By Caitlin Brooks Thousands of Kentucky students now have access to additional aid to attend UofL thanks to an expanded scholarship aimed at eliminating financial barriers to college. As part of UofL’s dedication to make college affordable, the Cardinal Commitment Grant, previously available only to Pell-eligible students, is now offered as two versions in order...Read More

By Baylee Pulliam A University of Louisville research-born invention that could spur new medicines by extending the usable life of heart tissue from one day to 12 now has a commercial partner. San Diego, Cal.-based AnaBios, a biotech firm that offers data, services, insights and tissue for drug developers, has signed a non-exclusive license to use...Read More

By UofLNews UofL’s fully online programs were acknowledged among some of the top educational opportunities for online students in 2023 by U.S. News & World Report.  The university has appeared in the publication’s Best Online Programs rankings for nearly a decade. In 2023, eight programs joined the list across the following categories:  Online Bachelor’s  Online Undergraduate Business  Online Undergraduate Psychology ...Read More

By UofLNews The University of Louisville joined The Humana Foundation to announce two grants for the School of Medicine that will support dietary interventions aimed at improving heart health in the Black community. The grants contribute to UofL’s strategic imperative to address health equity and serve as part of The Humana Foundation’s strategy to eliminate...Read More

By UofL Athletics L&N Federal Credit Union, a cooperative, financial institution located in Louisville, has inked a naming rights deal with the University of Louisville that renames Cardinal Stadium to L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Director of Athletics Josh Heird announced. A 20-year, $41-million commitment secures the naming rights with the university through 2042. Opened in...Read More

By UofL News The Kentucky Network for Innovation and Commercialization (KYNETIC) has selected eight applicants from its Cycle 6 for project funding.KYNETIC is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) and part of the national NIH Proof-of-Concept Network.The program offers entrepreneurial education and proof-of-concept/product development grants to accelerate the translation of...Read More

By Holly Hinson Clint Kelly, a longtime supporter of the J.B. Speed School of Engineering, became one of the oldest people ever to go to space when he flew aboard a Blue Origin rocket in August 2022 as part of the New Shepard 22 Project. Only actor William Shatner of “Star Trek” fame has been an older...Read More

By Baylee Pulliam The University of Louisville has been awarded up to $13 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to launch a new statewide manufacturing resource center. The center, known as the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership (KMEP), will sit in the UofL Office of Research and Innovation and leverage university expertise and capacity to provide research,...Read More

By Janet Cappiello Afi Tagnedji, a University of Louisville senior majoring in biochemistry, is among an elite group of international science, technology, engineering and mathematics students awarded the first Quad Fellowship. The fellowship, which focuses on building a network of the next generation of scientists and technologists, today announced its first cohort of 100 students from the...Read More

By Betty Coffman A study at the University of Louisville found that overall psychological well-being corresponds to lower risk factors for heart disease. Researchers in UofL’s Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute surveyed more than 700 people on a broad spectrum of psychological well-being factors and at the same time, tested the participants’ cardiovascular disease risk factors, including...Read More