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Ready to run Our new football coach takes inspiration from the city's signature sport to preview the upcoming season
When Scott Satterfield attended the Kentucky Derby this year, it wasn’t only his first time at the city’s signature event but also his first...
Training for tragedy Madison Kommor began a first-of-its-kind program for future medical students to prep for disaster
When the first explosions and gunshots echoed across UofL’s Health Sciences Center, fourth-year medical student Madison Kommor almost forgot they were simulated. The sounds...
Say what?
The university’s latest graduating class walked across the commencement stage in May and without saying a word, the graduates left a lasting message. Decorated...
Providing a path for exploration Student scholarship supports conference travel
For a student researcher, the experience of presenting at conferences is invaluable. But for a college student, the ability to attend such events comes...
Walking away from impossible UofL patients with complete spinal cord injuries are the first in the world to walk again
Suspended over a moving treadmill at UofL’s Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Jeff Marquis’ feet and legs were led in stepping motions by...
Choosing their own adventure For 10 years, the Brown Fellows program has provided select students the freedom to explore their ambitions
Like many high school graduates, Chris Bird ’18 stood at the precipice of adulthood, preparing to make the jump into college and asking himself,...
Innovation in action Advancing big ideas from brainstorms into being
Universities are a place for big ideas. They’re where people push boundaries, make discoveries and expand human understanding of the world and their place...
Moving closer to cancer prevention
UofL faculty are making headway in the fight against cancer, particularly in conquering the disease before it even occurs.
Two research teams have made recent discoveries...
Sheltering the vulnerable
Spurred to combat homelessness, several UofL faculty and alumni are putting their professional and academic expertise to work in new ventures to serve people who...
Astrophysics with a side of ale
Becky Steele was young when her mother bought her that first telescope. It was “an accessible lab,” allowing her to explore the universe without leaving...