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UofL partnership secures $8M to support state’s small and mid-sized manufacturers

The University of Louisville’s Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership (KY-MEP) has secured $8 million to help the state’s small and medium-sized manufacturers generate business results and thrive in today’s technology-driven economy. With the funding, which comes via a state appropriation, KY-MEP has launched the Catalyst Equipment Match (CEM) program. The program provides an up to 50% […]

Carnegie Foundation reaffirms UofL as a research leader

The University of Louisville remains a top research institution in the nation, recognized again by the Carnegie Foundation as a “Research 1” university. The designation highlights its elite status among U.S. universities. Specifically, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education 2025 has named UofL a “Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production” university. UofL is […]

UofL launches new entrepreneurship ‘short course’

The University of Louisville’s accelerated entrepreneurship training bootcamp has launched an even more accelerated program that can be completed in just three sessions. LaunchIt, offered through the UofL Office of Research and Innovation as part of the Mid-South NSF I-Corps Hub, is an intensive course focused on Steve Blank’s lean launchpad methodology, which helps innovators […]

Sweet emotion

What does it mean to be human? It’s a question that spans millennia, and one each society and people has sought to answer through language. The result is thousands upon thousands of unique words, describing feelings, emotions, moods and sensations – what we taste, touch, smell, hear and see. The words vary, slightly, from culture […]

UofL researchers studying specific causes of fetal alcohol syndrome

University of Louisville researchers have secured $2.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how genetics may increase the risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in infants — and, what may help lower that risk. FASD is caused by alcohol exposure during pregnancy, but some pregnancies are higher risk than others and […]

Three UofL students, one engaging summer

Meg Gibson never thought she would be excited to look at tree rings. Yet, that’s exactly what she has been doing this summer. “Getting a foot into the door, into a field that you don’t even know that you like, can change everything,” said Gibson, a senior in the College of Education and Human […]

UofL grads win prestigious awards, including seven Fulbrights

Across the globe, classrooms will soon be buzzing with a new kind of Cardinal spirit. Seven UofL students were named Fulbright scholars for 2024. The UofL Fulbright winners were awarded grants to teach English abroad in Turkey, Thailand, Moldova, Spain, Jordan, Taiwan and Germany. The Fulbright Program, administered by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational […]

UofL researchers gain $3.6 million to study and prevent effects of arsenic exposure

University of Louisville researchers have received $3.6 million in new grant funding to study the role of arsenic exposure in causing cancer and other major health concerns. And, they think there’s a simple, off-the-shelf solution — zinc — that could help prevent some of its worst effects. Arsenic is highly poisonous and occurs naturally in […]

UofL receives $3M to further biomedical research

The University of Louisville has received $3 million to enhance its research infrastructure and help further groundbreaking work that can save and improve lives. The new funding, a gift from the Jewish Heritage Fund (JHF), will go to support and strengthen UofL’s core research facilities — shared labs that provide researchers with access to advanced equipment, […]

UofL, partners land $1 million to advance manufacturing technology

The University of Louisville and partners have been awarded $1 million from the National Science Foundation to accelerate manufacturing innovation throughout Kentucky and surrounding regions. Funding for the project, dubbed Advancing Manufacturing and Building Construction Technologies (NSF AMT), comes via an NSF Engines Development award through the NSF Regional Innovation Engines program, setting them up […]