html by April 6, 2012. The Society for the Promotion of Undergraduate Research (SPUR) hosts the Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars each spring. On Apr...

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University of Kentucky Biologist Randal Voss talks about the only captive-bred salamander population in the world. With funding from NSF, NIH and the Army, Voss is studying salamander regeneration—something that may one day help people with spinal...

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Nancy Clauter's world was changed forever the day she heard three little words: "You have cancer." As a music professor at the University of Kentucky and principal oboe with the Lexington Philharmonic, the diagnosis of non-curable cancer meant not...

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University of Kentucky Materials Engineer Bruce Hinds discovered how to pump fluids through nanotubes just as fast as Nature can pump them through cell walls. In January 2012, top-tier journal "Nature Nanotechnology" featured Hinds' nanoscale ion ...

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On March 6, 2012, a "Master Alliance Agreement" was signed between UK and Alltech, the Nicholasville, Ky.-based company that is one of the world's leading animal health and nutrition enterprises. Alltech officials estimate that the new Master Agre...

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University of Kentucky senior Taylor Lloyd got involved in research as a freshman, and she says it shaped her career path. In February 2012, Taylor was honored on the floor of Rupp Arena as a recipient of two prestigious scholarships: the NASA Ast...

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As a high school student Gareth Voss came to the University of Kentucky to do research on the regenerative abilities of salamanders in Dr. Randal Voss's lab. Gareth is now a freshman at UK majoring in biology and chemistry, and he shares why getti...

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The Houseboat to Energy Efficient Residences (HBEER) project partners include the University of Kentucky College of Design, UK Center for Applied Energy Research, and Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, and the Kentucky Housing Corporation....

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This is a video tour of the first Houseboat to Energy Efficient Residences (HBEER) prototype home located in Monticello, Ky. The HBEER project partners include the University of Kentucky College of Design, UK Center for Applied Energy Research, a...

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The Houseboat to Energy Efficient Residences (HBEER) project partners include the University of Kentucky College of Design, UK Center for Applied Energy Research, and Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, and the Kentucky Housing Corporation....

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The PhD program at the UK College of Nursing includes an option to research cardiovascular health, including prevention, treatment and the role of depression in cardiovascular disease among patients and caregivers.

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The PhD program at the UK College of Nursing includes an option to research occupational health and safety. Of particular focus are farmers, truckers and others who are often self-employed, and their families and communities.

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On December 1, 2011, the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky celebrated a major achievement in the mapping of Kentucky's geology. KGS has published all 25 maps in the 30 by 60 minute geologic map series (1:100,000 scale), maki...

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On December 1, 2011, the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky celebrated a major achievement in the mapping of Kentucky's geology. KGS has published all 25 maps in the 30 by 60 minute geologic map series (1:100,000 scale), maki...

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In November 2011 the Center for Applied Energy Research broke ground on a $5.7 million facility that could help secure our nation's energy independence. The facility will use state-of-the-art technologies to improve efficiency and reduce the amoun...

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The facility at the Center for Applied Energy Research will use state-of-the-art technologies to improve efficiency and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide created when converting coal and biomass to liquid transportation fuels. The gasification ...

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UK medical student Mary Burchett found out she had a genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome when she was five years old. But she hasn't allowed any challenges to stop her from pursuing her goals. In fact, Burchett's current research and practica...

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Beshear Administration to Announce Funding for UK to Demonstrate Carbon Capture Technology Using Algae. UK President Eli Capilouto, Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) director Rodney Andrews, Kentucky Energy and Environment Secretary Len P...

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Dr. Michael Dobbs has a mission when it comes to stroke in Kentucky. The UK alum and Kentucky native is leading an outreach program to educate the Bluegrass state about stroke care and prevention.

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University of Kentucky researchers are looking at the potential of using waste CO2 and heat from a coal-fired power plant to cultivate algae, which can then be processed into value-added products like biodiesel, animal feed, fertilizer, and chemic...

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The Davis Marksbury Building on the University of Kentucky campus is a leader not only in the research going on inside its walls but in the way it was designed and built. Watch what makes the second building in UK's Digital Village so special.

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Watch why UK students spent part of their summer in the wilderness of Montana. For a complete transcript of this video, visit: http://uknow.uky.edu/sites/default/files/unique_opportunity_for_uk_students_to_research__travel_video_text.txt.

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UK Physics Professor Gang Cao talks about what makes the research at the Center for Advanced Materials unique.

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The University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences is doing exercise research on all levels, from the test tube to the treadmill. With partners in the Center for Muscle Biology and the Barnstable Brown Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center, UK ...

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The Center for the Study of Violence Against Children (CSVAC) is dedicated to the enhancement of the health and well-being of children and their families through research, service and dissemination of information about child abuse and trauma. Fo...

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The 2011 Maker's Mark Mile commemorative bottle will honor a Kentucky icon -- Keeneland Race Course in commemoration of its 75th anniversary. In addition, sales of the specialty bottle -- which go on sale April 8 -- will benefit a newly named end...

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Listen to UK students talk about the exciting learning opportunities they have in Undergraduate Research and the Honors Program.

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The collaboration behind the documentary drama based on the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History's From Combat to Kentucky Oral History Project.

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On June 20, President Lee Todd will retire from the University of Kentucky. In Part 1 of a special series, Pres. Todd looks back at his tenure at UK to talk about the in's and out's of UK's Top 20 Business Plan. For more information on the Top 2...

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This video tells the story of a partnership between the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Lexington's Johnson Elementary School to help kids get a head start to living a healthy lifestyle. For more information, visit: ‪http://www.mc.u...

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The University of Kentucky's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce has launched a major 18-month trial of the value of Apple's iPad in supporting professional graduate education. For more information, visit: http://uknow.uky.e...

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Viewer advisory: This video depicts an actual medical procedure. Hypodermic needles and blood are shown.

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The brainchild of students and faculty at the University of Kentucky Department of Art and the Gaines Center for the Humanities, "Take It Artside!" launched in late November 2010 on iTunes. Created by the Central Kentucky Museum Without Walls Proj...

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Linda J. Van Eldik, director of the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, has taken the fight against Alzheimer's Disease to the airwaves. Van Eldik appears in a public service announcement recently produced by the American Health ...

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Two centers at the University of Kentucky collaborate on a documentary using the stories of women to explain the science of studying violence against women.

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When visitors arrive for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the University of Kentucky's solar house will be one of the first things they see!

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My First Project

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The people who may be perfecting the pain on your car aren't just in the manufacturing plant. They are actually graduate students at the University of Kentucky. Learn more in this video about the $1 million partnership.

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The University of Kentucky receives its largest nanotechnology EPA grant.

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Brandon Nuttall, of the University of Kentucky and Kentucky Geological Survey, talks about the research surrounding the possibility of storing carbon dioxide underground in the future.

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The Kentucky African-American Encyclopedia Project is the first of its kind in the nation. It is a joint project with several universities in the Bluegrass State, but the offices are housed at UK.

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Listen to faculty members and administrators discuss the exciting academic environment that currently exists at the University of Kentucky. For more information about UK, visit www.uky.edu.

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The University of Kentucky aspires to become a top 20 public research institution. Listen to faculty members and administrators share their excitement for the plan. For more information about UK, visit www.uky.edu.

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Centering Pregnancy Smiles is a program shared between UK and several federal, state, and local partners. The goal is to reduce the number of low birth weight babies and pre-term deliveries in Kentucky.

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Armed with a $2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the University of Kentucky will work with Kentucky teenagers to combat and prevent dating violence through the Green Dot prevention program, a model pioneered on th...

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The Marksbury Building will be the latest addition to UK's Digital Village! Visit http://uknow.uky.edu/conten... for more information.

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When you bite into a locally-grown apple, you may not realize it, but the University of Kentucky may have actually played a major role in its production. For more information, visit: http://uknow.uky.edu/node/4802.

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A new University of Kentucky study may help give paramedics a different option for treating patients' seizures and preventing them from injuring themselves before they receive more treatment at a hospital. The clinical trial will determine whet...

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The work of a group of young scientists at the UK Cardiovascular Research Center is getting a boost from more than $1.4 million in research grants from the American Heart Association. The 14 new grants bring the total funding for active American H...

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Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati at the University of Kentucky explains his groundbreaking discovery.

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When you bite into a locally-grown apple, you may not realize it, but the University of Kentucky may have actually played a major role in its production. For more information, visit: http://uknow.uky.edu/node/4802.

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Dr. Mark Evers is the new director of the UK Markey Cancer Center.

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Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati at the University of Kentucky explains his groundbreaking discovery.

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Research to help protect astronauts from muscle weakness, allowing them to take longer space walks, may one day help bedridden patients avoid losing muscle mass.

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No drugs, no surgery, just fewer burgers. In a University of Kentucky study, people were able to lose 100 pounds or more through behavioral changes in a medically supervised weight loss program.

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Dr. Greg Davis is a forensic pathologist at the University of Kentucky. A family in Ireland found him and another expert in the U.S. via the internet as they searched for answers about Shane's untimely death.

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Throwing baseballs might actually be good for kids' shoulders, researchers at the University of Kentucky found.

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THE PEOPLE WHO MAY BE PERFECTING THE PAINT ON YOUR CAR AREN'T JUST IN THE MANUFACTURING PLANT...THEY'RE ACTUALLY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. For more information about UK, visit www.uky.edu . LEARN ABOUT THE MILLION-DOLLAR PARTNER...

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What is a clinical trial and why is it important to research at UK? Dr. Leslie Crofford has all the answers in this UKNow video feature. For more information, visit: www.ukclinicalresearch.com.

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The Hatfield-McCoy Feud is now infamous across the country thanks to the mini-series that aired in 2012. Thanks to the help of UK Professor Kim McBride, the National Geographic Channel's "Diggers" recently made an important discovery about this f...

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Fifteen UK students will join hundreds of other undergraduates from around the state to present "Posters at the Capitol" in Frankfort on Feb. 21, 2013. Now in its 12th year, the event gives these students an opportunity to showcase their research ...

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This is Part 1 of a UKNow In Depth series on clinical research at the University of Kentucky. Hear why clinical trials are so important to medicine at UK, across the Commonwealth and around the world from UK faculty, staff and Kentuckians who are...

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There can be many benefits to participating in clinical trials at the University of Kentucky. Watch two participants' stories to hear what it's like and why they are both happy they took part.

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There are many myths when it comes to clinical trials. In the second video in the UKNow In Depth series, researchers and participants dispel those myths to show how valuable clinical trials are to medical advancement at UK and beyond.

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This is Part 1 of a UKNow In Depth series on clinical research at the University of Kentucky. Hear why clinical trials are so important to medicine at UK, across the Commonwealth and around the world from UK faculty, staff and Kentuckians who are...

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Betty Powers said she had a decision to make when she was told her cancer relapsed. She could sit back and let it spread or do something about it. She chose the latter, getting involved in a clinical trial UK's Markey Cancer Center.

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