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Wood borer makes its own enzyme, which could thrive in industrial setting Researchers from the United Kingdom, the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and the University of Kentucky have recently published a paper describing a novel cellulose-degrading enzyme from a marine wood borer Limnoria quadripunctata, commonly known as the gribble. Gribbles are biologically intriguing because they exhibit a relatively unique ability to produce their own enzymes...
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Steve Beshear and former UK and NBA Basketball great Derek Anderson spoke to hundreds of Kentuckians from across the state who gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to urge the General Assembly to pass HB 190 - a comprehensive smoke-free law that will cover all indoor workplaces and public places in Kentucky. The bill, introduced by Representatives Susan Westrom (D-79) and Julie Raque-Adams (R-32), overwhelmingly passed...
ATLANTA, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRM), a leading provider of SaaS-based enterprise content management, business analytics, computer assisted coding (CAC), and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) solutions for healthcare providers, today announced that Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc. and UK HealthCare signed a five-year agreement for the use of the Company's business analytics solution, OpportunityAnyWare, throughout...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern Mutual today announced that more than $200,000 was donated toward the fight against pediatric cancer in Kentucky. This follows a week-long online auction of commemorative pieces of the floor on which the University of Kentucky (UK) basketball team won its eighth national championship last spring. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/CG99468) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120126/CG42140LOGO)...
LEXINGTON, Ky., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SIS, a leading technology solutions provider, announced that Kirsten Craft, Executive Vice President, Software and Consulting is featured in a panel discussion for the University of Kentucky Entrepreneurship Colloquia Series. UK's Entrepreneurship Colloquia Series is sponsored by UK iNet, a new university-wide, interdisciplinary academic initiative which is part of the college of Communications & Information Studies. Dean Dan O'Hair...
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with its 20-year anniversary, Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today announced an education initiative to promote math and science achievement in several local communities where Lexmark operates. The nearly $1.7 million in planned investments* will advance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. The company's corporate philanthropic focus is on education, with a specific emphasis on science,...
DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Carhartt, a global manufacturer of premium work wear, is donating 6,000 pair of retired jeans to the University of Kentucky Merchandising, Apparel and Textiles Club (MAT Club) for their COTTON. FROM BLUE TO GREEN. denim drive. The denim will be repurposed by Bonded Logic Inc. into UltraTouch(TM) Natural Cotton Fiber Insulation and provided to communities in need of building assistance. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100831/DE56697LOGO )...
ATLANTA and NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Webmedx, the third largest medical transcription service provider in the U.S. and a premier supplier of clinical documentation solutions, today announced that University of Kentucky Healthcare (UK HealthCare) in Lexington, Ky. has signed an agreement for the company's medical transcription services and QualityAnalytics(TM) data mining solution. Already implemented in two of the three UK HealthCare campuses, the organization is one of the...
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va., March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Not much bigger than a child's toy block, two spacecraft designed and built by university students in Kentucky and California will fly in space for a short period this month to gather information that may be applied to future small Earth orbiting space vehicles. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The spacecraft will fly on a NASA suborbital Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket between 6 and 9...
Meal replacements in a medically supervised weight loss program are successful in facilitating weight loss, according to a new study conducted at the University of Kentucky. The study appears in the August 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The meal replacements are products of Health Management Resources Corporation (HMR), a privately owned national health care company specializing in weight loss and weight management. The study assessed weight outcomes,...
