When the body encounters bacteria, viruses or harmful substances, its innate immune cells, neutrophils, assemble at the site to combat the invader. Bacteria and viruses have ways to avoid these defenses, however. Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes bubonic and pneumonic plague, for example, can hide from the immune system, allowing it to replicate in...Read More

A new University of Louisville startup using virtual reality to better-test hearing aids has landed a prestigious Vogt Invention & Innovation Award, along with training and funding to further develop the technology for market. The startup, Immersive Hearing Technologies, is built on UofL research that uses VR to help patients test different models and program their...Read More

The University of Louisville and partners have been awarded $12 million to launch a new hub aimed at accelerating real-world impact of biomedical innovations through education, mentorship and financial support for aspiring entrepreneurs. The Mid-South Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH), backed by a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, spans a four-state network...Read More

The University of Louisville has received $16 million to help increase Kentuckians’ access to health care, particularly in underserved rural and urban areas. The UofL School of Medicine will use the funds from a four-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to train more primary care physicians and encourage them to practice in underserved communities where...Read More

By Janet Cappiello The University of Louisville celebrated a new era of leadership Sept. 29 as Kim Schatzel was inaugurated as the institution’s 19th president. The Collegiate Chorale singing at the inauguration ceremony. Filled with music and rich academic tradition, the investiture ceremony on The Oval outside Grawemeyer Hall and livestreamed online was the highlight...Read More

By John Drees The University of Louisville ranked second among all Kentucky public universities in the Wall Street Journal’s social mobility rankings, released Sept. 20. UofL ranked #219 in the nation, one spot behind Eastern Kentucky University and just ahead of the University of Kentucky in the rankings, which take into account how much schools...Read More

By John Drees The University of Louisville jumped 15 places in the 2023-24 U.S. News and World Report “Best Value Schools” ranking, rising from #146 to #131 and topping the list of “best values” among national universities in Kentucky. UofL also ranks #106 among all national public universities in the new “best colleges” rankings that...Read More

By Janet Cappiello University of Louisville President Kim Schatzel made her first campus-wide address Sept. 5, outlining eight priorities that she and her leadership team will tackle as she begins her first full semester as president. Many of these top goals are the direct result of more than 40 listening sessions she hosted during her...Read More

By Holly Hinson University of Louisville researchers have received $11.7 million to study microorganisms throughout the body, including the mouth. What they find could lead to better understanding and treatment of a range of chronic conditions. The five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is an extension of a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence...Read More

By Betty Coffman Cancer patients may have a better chance of recovery thanks to a discovery by a research team at the University of Louisville. In a new preclinical study, they have found that an existing drug, approved by the Food and Drug Administration for another disease, also may improve success rates for cancer immunotherapy...Read More