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Living near an abundance of trees such as this one on the University of Louisville campus were shown to offset the negative effects of air pollution on blood vessel health in a recent UofL study
Living near trees may prevent vascular damage from pollution
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Researchers at the University of Louisville have shown that living near an abundance of green vegetation can offset the negative effects...
James Collins
Beer with a Scientist features “Magic and microbes … and some COVID operations” Virtual event via Facebook Live Jan. 20
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – When the microbes in our gut are changed, it can affect our health and susceptibility to disease. At the next Beer...
UofL begins distributing CARES Act funding to its students
Jan. 13, 2021 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville is disbursing almost $6.3 million of additional financial aid to thousands of qualifying students as part...
UofL faculty at Broadbent Arena drive-thru vaccination event
UofL health professions students and faculty help with city’s COVID-19 vaccination effort
Medical, nursing and public health students and faculty have joined to assist in mass vaccinations against COVID-19 at the on-going Broadbent Arena drive-thru event...
Soy hull biomass is a by-product of soybean production. Photo by Andrew Marsh.
UofL researchers piloting process to make healthy sugar and 3-D printable materials from soy hulls
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Researchers at the University of Louisville Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and Department of Mechanical Engineering are working to transform...
UofL engineering students Audrey Moore, left, and Emery Fritz teach kids to have fun learning about electricity with a homemade electroscope
UofL engineering students help K-4 kids learn STEM concepts at home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Would you like to help your child make their own lava lamp? How about extract strawberry DNA? These are projects kids age...
UofL Trager Institute and Republic Bank Foundation Optimal Aging Clinic
UofL Trager Institute provides free services for those caring for older loved ones
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Residents of Kentucky counties surrounding Louisville who are caring for a loved one age 60 and older can receive free services...
Brad Profitt with the therapeutic device he invented
UofL entrepreneurship bootcamp goes virtual, draws innovators from throughout region Registration open through Feb. 9 for spring 2021 cohort
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – LaunchIt, the University of Louisville's 10-week entrepreneurial bootcamp, has taken its training online and expanded to serve innovators and university researchers...
Co-Immunity Project testing site
COVID-19 rates continue to increase, with highest rates among 18-34-year-olds according to latest results of the Co-Immunity Project in South Louisville Overall mid-December infection levels highest so far, antibody rates show 1 in 10 have been exposed to virus
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The steady increase of coronavirus infections throughout Jefferson County has been confirmed by a new round of testing by the Co-Immunity...
Lekha Devara and Briana Coleman, second-year medical students, wearing smart glasses.
Medical students expand smart glasses virtual shadowing program
When two medical students opted to take part in an emergency department virtual shadowing session with Jeff Baker, M.D., they didn’t imagine it would...