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LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 24, 2021) It s a question that is critical to families and communities across the Commonwealth how do we tackle the opioid epidemic?
The 2021 “Kreminar” will feature virtual seminars about the history and contemporary status of opiates, opioids and addiction.
“The Cooperative for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) is pleased to co-sponsor these events because it is important to understand that drug use and opioid addiction have both a global and a local history,” Karen Petrone, director of CHSS, said. “Understanding this history helps scholars and practitioners to imagine future solutions to social and health problems.”
“The opioid crisis is a pressing local concern, and substance use is one of our university s research priorities,” Claire Clark, associate professor of behavioral science in the College of Medicine, added. “The ‘Kreminar’ provides an opportunity for us to think about this issue globally, as well as locally and to
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Barry’s award-winning work has led him into public health policymaking at the international level. The only non-scientist on a federal government Infectious Disease Board of Experts, he served as an advisor to the Bush and Obama White Houses on pandemic preparedness and response and was on the team that recommended public health measures to mitigate a pandemic. He has worked with the private sector and with state, federal, United Nations, and World Health Organization officials on pandemics, water-related disasters, and risk communication.
The keynote panel, which was co-sponsored by the UK Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), was moderated by Claire Clark, Ph.D., associate professor of behavioral sciences; Karen Petrone, Ph.D., professor of history and director of the CHSS; and Lovoria Williams, Ph.D., associate professor of nursing, endowed research professor in cancer health equity, and associate director of the CCTS.
LEXINGTON, Ky.
(April 7, 2021) The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science kicks off its annual Spring Research Days today, beginning with a keynote panel featuring acclaimed historian and author John M. Barry at 1 p.m. His 2004 book “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History” was a New York Times bestseller and named by the National Academies of Science as the year’s outstanding book on science or medicine.
Barry’s award-winning work has led him into public health policymaking at the international level. The only non-scientist on a federal government Infectious Disease Board of Experts, he served as an advisor to the Bush and Obama White Houses on pandemic preparedness and response and was on the team that recommended public health measures to mitigate a pandemic. He has worked with the private sector and with state, federal, United Nations, and World Health Organization officials on pandemics, water-related disast
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.