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UofL medical student launches nonprofit to help minority students
Increasing diversity in the medical field is Tino Mkorombindo’s goal, and the reason he has established Greater Influence Inc., a nonprofit that serves as...
UofL nursing faculty member to be inducted as a Fellow in the Academy of Emergency Nursing
Improving workplace health of emergency department nurses is the research focus of Paul Clark, Ph.D., R.N., M.A., an assistant professor in the School of...
UofL Health Phase I results of Co-Immunity Project show precautions work to prevent spread of novel coronavirus Study finds low incidence of infection, antibodies among health care workers
Results from the first phase of the University of Louisville’s groundbreaking project to track COVID-19 in Metro Louisville show that precautionary measures worked in...
MSD and UofL testing Louisville wastewater to track COVID-19 Co-Immunity Project receives $1 million gift from Owsley Brown II Family Foundation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Researchers at the University of Louisville are working with Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) to determine if areas of COVID-19...
Psychiatry professor elected to American Telemedicine Association College of Fellows
The global pandemic has brought significant changes to most industries, including health care. Adoption of telemedicine is on the increase, an achievement recognized by...
UofL immunologist discovers biomarker warning of cellular crisis that could cause death in COVID-19 patients Research may pinpoint way to save lives of approximately 20 percent of all COVID patients
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jun Yan, M.D., Ph.D., professor of surgery and microbiology and immunology at the University of Louisville, led a team of researchers...
UofL continues to offer free mental health services to residents of the West End
The University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development is continuing to support the residents of the West End through its free counseling...
UofL researchers included in nearly $17 million invested to fast-track studies on health impacts of vaping, nicotine on youth
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The American Heart Association is investing nearly $17 million to fund a two-year research initiative, ENACT (End Nicotine Addiction in Children...
UofL Trager Institute poised to expand mental health support
A new classification as a Behavioral Health Service Organization will allow the UofL Trager Institute, home of the Republic Bank Foundation Optimal Aging Clinic,...
UofL coronavirus-fighting tech in development with California biomedical company
A promising University of Louisville technology believed to block the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells now has a commercial partner.
The California biomedical...