By Betty Coffman University of Louisville researcher Donghoon Chung and collaborators have designed, synthesized and tested a new antiviral compound and shown it to be highly effective against two types of encephalitis viruses that cause devastating illness in humans. In preclinical studies, the team found that BDGR-49 protects against deadly eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) or...Read More

By Janet Cappiello Members of the public soon will be able to access a new website aimed at improving environmental health equity in Louisville. Supported by the University of Louisville, the Humana Foundation and the Health Equity Innovation Hub, the Air Justice website, www.airjusticelou.org, debuts at noon, March 28. More than 50 UofL students have worked...Read More

By Baylee Pulliam The University of Louisville has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help grow the cybersecurity workforce. The funding, via NSF’s CyberCorps Scholarships for Service, will cover full tuition and stipends for dozens of students over the five-year project period. Students must be enrolled on-campus in the B.S./M.ENG....Read More

By Jill Scoggins To see and hear what raiseRED is all about, check out the video here. UofL’s largest student-run philanthropy once again hit it out of the park. raiseRED, an annual dance marathon that benefits UofL’s Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology and the Norton Children’s Cancer Institute outpatient clinic, generated more than $551,000 Feb....Read More

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