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UC researchers are engineering the tobacco plant to produce bio-fuels
Once celebrated as an economic mainstay, the tobacco industry has been hard hit by health concerns, bans, lawsuits and the social stigma of cigarette smoking. Now, UC researchers are testing the plant’s potential to be genetically modified in...
Tags: Research, Science and Technology, Genetic Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Heart Disease
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Danville native Frank X Walker installed as poet laureate
tkleffman@amnews.comFRANKFORT — Frank X Walker kept his eyes downcast or closed Wednesday as he listened closely to the words of his predecessors as Kentucky poet laureate echo off the granite in the rotunda of the state Capitol. His head nodded in appreciation when...Tags: Africa, Steve Beshear, Poetry
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Anxiety? Existential crisis? David Lynch film? Take a Tylenol
Are you suffering from an existential crisis? Take two Tylenol and call me in the morning. New research suggests that acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, may be able to alleviate the pain of an existential crisis in the same way it alleviates...
Tags: Sprained Ankle, Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines, Tylenol (drug), Acetaminophen (drug)
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'Ancient scourge' no more? Bed bugs thwarted by bean leaves in study
Bed bugs have re-emerged as an urban blight in the past several years, forcing people out of homes, resisting chemical pesticides and evading other removal tactics. But researchers are building bug-catchers inspired by an age-old folk remedy to this...Tags: Science and Technology, Kidney Beans, Science
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Evans Wins VanMeter Community Service Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky women’s basketball junior guard Kastine Evans has been awarded the prestigious Darrell A. VanMeter Community Service Award and will be honored Monday night at the Annual Spring Honors and Recognition...
Tags: Joplin, Missouri Tornado (2011), Sports, Students, College Basketball, NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
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UK Basketball: Choosing Cats a 'no-brainer' for Hawkins
ktaylor@winchestersun.comRICHMOND — Minutes before he announced his college of choice Wednesday morning, Dominique Hawkins reached under the table and pulled out a University of Kentucky cap, ending speculation concerning his future plans. It was a moment he had been...Tags: Kentucky Wildcats, Indiana Hoosiers, Awards and Prizes, Keith Bogans, John Calipari
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UK Basketball: Mr. Basketball Hawkins 'in' for Cats
ktaylor@winchestersun.comRICHMOND — It’s no secret Dominique Hawkins wanted to play basketball at the University of Kentucky. This morning, the Madison Central standout made it official after announcing his plans to sign with the Wildcats in front of his family,...Tags: Morehead State University, Sports, Kentucky Wildcats, Ryan Harrow, Archie Goodwin
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College news for April 7, 2013
Academic honors Purdue University — Daniel Brooks of Harrodsburg. Edwards awarded UK’s top fellowship Eli Edwards, son of Donnie and Kim Edwards of Harrodsburg, has been awarded the Otis A. Singletary Fellowship for the 2013-2014 school...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid, United Kingdom
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Noltemeyer to fill new role at Centre
Patrick Noltemeyer, who currently serves as associate dean of students and director of community service and the Bonner Program at Centre, has been selected to serve as the new special assistant to the president for institutional research and college...
Tags: Georgetown, Spring Break, Students, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Education briefs for April 4
education@jessaminejournal.comWest Middle FCCLA goes to state West Jessamine Middle School FCCLA had 10 students representing the school at the state FCCLA leadership conference in Louisville on March 25-27. The students participated in the business sessions to elect the new...Tags: Morehead State University, Eastern Kentucky University, Trips and Vacations, Students, Entertainment
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Nicholasville teen Reese Kemp uses fame from chronic illness to help others
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comThe terrible disease Reese Kemp has battled his entire life has left him smaller than average. He isn’t quite 5 feet tall and weighs barely more than 80 pounds. But the 16-year-old has become larger than life. The West Jessamine High School...Tags: Major League Baseball, Diseases and Illnesses, Sports, Baseball, Cystic Fibrosis
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Danville woman's work as physical therapist part of mission
kpeek@amnews.comWorking in the world of athletics and health has allowed Burgin native and Danville resident Regina Motley to travel and serve others. “I consider this my mission field,” she said. Motley, director of physical therapy at Danville...Tags: Andre Agassi, Trips and Vacations, Students, Education, Google Inc.
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