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Losing her mom to cancer at a young age led UofL's new endowed chair to a career in oncology social work

February 28, 2022

Preparing more social work students with knowledge to help their future clients and patients manage chronic or life-limiting diseases is part of Karlynn Brintzenho

UofL medical students creating a new narrative for children affected by violence with Future Healers

February 25, 2022

Becoming a doctor is more than learning anatomy and medicine for a group of University of Louisville medical students. They also want to help children affected by violence in Louisville.

UofL researchers used trained immunity to reduce tumor activity in pancreatic cancer

February 24, 2022

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, with a five-year survival rate of just 10% for patients diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type.