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Thursday, April 16, 2026
Henry Stifel and his wife, Mary
New York man with paralysis stands 39 years after injury thanks to UofL’s spinal cord research
Nearly four decades after Henry Stifel’s spinal cord injury – and after following spinal cord injury research as a philanthropist for more than three...
Cardiothoracic surgeons with UofL Health – Jewish Hospital and the University of Louisville performed the world’s first Aeson® bioprosthetic total artificial heart implantation in a female patient on Sept. 14, 2021. Photo by UofL Health.
First-in-world heart implant: Woman receives novel type of artificial heart at UofL Health – Jewish Hospital UofL physicians perform third implantation overall in the U.S.
A cardiothoracic surgical team with UofL Health – Jewish Hospital and the University of Louisville has performed the world’s first Aeson bioprosthetic total artificial...
A residential area showing trees and shrubs added for the Green Heart Louisville Project. Photo credit: Mike Wilkinson for The Nature Conservancy.
UofL Green Heart Project: residents’ inflammation lower after trees added to neighborhoods Inflammation is associated with increased risk of heart disease and cancer
The University of Louisville’s groundbreaking Green Heart Louisville Project has found that people living in neighborhoods where the number of trees and shrubs was...
ULH Tower architect's rendering
UofL Health announces $144 million expansion at UofL Hospital
A new seven-story tower will anchor a $144 million expansion and upgrade to UofL Health – UofL Hospital in downtown Louisville. The project will increase the...
A clinical trial for Aviptadil (RLF-100) is underway at UofL for severe COVID-19 patients. Image courtesy NeuroRx.
UofL conducting clinical trial on drug for severe COVID-19 respiratory effects
The University of Louisville is conducting a clinical trial on a new treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients meant to lessen some of the...
Map 2: Prevalence of COVID-19 in Jefferson County in June 2020.
Phase II results of Co-Immunity Project show higher-than-expected rates of coronavirus exposure in Jefferson County
Results from the second phase of the University of Louisville’s groundbreaking project to track COVID-19 in Jefferson County show that 4 to 6 times...
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 e-cigarettes with higher nicotine more likely to cause irregular heartbeat
With the start of a new year, smokers and vapers may have resolved to quit or cut back on the habit to improve their...
Robotics researcher Dan Popa, Ph.D., with one of his robots
UofL secures $170 million in record-breaking year for research Funding from commercialization also marks best year yet
The University of Louisville secured nearly $170 million to support groundbreaking research in the 2019-2020 fiscal year — the university’s most successful year ever...
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell visited UofL on Jan. 19 to discuss resources he secured to benefit Kentucky in the recent government funding bill.
Sen. Mitch McConnell visits UofL to announce $20 million in federal funding for cybersecurity workforce training
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that $20 million in new federal funding soon will be available for training cybersecurity professionals through programs...
Aeson® total artificial heart. Image courtesy CARMAT.
UofL cardiac surgery team at UofL Health – Jewish Hospital second in U.S. to implant new artificial heart
A University of Louisville cardiac surgery team at UofL Health - Jewish Hospital is the second in the United States to implant a new...