Two former KL2 scholars are leading their second R01 grant focused on supporting children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families.

Bill Stoops, PhD, director of the CCTS regulatory core, was interviewed for a USA Today article about sober bars.

Aaron Guest, a PhD Candidate

Aime Kunes, PhD, volunteered to participate in a research study so that she could become a better researcher herself. But a routine test discovered an abnormality.

Linda Dwoskin, PhD, director of the CCTS Drug Discovery & Development Core and Endowed Professor in Pharmaceutical Education at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, was interviewed about her work to develop the first-ever medication to reduce craving and relapse in methamphetamine use disorder.

Participants will work with UK experts to discuss what a statistician does, explore requirements to pursue higher education in statistics, and learn introductory statistical programming techniques. 

Philip A. Kern, MD, director of the CCTS, was awarded a 2019-2029 University Research Professorship of $10,000 to recognize and support his extensive research accomplishments.

The Hazard High School TAP Program was recognized for demonstrating effective research and project evaluation to improve environmental health in Appalachia

Jeffrey Talbert, PhD, associate director of the CCTS, interim director of CCTS Biomedical Informatics Core, and director of the UK Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, presented his research at the Annual RX Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in D.C.

Hazard Independent students inaugurated the new "Healthy Mile," a project brought to Perry County by a Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky participant Ben Braman.