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Riham Abouleisa, right, and AbouBakr Salama, members of the UofL research team

January 24, 2022News

New gene therapy for heart failure developed by UofL researchers

By Betty Coffman A UofL research team has refined a process in which specific genes administered to heart muscle cells stimulate the cells to divide, with the goal of restoring heart function following a heart attack. Tamer M.A. Mohamed, assistant professor of cardiology, along with colleagues in UofL’s Institute of Molecular Cardiology and elsewhere, have...

UofL student Taryn Kerley and her Audrey Nethery will be raising funds for raiseRED.

January 24, 2022News

UofL and UK put rivalry aside to fight pediatric cancer

By Alicia Kelso It’s undoubtedly one of the biggest rivalries in all of college, but the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky will put their differences aside this week for a united fight against pediatric cancer and blood diseases. The Commonwealth Cup kicks off today and runs through the week, featuring a bevy...

January 11, 2022News

UofL solar energy startup secures $2 million in funding

By Baylee Pulliam A University of Louisville research-backed startup has secured $2 million in funding to further development of a technology meant to make solar power more accessible. The startup, Bert Thin Films, plans to use the new funding — via a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and $1 million in...

Juhi Bagaitkar, assistant professor, and Richard Lamont, professor and chair of the UofL Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Disease

January 4, 2022News

UofL researchers reveal how oral bacteria suppress protection against viral growth

By Betty Coffman Proteins produced by oral epithelial cells protect humans against viruses entering the body through the mouth. Researchers from the UofL School of Dentistry and their colleagues have discovered details of this process and also found that oral bacteria can suppress the activity of these cells, increasing a person’s vulnerability to infection. A...

Standing from left: Eric Turner, Tony Robinson, Anika Strand, Greg Vittitow and Toni Robinson of UofL's Student Success Center

January 4, 2022News

UofL’s Student Success Center makes the difference for many

By Janet Cappiello One arrived as an undocumented immigrant. Another couldn’t afford to replace broken eyeglasses. A third, the granddaughter of a University of Louisville custodian, needed a final boost after an 18-year academic journey. All three found the help and encouragement they needed from a Student Success coordinator in UofL’s Student Success Center. Introduced...

December 2, 2021News

UofL, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary to name 2022 Grawemeyer Award winners

By Jill Scoggins The University of Louisville and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary will announce the 2022 winners of five Grawemeyer Awards Dec. 6-10. UofL presents the annual prizes for innovative ideas and works in music composition, world order, psychology and education and gives a religion prize jointly with the seminary. Award recipients will be named at 10...

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