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students dancing at raisered

raiseRED celebrates 10th anniversary Feb. 24-25

One ballroom. Eighteen hours. Hundreds of dancing students. These are the ingredients that make up raiseRED, the University of Louisville’s largest student-run philanthropy that has...
Laura Dixon at the summit of Mount Meru in Tanzania in February 2022. Dixon will tackle Mount Kilimanjaro in March.

Climbing Kilimanjaro to beat Huntington’s Disease

Laura Dixon is ready to climb a mountain to benefit people with a rare, inherited neurological disease. The University of Louisville staff member and alumna...
Heart slices in the physiological biomimetic culture system

UofL technology that could speed medical innovation finds commercial partner

A University of Louisville research-born invention that could spur new medicines by extending the usable life of heart tissue from one day to 12...
Health Sciences Center courtyard

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...
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...