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UofL researchers are working to better understand how pollutants and other factors affect heart health. UofL illustration.

April 12, 2024News

UofL scientists gain $11.6 million to learn how chemical exposures affect heart health

Heart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, but scientists still do not understand all the factors that affect heart health. University of Louisville environmental medicine researchers are working to better understand how natural, social and personal environments affect health, particularly the cardiovascular system.

Spinal cord therapy research participant Jeff Marquis stands during therapy. Photo by Jessica Ebelhar.

April 4, 2024News

UofL researchers win $1M to advance spinal cord injury technology

University of Louisville researchers and their collaborators have won a Phase 2 prize in a $9.8 million National Institutes of Health innovation competition aimed at helping spinal cord injury patients regain function.

February 27, 2024News

raiseRED adds $516,000 to the fight against pediatric cancer

UofL students took to the dance floor to “Fight Like a Kid” for the 11th annual raiseRED dance marathon, coming out victorious by raising more than a half-million dollars to support pediatric cancer research and patient services.

February 7, 2024News

UofL researchers among the most-cited in the world

More than 100 University of Louisville researchers are among the top 2% most-cited in the world, according to a new list compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier.

Interim Provost Gerry Bradley, HRSA grant principal investigator Heather Mitchell, scholarship recipient Quinesia James, HRSA grant principal investigator Sara Robertson, School of Nursing Interim Dean Mary DeLetter

December 4, 2023News

UofL secures $6.5 million to enhance training for nursing professionals

The University of Louisville has received $6.5 million through two federal grants to help increase Kentuckians’ access to health care, particularly in underserved rural and urban areas. The UofL School of Nursing will use the funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to develop and implement an accelerated Licensed Practical Nurse-to-Bachelor of Science in Nursing (LPN-to-BSN) pathway...

From left: Kevin Gardner, Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation; Dayna Touron, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Cheri Levinson, associate professor; and Kim Schatzel, president, announce $11.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to support eating disorder research.

November 29, 2023News

UofL awarded $11.5 million for research to prevent and treat eating disorders

A University of Louisville researcher has been awarded $11.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand and address some of the most devastating effects of eating disorders. Eating disorders affect an estimated 9% of Americans — nearly 30 million people — and can impact a person’s eating behaviors and perceptions about...

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