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W. Scott Black Appointed Director of PAS at College of Health Sciences

“I started running over 30 years ago and have run everything from 5K’s to 100K trail ultramarathons,” says Dr. Scott Black.

“I prefer running on trails, and I enjoy marathon distance and longer. I’ve completed more marathons than I can…

UK plans new sports science institute

Kentucky Athletics will be creating a new Sports Science Research Institute as a part of a $600,000 renovation of the current football practice facilities.

Those renovations to the Nutter Football Training Facility, which will be voted on…

UK, UAB Partner on Clinical Trial of Metformin’s Muscle Effect

The University of Kentucky and University of Alabama at Birmingham are partners on a $2.9 million, five-year National Institute on Aging clinical study to explore how Metformin may benefit older adults who do not respond well to exercise.…

Health Care Providers Play Key Role in Preventing Intimate Partner Violence

This column by DeShana Collett and Tamara Bennett, Assistant Professors in the Division of Physician Assistant Studies in the UK College of Health Sciences, appeared in the Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 edition of the Lexington Herald-Leader.

UK receives $4.2 million grant to study injury prevention in U.S. Special Forces

The University of Kentucky's College of Health Sciences has received a $4.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to research injury prevention in U.S. Special Forces.

The grant will work in concert with the new UK Sports…

U.S. Dept. of Defense Awards $4.2 Million Grant to CHS

Scott. M. Lephart, Ph.D., dean of the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, and colleagues have received a $4,188,000 grant from the Department of Defense to support research on injury prevention and performance optimization in…

Sports Medicine Research Institute Render

U.S. Office of Naval Research Awards $4.2 Million Grant to UK College of Health Sciences

Scott. M. Lephart, Ph.D., dean of the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, and colleagues have received a $4,188,000 grant from the Department of Defense to support research on injury prevention and performance optimization in U.S.…

Kaylynne Glover (L) and PT student Katie Gross at the Samaritan's Touch Clinic

UK CHS Impact: Samaritan’s Touch

Kaylynne Glover, a biology doctoral student at UK, thought her recent bout of severe arm and shoulder pain was unrelated to the back pain she’d experienced for several years. She had searched for answers and relief to no avail.

“Over the…

Capilouto Receives CCTS Pilot Funding

The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) awarded pilot funding to 10 projects that foster collaboration and new medical product development. The pilot funding program provides research support and up to $50,…

Marshall and Stemple Receive ASHA Honors of the Association

Two University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences faculty members will receive the highest award given by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Robert C. Marshall, and Joseph C. Stemple, professors in the Division…