Medicine

Medicine

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Endowment to support study of immune system and genetics

To remain at the forefront of immune system and disease research, the University of Louisville School of Medicine will establish the Carolyn Siler Browning...
A new study from the University of Louisville shows the nicotine in certain types of e-cigarettes may be more harmful than others. (Photo by Ethan Parsa from Pixabay)

UofL study shows nicotine in e-cigarettes may not be harmless, as some claim Pod-based...

With the start of a new year, smokers and vapers may have resolved to quit or cut back on the habit to improve their...
Students walking across campus.

2023 year in review: The Schatzel era begins

In late 2022, the University of Louisville Board of Trustees named Kim Schatzel to be UofL’s 19th president, paving the way for 2023 to...
Grawemeyer Hall

Faculty Senate approves new programs

The University of Louisville continues to provide market-driven learning experiences for its students. At its Dec. 6, 2023, meeting, the university’s Faculty Senate approved...
Commencement is May 13, 2023

Commencement set for Friday

The University of Louisville’s December 2023 commencement ceremony for August and December degree candidates will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at the...

Fueling access to higher education in the commonwealth UofL is increasing aid for in-state...

More students from Kentucky will be able to graduate from college with less student debt with help from the expanded Cardinal Commitment Grant. The...

Playing the part of the patient Program uses innovative, inclusive approach to help medical...

Charmi Shah remembers one of her first encounters with a standardized patient. “During our first year when we had to do physical exam steps, (the...
School of Public Health and Information Sciences

UofL names new dean for School of Public Health and Information Sciences Kathryn...

Kathryn (Katie) Cardarelli, has been named the new dean of the School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) at the University of Louisville....
Interim Provost Gerry Bradley, HRSA grant principal investigator Heather Mitchell, scholarship recipient Quinesia James, HRSA grant principal investigator Sara Robertson, School of Nursing Interim Dean Mary DeLetter

UofL secures $6.5 million to enhance training for nursing professionals Grants awarded to support...

The University of Louisville has received $6.5 million through two federal grants to help increase Kentuckians’ access to health care, particularly in underserved rural...
Microbiology and immunology professor Matthew Lawrenz, right, and doctoral student Katelyn Sheneman have received new research funding to better understand how bacteria can outmaneuver the immune system. UofL photo.

UofL researchers are unmasking an old foe’s tricks to thwart new diseases Research team...

When the body encounters bacteria, viruses or harmful substances, its innate immune cells, neutrophils, assemble at the site to combat the invader. Bacteria and viruses...