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Inside the UK Sports Medicine Research Institute

By Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis

Last month the University of Kentucky held a grand opening for the Sports Medicine Research Institute (SMRI). This…

Chuck Hazel

UK College of Health Sciences Professor Receives Excellence in Teaching Award

Charles Hazle, Jr., PT, Ph.D., an associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences Division of Physical Therapy, and a member of the Rehabilitation Sciences Ph.D. Program faculty, has been named the latest recipient of…

Sports Medicine Research Institute Render

UK Sports Medicine Research Institute Opens Its Doors

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 14, 2017) —Today marked the opening of University of Kentucky's Sports Medicine Research Institute (SMRI), spearheaded by the UK College of Health Sciences and supported in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense…

WDRB: UK opens new Sports Medicine Research Institute to study athlete performance

Researchers are now making athletes faster and stronger at the University of Kentucky. 

At a ribbon-cutting Wednesday, officials dedicated the new Sports Medicine Research Institute (SMRI) at the university in Lexington. UK officials…

KSTV: UK opens Sports Medicine Research Institute

The University of Kentucky opened the Sports Medicine Research Institute this morning. The 10,000-sq. ft. facility, located inside the Nutter Training Facility, is the only one of its kind within 400 miles of Lexington.

It will study…

WUKY: UK And U.S. Defense Department Team Up For Sports Medicine Research

The University of Kentucky has unveiled its new Sports Medicine Research Institute, which came about – in part – through a major grant from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Some of the equipment could be straight out of a video game…

Herald Leader: New institute puts UK on cutting edge of sports medicine research

The University of Kentucky, supported in part by a $4.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, on Wednesday unveiled the Sports Medicine Research Institute, dedicated to studying injury prevention and recovery and performance…

WKYT: UK unveils new Sports Medicine Research Institute

The University of Kentucky unveiled a new 10,000 square foot sports medicine research institute Wednesday morning.

The institute was launched in part by a 4.2 million dollar grant from the Department of Defense.

The Institute which…

WUKY: UK And U.S. Defense Department Team Up For Sports Medicine Research

The University of Kentucky has unveiled its new Sports Medicine Research Institute, which came about – in part – through a major grant from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Some of the equipment could be straight out of a video game…

SLP with child patient

UK College of Health Sciences Receives $1.6 Million Grant to Fund CSD Graduate Student Scholarships

By Kieara Pena and Melanie Sparks

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 24, 2017) — Student success is the number one priority at the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences. Unmet financial need is a major obstacle to success for many…