More than 2,000 donors came together to raise an impressive $5.4 million for UofL, UofL Health and UofL Athletics. And for the fourth consecutive year, UofL turned the entire U.S. map Cardinal red as donations poured in from all 50 states, demonstrating the far-reaching support of alumni, students, parents and friends.Read More

As the educator of the most baccalaureate-prepared nurses in Kentucky, the University of Louisville School of Nursing has received $4.8 million to support undergraduate nursing education. Committed funds of $2.4 million has been awarded from long-standing partners UofL Health and Owensboro Health, along with a matching grant of $2.4 million from the Kentucky Council on...Read More

The University of Louisville has experienced a significant boost in its national standings, jumping 16 spots in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. UofL also placed once again in the top 100 of public universities.Read More

The University of Louisville, UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center and the Gibbs Foundation will continue their partnership in finding a cure for cancer through a new $3 million investment. Thanks to the success of its prior funding, the Gibbs Foundation has committed $1.5 million to continue support for Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes cell therapy (TILs)...Read More

Researchers in the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute have secured $11.27 million in new grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense to fund projects related to cardiovascular health. The new funding will support work related to aging, peripheral artery disease, the impact of greening on health and Gulf War Illness.Read More

The University of Louisville has earned distinction as one of 14 higher education institutions selected to the inaugural class of FirstGen Forward Network Champions. Network Champion colleges and universities are national leaders in advancing first-generation efforts and contributing to a knowledge base of evidence-based practices, leadership engagement and scaling student supports.Read More

A new stem cell therapy for heart failure is being tested in patients at the University of Louisville and UofL Health. The trial is the first in the U.S. to test umbilical cord-derived stem cells in patients for heart failure and the first to use intravenous (IV) delivery of cell therapy for heart failure. It...Read More

Across the globe, classrooms will soon be buzzing with a new kind of Cardinal spirit. Seven UofL students were named Fulbright scholars for 2024. The UofL Fulbright winners were awarded grants to teach English abroad in Turkey, Thailand, Moldova, Spain, Jordan, Taiwan and Germany.Read More

University of Louisville researchers have received $3.6 million in new grant funding to study the role of arsenic exposure in causing cancer and other major health concerns. And, they think there’s a simple, off-the-shelf solution — zinc — that could help prevent some of its worst effects. Read More

The University of Louisville has received $3 million to enhance its research infrastructure and help further groundbreaking work that can save and improve lives. The new funding, a gift from the Jewish Heritage Fund (JHF), will go to support and strengthen UofL’s core research facilities — shared labs that provide researchers with access to advanced...Read More