University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
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The Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station has been providing research results to farmers and residents for more than 130 years. With external grants and contracts now reaching over $31,000,000 a year, UK’s College of Agriculture researchers address problems of agribusiness, consumers, international trade, food processing, nutrition, community development, soil and water resources, and the environment with over 300 externally funded projects. The research continuum reaches from basic to applied science, with new fundamental knowledge as well as applied knowledge that has impacts on the lives of Kentuckians and people across the world.
 
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Current issues in land-grant research and presentations from award-winning researchers in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture will highlight the 2009 Celebration of Land-Grant Research.Hosted by the college's research office, the celebration is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in the G
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 The University of Kentucky is the lead institute in a group of universities that received a $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to study the molecular genetics and biochemical potential of medicinal plants. "Our major goal is
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Dr. Bernie Henning and his colleagues received the Charles E. Ragus Award for Best Scientific Research Paper in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.  Dr. Henning is a professor of Nutrition and Toxicology in the Department of Animal and Food  Sciences.  The winning publication is en
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