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DREAM Program Expands Community, Career Development for Health Equity Researchers from Underrepresented Minorities
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Feb. 24, 2021
LEXINGTON, Ky.
(Feb. 24, 2021) The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) will host the acclaimed medical historian John M. Barry, author of The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History, at the keynote panel of its 2021 Spring Research Days. The free, virtual event will be held on the afternoons of April 7 and 8.
Held in conjunction with the UK College of Dentistry, the UK College of Nursing, and the Implementation Science Research Day, the CCTS Spring Research Days will focus on sharing research findings and best practices, enhancing collaborations, and mentoring the upcoming generation of clinical and translational researchers. This year’s new virtual format will feature an interactive conference space, where you might even find cartoon caption tests and a science comic book reveal.
Disparities Researchers Equalizing Access for Minorities) Scholars Program, which supports the career development of exceptional under-represented minority pre-docs, post-docs, and assistant professors who are committed to health equity research.
Applications are due Feb. 12, 2021. Five DREAM Scholars will be selected from a competitive application process. Predoctoral trainees, postdoctoral trainees and assistant professors in good standing are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to applicants who are racial/ethnic and sexual/gender minorities in research. The DREAM Scholar program supports the preparation of the next generation of health equity researchers to address the health outcomes of the diverse population of Kentucky and beyond,” said Lovoria Williams, Ph.D., director of the DREAM Scholars Program and associate professor and endowed research professor in cancer health equity in the UK College of Nursing.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 17, 2020) – A new study by researchers in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing shows correlations between use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and persistent cough among college students. ENDS include electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) and JUULS.
Published in Addictive Behaviors, the UK-funded pilot study surveyed 61 UK students about their tobacco and e-cig use, and if they had experienced respiratory symptoms such as a persistent cough. Even when controlling for traditional cigarette and marijuana use among participants, the study found a greater likelihood of persistent cough among ENDS users.
“College students are curious,” said Kristin Ashford, UK College of Nursing professor and principal investigator of the project. “When new products emerge, students often try them without having adequate data regarding product safety.”
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