UofL students invent new test for water pollution
A team of University of Louisville undergraduate students has invented a new tool for monitoring E.coli bacteria in water sources that could be more...
UofL receives $11.5 million to advance cancer immunotherapies Center for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy to develop and improve cancer treatments that harness the immune system
Cancer remains one of the most difficult and deadly challenges in human health, affecting Kentuckians at a higher rate than residents of any other...
UofL Trager Institute uses technology to reduce social isolation for older adults Initiatives to benefit older adults during pandemic to be discussed in weekly information session Aug. 4
Amid efforts to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation and loneliness have emerged as a significant public health crisis, particularly for...
MSD and UofL testing Louisville wastewater to track COVID-19
Researchers at the University of Louisville are working with Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District to determine if areas of COVID-19 infection can be tracked...
UofL receives $3.8M to test new gene therapy for heart attacks
When someone has a heart attack, it causes muscle cells in their heart to die, and the heart cannot regenerate these cells. Researchers at...
UofL breakthrough technology shows promise fighting novel coronavirus
University of Louisville researchers have developed a technology that is believed to block the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells.
The technology is based...
Commonwealth of Kentucky launches initiative to test healthcare workers for immunity and establish top plasma donor pool
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, in collaboration with the University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute and the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council, is launching...
UofL teams up with business leaders to launch artificial intelligence consortium
The University of Louisville is part of the new Artificial Intelligence Innovation Consortium, an alliance that also includes Amazon Web Services, GE Appliances, Amgen,...
UofL wins NSF grant to improve STEM equity
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to the University of Louisville to improve faculty equity in science, technology, engineering and...
To mark 50th anniversary of the moon landing, here’s a look at UofL’s own space exploration
On July 20, 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the moon – the first successful lunar touchdown in history. Led by Americans Neil...