Losing her mom to cancer at a young age led UofL’s new endowed chair to a career in oncology social work
Preparing more social work students with knowledge to help their future clients and patients manage chronic or life-limiting diseases is part of Karlynn BrintzenhofeSzoc’s...
UofL medical students creating a new narrative for children affected by violence with Future Healers
Becoming a doctor is more than learning anatomy and medicine for a group of University of Louisville medical students. They also want to help...
UofL researchers used trained immunity to reduce tumor activity in pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, with a five-year survival rate of just 10% for patients diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC),...
UofL researcher explores what happens in our brains when we die
Neurosurgeon Ajmal Zemmar and colleagues have recorded the activity of a dying human brain for the first time and discovered rhythmic brain wave patterns...
UofL Trager Institute receives $4.51 million in grants to expand services, grow behavioral health workforce
The Trager Institute at the University of Louisville today announced three grants totaling $4.51 million to grow the workforce of behavioral health professionals and...
UofL study shows heart transplant access, outcomes for Black patients improved significantly since 1987
To better understand the status of access to heart transplants for adult Black and white patients and those of other races, researchers at UofL analyzed...
UofL, Humana, Humana Foundation announce $25M innovation hub to boost health equity
The University of Louisville, Louisville-based Humana Inc. and The Humana Foundation today announced a new cooperative agreement and additional financial investment in the university’s...
Lifelong passion for science and nature led John Pierce Wise Sr. to study how metals cause lung cancer
John Pierce Wise, professor in the UofL Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, has studied the connection between exposure to metals and cancer for nearly...
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...
UofL medical resident draws on personal experience to help college students facing illness and disability
When she was growing up, Shannon Strader experienced constant pain and nausea. When she was a senior in high school, she was diagnosed with...