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Kosair for Kids invests more than $3.1M in UofL, UofL Health

Kosair for Kids has announced a series of significant gifts totaling more than $3.1 million to strengthen pediatric care and expand access for children and...
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UofL scientist and physician discuss the health effects of e-cigarettes Q&A with Alex Carll...

Many people believe that electronic cigarettes are less harmful than traditional cigarettes, but research at the University of Louisville School of Medicine has shown...
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UofL, Norton Children’s receive $2.5 million grant to hire pediatric cancer researchers Money will...

The University of Louisville has been awarded $2.5 million from the Kentucky Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund. The grant will be used to hire...
UofL Executive Vice President of Health Affairs Jeffrey Bumpous and UofL Health Interim CEO Jason Smith were presented with a check from the WHAS Crusade for Children President and CEO Dawn Lee on Sept. 17, 2025.

UofL, UofL Health receive funding from WHAS Crusade for Children to transform lives

The University of Louisville, UofL Health and the WHAS Crusade for Children are celebrating a powerful and enduring partnership that has transformed the lives...
Aruni Bhatnagar, director, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, signing the Greenprint Charter on Aug. 20, 2025.

UofL entities join Greenprint coalition aimed at revitalizing downtown Louisville

The University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute has joined the new Greenprint initiative to support the long-term revitalization of downtown Louisville through...
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UofL research shows combined exposure to alcohol and “forever chemicals” increases liver damage

Have you ever wondered why some people who drink alcohol develop serious liver problems while others don't? A study from University of Louisville researchers...
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UofL summer cancer research program gives high schoolers hands-on lab experience

Twenty budding scientists from local high schools were selected from more than one hundred applicants to learn what it takes to become cancer researchers...
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UofL researchers create world’s largest brain tumor database to speed treatment discovery

A new online tool developed by researchers at the University of Louisville promises to speed up the discovery of treatments for brain and nerve...
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UofL, TreesLouisville launch updated analysis in work to mitigate urban heat

As Louisville residents experience heat advisories this summer, the University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, in partnership with TreesLouisville, is launching a...
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UofL Health names interim leadership

The UofL Health Board has named Jason Smith, M.D., Ph.D., UofL Health chief medical officer (CMO), as interim CEO. “Dr. Smith is a distinguished physician...