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Grant funding opens new opportunities for JCTC students in STEM degree programs

A new initiative called the UofL Bridges to Baccalaureate (ULBB) program will provide a pipeline of support and mentoring for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged...
Participants in the 2018 Spike it to Cancer Tournament

Spike it to Cancer Volleyball Tournament to benefit patients at UofL Brown Cancer Center

Sand volleyball teams from around Kentuckiana are invited to the seventh annual Spike it to Cancer sand volleyball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 10, at...
Participants in the 2018 Spike it to Cancer Tournament

Spike it to Cancer Volleyball Tournament to benefit patients at UofL Brown Cancer Center...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sand volleyball teams from around Kentuckiana are invited to the seventh annual Spike it to Cancer sand volleyball tournament on Saturday,...
Gov. Bevin ceremonially signs Senate Bill 16

Kentuckians with rare diseases gain support through new advisory council UofL doctors, rare disease...

A new Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council will bring together the best minds in the Commonwealth to help raise awareness, secure funding and speed...
Gov. Bevin ceremonially signs Senate Bill 16

Kentuckians with rare diseases gain support through new advisory council UofL doctors, rare disease...

A new Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council will bring together the best minds in the Commonwealth to help raise awareness, secure funding and speed...
April Butler

UofL medical student wins national essay contest

This year, the Gold Foundation’s annual essay prompted students with a Maya Angelou quote: “I long, as does every human being, to be at...
Douglas Dean, Ph.D., and Wei Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

UofL researchers discover cause of vision loss in common hereditary eye disorder

Retinitis pigmentosa is a common hereditary eye disorder that leads to the gradual deterioration of rod cells causing reduced peripheral vision and night vision....
Heart slices in the physiological biomimetic culture system

UofL researchers extend life of heart segments to enable more extensive pre-clinical testing Researchers...

Researchers at the University of Louisville have developed an easily reproducible system that enables them to keep slices of human hearts alive for a...
Dean and Wang

Disruption of glucose transport to rods and cones shown to cause vision loss in...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a common hereditary eye disorder that leads to the gradual deterioration of rod cells causing reduced peripheral...
Previous School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony

Special ceremonies mark student entry into health professions

Throughout the next month, 360 students in the health professions will take their first step in establishing the importance of the provider-patient relationship. UofL's Schools...