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UofL receives nearly $1.2 million from Humana Foundation to address community’s heart health Grants...

The University of Louisville joined The Humana Foundation to announce two grants for the School of Medicine that will support dietary interventions aimed at...
Older adults may be referred for behavioral health support through PeaceNow app to the Republic Bank Foundation Optimal Aging Clinic facilities at the UofL Trager Institute

UofL Health expands access to behavioral health support with PeaceNow

UofL Health – Peace Hospital and UofL Physicians are extending access to behavioral health services to the fingertips of those in need of help....
Clinical Professor Pat Murphy instructs first-year medical students at UofL in harm reduction and Narcan use. Photo by Kellen Murphy.

Future physicians equipped with Narcan and training to prevent overdose deaths

Students in the UofL School of Medicine are prepared to have a direct impact on their own communities and families years before they officially...
Wil Abshier, left, assistant professor of comprehensive dentistry at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry, is a recent graduate of UofL’s new Master of Science in Health Professions Education program.

New degree helps educators in health professions bridge gap between the clinic and academia

Employment in the health care industry is booming, with an expected growth of 2.6 million jobs from 2020 to 2030 according to the U.S....
Aging expert Robert Friedland says exercising for 30 minutes each day, regardless of weather or circumstance, is enough to improve physical health. Photo by RODNAE Productions via Pexels.com.

Tips for a longer, healthier life from UofL aging expert

Just as a person builds savings to support a happy retirement financially, building health reserves can allow you to enjoy life in the later...
School of Medicine Class of 2023 student Luca Petrey

UofL medical student receives national award for research on gender diversity in patient simulation

Fourth-year medical student, Luca Petrey (they/them), recently was awarded the 2022 RIME Underrepresented in Medicine Research Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges...
Psychological well-being corresponds to lower heart disease risk factors according to UofL study. Photo by August de Richelieu via Pexels.com

UofL researchers find link between mental well-being and heart disease risk

A study at the University of Louisville found that overall psychological well-being corresponds to lower risk factors for heart disease. Researchers in UofL’s Christina Lee...
Louisville’s Founders Square is bound by South Fifth Street, West Muhammad Ali Boulevard and Armory Place in Downtown Louisville. Directly across South Fifth, the building at left is part of the University of Louisville’s New Vision of Health Campus. (UofL Photo)

Trager family pledges $1 million to UofL to fund urban micro-forest at Founders Square

The University of Louisville’s Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute has received a pledge of $1 million from the Trager family to establish the Trager...
Pawel Lorkiewicz, assistant professor of chemistry and a researcher in the UofL Superfund Research Center, established methods for detecting and quantifying urinary metabolites of VOCs which are used in the human and wastewater studies for VOC exposure.

UofL Superfund Research Center receives $10.8 million to expand studies into effects of environmental...

The University of Louisville has been awarded $10.8 million in renewed funding for the UofL Superfund Research Center, part of the Christina Lee Brown...
Lauren Garrett, UofL senior bioengineering student, tests one of two new multiphoton confocal microscopes provided to the University of Louisville by the Veterans Health Administration

UofL and Robley Rex VA Medical Center partnership leads to new state-of-the-art multiphoton microscopes...

As the nation gets set to celebrate Veterans Day on Nov. 11, a pair of new state-of-the-art microscopes have been provided by the Veterans...