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UofL Hospital marks 200 years of patient care

Kentucky’s first hospital, UofL Health – UofL Hospital, is celebrating 200 years of compassionate care, medical innovation and serving the underserved. “UofL Hospital transformed heath care...
Lab worker testing Louisville wastewater samples at the University of Louisville. UofL photo.

UofL Envirome wastewater surveillance shows rapid rise of flu virus

Flu season has officially arrived. Surveillance by the University of Louisville’s Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute shows a significant increase in flu virus concentration...
UofL medical student Zoha Mian with classmates at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Commitment to health care equity leads UofL medical student to study in London

Zoha Mian, a third-year medical student at the UofL School of Medicine, has a passion for helping diverse populations achieve equal health care. “Social justice...
More than 80 honorees, representing nine UofL schools and colleges, include researchers, scholars and artists, along with those who provide critical support as administrators at the 2023 Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Awards.

UofL awards celebrate year of research, scholarship and creative activity

The University of Louisville celebrated more than 80 faculty and staff for their work to expand knowledge and understanding at its 2023 Research, Scholarship...
Group of health care leaders posing with LGBT Center poster in pride apparel.

UofL’s LGBT Center celebrates Pride by creating LGBTQ+ friendly trainings

October marks UofL’s Pride Month, a collective time of effort to encourage students, faculty and staff to learn more about LGBTQ+ history and services...
UofL student Leshaia Davis-Johnson and judges Faye Jones and Ryan Simpson

Research!Louisville announces 2023 winners, explores role of UofL research

The 28th-annual Research!Louisville (R!L) symposium, sponsored by the University of Louisville, School of Medicine, the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and...
UofL medical students participate in a Compassion Clinic at Redeemer Lutheran Church in West Louisville.

UofL gets $16 million to increase supply of primary care doctors in underserved areas...

The University of Louisville has received $16 million to help increase Kentuckians’ access to health care, particularly in underserved rural and urban areas. The...
UofL Health - Brown Cancer Center's Mobile Screening Unit

Kentucky Cancer Program sponsoring breast cancer awareness month events

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Kentucky Cancer Program is hosting events throughout October to increase access to screening tests and to...
Melissa Smith, left, director of the UofL Sequencing Technology Center, was a lead author on research published in Nature Communications that reveals an underappreciated connection between genetics and our antibodies.

UofL-led research shows immune response may come down to genetics

New research led by the University of Louisville shows that differences in our DNA can drastically impact our bodies’ immune response.  The work, recently published...
Medical ethicist and author Harriet Washington

Medical ethicist, author Harriet Washington to address racial disparities at R!L

Research!Louisville, a weeklong research symposium with a focus on health-sciences research at the Louisville Medical Center, kicked off its 28th year on Sept. 28....