UofL scientists gain $11.6 million to learn how chemical exposures affect heart health Envirome Institute researchers will study substances’ impact on the cardiovascular system and scarring following heart attack
Heart disease is the number one cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, but scientists still do not understand all the...
UofL researchers win $1M to advance spinal cord injury technology
University of Louisville researchers and their collaborators have won a Phase 2 prize in a $9.8 million National Institutes of Health innovation competition aimed...
UofL innovators selected for inaugural National Academy of Inventors honor
Four University of Louisville innovators have been selected by the prestigious National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for its 2024 class of Senior Members.Â
NAI Senior Members...
UofL researcher connecting pollution exposure and sleep health
Clara Sears is fascinated by sleep. Quality sleep is essential to support growth and development and many adolescents in the U.S. are not getting...
Women’s History Month: Pillars in STEM UofL News commemorates Women's History Month by highlighting women at UofL who are making history and changing the world in STEM
Women at the University of Louisville are leading, discovering and making history throughout campus and beyond. During March, UofL is celebrating the contribution of...
UofL student hopes to prevent disease, help other young scientists along the way
Katelyn Sheneman, a doctoral student in microbiology and immunology at UofL, is studying Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes bubonic and pneumonic plague, to...
UofL developing AI model to improve outcomes in heart surgery American Heart Association grants UofL $750,000 to investigate artificial intelligence to reduce kidney injury in heart surgery
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve the medical field, UofL is investigating how AI could help improve patient outcomes during heart surgery.
A $750,000 grant...
UofL-led Tech Hubs grant supercharges region’s role in energy innovation Partnership will develop plan for continued growth, including needed technology, infrastructure and workforce
The University of Louisville will lead a new consortium focused on cementing Kentucky’s role as a hub for innovation in energy, including batteries, hydrogen,...
UofL’s renewable energy prize awarded to Martin Green for silicon solar cells Nominations for 2025 Leigh Ann Conn Prize due by Dec. 31, 2024
Martin Green, Scientia Professor and world-leading silicon cell pioneer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Australia, has won the 2023 Leigh...
UofL researchers are unmasking an old foe’s tricks to thwart new diseases Research team awarded grants for further research on plague-causing bacteria
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...