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State Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Tuesday November 18, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Dartmouth College: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul Espouses Free Market System
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Nov. 18 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * U.S. Sen. Rand Paul Espouses Free Market System The Kentucky Republican weighs in on tariffs and the shutdown. * Speaking as part of Dartmouth's Law and Democracy: The United States at 250 series on Nov. 14, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, outlined his disagreements with the Trump administration on some major issues while also encouraging the audience to view the future with optimism rather tha  more

Dr. Ali Er makes greener catalysts using laser nanosculpture
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Nov. 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Ali Er makes greener catalysts using laser nanosculpture * Dr. Ali Er, Associate Professor of Physics, has been awarded a Petroleum Research Fund grant in the amount of $70,000. The fund is administered by the American Chemical Society, and Dr. Er's research should produce more efficient energy use from hydrocarbons. The project develops a new laser-based method to create nanoparticles of p  more

Emma Thomas: Finding Purpose Through Study Abroad in Argentina and Ireland
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Nov. 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Emma Thomas: Finding Purpose Through Study Abroad in Argentina and Ireland * "I'm in Dublin, Ireland for a research internship with Trinity College Dublin, at the Centre of Global Health," says Emma Thomas, a psychology major from rural Kentucky. For Emma, this isn't just an academic opportunityit's part of a bigger journey to understand the world and her place within it. In Dublin, Emma's days  more

Lockheed Martin, Turner Construction Named OneUK Partners
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 18 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Lockheed Martin, Turner Construction named OneUK partners By Ashley Castorena, Office of Business Engagement Lockheed Martin and Turner Construction Co. are the newest partners in the University of Kentucky's strategic collaboration program OneUK, the university announced Nov. 17. OneUK provides a long-term, coordinated and holistic engagement experience between the university and select businesses t  more

UK Researchers Use Gene 'switch' to Reverse Alzheimer's Risk
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK researchers use gene 'switch' to reverse Alzheimer's risk By Hillary Smith, Public Relations and Strategic Communications University of Kentucky researchers have developed a new experimental model that could point the way toward more effective Alzheimer's disease treatments by targeting one of the brain's most important genes for risk and resilience. The study, published in Nature Neurosc  more

University of Kentucky's Screening Improvement Drives Drop in Late-stage Lung Cancer
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 18 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Kentucky's screening improvement drives drop in late-stage lung cancer By Elizabeth Chapin, Public Relations and Strategic Communications Kentucky has historically led the nation in lung cancer rates, but the statistics are turning around thanks to a decade-long statewide effort to engage more people in screening. Kentucky's lung cancer screening rates have improved significantly and remain above the  more

WKU English Students Present Research at Naylor Conference
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Nov. 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following commentary: * * * WKU English Students Present Research at Naylor Conference By Atiana Spivey When I applied to Western Kentucky University as a dual biology and English major, I thought my undergraduate research experience would come from the sciences, not from the arts. I was glad to be proven wrong. The Naylor Workshop on Undergraduate Research in Writing Studies is an annual research conference hosted in  more