Radu (Paul) Mihail has been selected as the first-ever Halcomb Fellow in Medicine and Engineering. He will be awarded up to $50,000 toward developing an interactive decision aid for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are co-sponsoring a one-day conference focused on obesity in Appalachia on April 21 at the Lexington Convention Center.

Karyn A. Esser has been appointed the director of the University of Kentucky Center for Muscle Biology.

The College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science has announced the creation of the Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy (iPOP) which will focus on improving health-related medication outcomes of individuals and populations in Kentucky and beyond.