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Thursday, June 18, 2026
John Pierce Wise Sr. center, with members of his research team during an expedition to collect whale cells. Left to right: Idoia Meaza, grad student, Johnny Wise, assistant professor, Rick Walker, volunteer driver, Jennifer Toyoda, grad student, and Aggie Williams, grad student
Lifelong passion for science and nature led John Pierce Wise Sr. to study how metals cause lung cancer
John Pierce Wise, professor in the UofL Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, has studied the connection between exposure to metals and cancer for nearly...
Yum! Brands, Inc., corporate headquarters. Image courtesy Yum! Brands.
Yum! Brands, UofL and Howard University launch fellowship to advance underrepresented people of color and women in franchising
UofL, Yum! Brands and Howard University have launched the Yum! Franchise Accelerator, a one-of-a-kind MBA elective opportunity supporting underrepresented people of color and women interested in the franchise restaurant industry. Ten...
UofL Sport Administration students chosen to volunteer at Super Bowl LVI
Students from UofL's College of ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ and Human Development’s Department of Health and Sport Sciences will travel to California this month to volunteer at...
(L to R) Megan Poole, Shavonnie Carthens, Abigail Koenig
UofL researchers, students aim to help neighborhoods attain health literacy
Knowledge is power, right? Well, what if that path to understanding is strewn with jargon – scientific and legal terms – that keeps people...
Shannon Strader, D.O.
UofL medical resident draws on personal experience to help college students facing illness and disability
When she was growing up, Shannon Strader experienced constant pain and nausea. When she was a senior in high school, she was diagnosed with...
Shawnise Miller talks with HBCU Cardinal Express to Success student.
Representation matters: UofL social work faculty innovates to reach more graduate students of color
When a patient visits a doctor of a similar race or ethnicity, the patient often experiences better outcomes. The same goes for education among...
Alumnus Berrac Strode with one of his clients.
Alumnus describes how UofL helped unleash his career potential
During his undergraduate years at Kentucky State University, Berrac Strode didn’t think a graduate education would be a part of his future. But, UofL’s...
empty basketball court
UofL, Chris Mack mutually part ways
The University of Louisville and Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Mack have mutually agreed to part ways effective immediately, Interim Director of Athletics Josh Heird announced...
John Pierce Wise Sr.
UofL scientist receives $6.7 million to learn how metals cause lung cancer
For nearly three decades, John Pierce Wise Sr. has investigated the connection between exposure to metals and cancer, working both in the lab and...
The Charles H. Parrish Jr. Freedom Park, created in 2012, pays homage to nine civil rights champions with ties to the University of Louisville,
UofL’s Faculty Senate informed of $82 million in available funding through UofL Foundation
UofL’s Faculty Senate held its latest meeting Jan. 12, during which senators received updated enrollment figures, student retention rates, a budgetary overview for the...