UK on the ResearchChannel

University of Kentucky Research is now featured on the ResearchChannel, a nonprofit media and technology organization that will connect UK investigators with a global audience through cable and satellite distribution, in addition to live web streaming and a video-on-demand library that is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week at www.researchchannel.org.  The ResearchChannel is available to more than 22 million U.S. households.

How to watch the ResearchChannel on your TV:

• Satellite TV (Echostar's Dish500 Network channel 9400)
• Cable TV (see http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/carrier_map.asp)

Featured Programs Center for Manufacturing Get an inside view of the University of Kentucky’s Center for Manufacturing, which works to educate students, research solutions to industry issues and retain the state’s manufacturers.

Arts & Media An exploration of the intersection between fine arts and technology through the work of University of Kentucky art professors Doreen Maloney and Dmitry Strakovsky.

IR4TD: From PTC to Present A University of Kentucky consortium, led by Kozo Saito, is developing a new generation of painting technology that is better for the environment and more energy-efficient than current commercial products.

Flying on Air: The Science of Inflatable Wings BIG BLUE is a comprehensive aerospace project experience to design, build and conduct a complex, high altitude experiment to verify the feasibility of inflatable-wing technology for Mars exploration. Two of the University of Kentucky professors overseeing the project, Suzanne Weaver Smith and Jamey Jacob, discuss the programs journey, which comes to an end in 2007 with the final flight of BIG BLUE V.

The Resonance House: Installation to Inhabitation Students, under the guidance of Greg Luhan and experts in the college's Schools of Architecture and Interior Design and Department of Historic Preservation, have designed and digitally fabricated many components in the single-family house including the cabinets, flooring and storage pieces. The goal of this "art to part" approach was to develop a prototype house that boasts both low maintenance and high energy efficiency.

REVEAL: Reconstruction, Enhancement, Visualization, and Ergonomic Assessment for Laparoscopy The goal of this work is to develop and test new technologies that will break down the barriers that block more surgeons from attaining and continuing to practice (without injury or pain) high levels of skill in MIS. This project will develop new technology by concentrating on three major research thrusts: Smart Image, Configurable Display, and Ergonomic Assessment.

Latin Immersion Modern Latin curricula typically place vastly more emphasis on passive understanding of the language, i. e. reading only, than on inculcating facility in active use of the language as a means of communication in speaking and writing. It is well established that participation in a variety of learning modes, including writing, listening and speaking - not merely reading and translating - enhances the comprehension of any language and the appreciation of its nuances. The active use of Latin in speaking and writing, in addition to the reading of Latin texts, is one of the cornerstones of this sequence in Latin Studies.

Surveillance Privacy Protection Society’s need for greater surveillance at home and work is increasing, but without compromising the right to privacy. Computer scientist Samson Cheung of the University of Kentucky creates programs that can manipulate video surveillance all the way down to the pixel level. For example, an individual in a video can be erased, with that image then embedded into a secure watermark. If the complete video is needed for legal purposes, the stream can be recreated.

3D Reconstruction Take an in-depth look at the research of Ruigang Yang Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Kentucky. His project deals with a new approach to 3D Reconstruction in a visual display that he calls a "Light Portal". In general, the "Light Portal" will create a 3-demensional display from an array of projects that does not require the use of 3D glasses. In order to create multiple angles, Dr. Yang also has the challenge of 3D acquisition, which is the process of using an array of cameras to capture an object. From the acquisition phase, Dr. Yang and his team have developed their own pixel router that is a dedicated hardware that will be used as the transmission aspect of the project.

Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series This series showcases the clinical and translational research conducted at the University of Kentucky. This cutting edge work has clinical applications that spread beyond the campus to the commonwealth, and advances healthcare in the state of Kentucky.

Advances in Infectious Disease Vaccines UK's Richard Greenberg, M.D., discusses advances in Shingles, HPV and smallpox vaccines.

Angiotensin AT2 Receptors Robert M. Carey, M.D. (University of Virginia), discusses the actions of angiotensin receptors in blood vessels, the heart and kidneys.

Changes in Muscle Stem Cell Function With Age: Implications for Muscle Wasting, Adiposity and Fibrosis Charlotte Peterson, Ph.D. (University of Kentucky) dicusses how stem cells function and impact muscles in adults, including the molecular mechanisms that are at work.

Disorders of Newborn Infants, Bedside to Bench and Back Jeffrey C. Murray, M.D. (University of Iowa), discusses the role of genes and environment in birth defects.

Epigenetic Regulation of Genomic Imprinting Marisa Bartolomei, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania), discusses how epigenetic errors can lead to disease.

Genetics and the Effect of Aging on Stem Cell Regulation UK's Gary Van Zant, M.D., underscores that cancer cells are characterized by a variety of dysregulated genes that when properly regulated are important in normal cell function.

How to mend a broken heart: "The Promissory Note of Cardiac Cell Replacement Therapy." UK's C. William Balke, M.D., talks about the current status of potentially available cardiac cell replacement therapies.

Identifying Medications for the Treatment of Stimulant Dependence UK's Craig R. Rush, Ph.D., talks about the role of human behavioral pharmacology experiments in the development of pharmacotherapies

Muscle Weakness and Fatigue: Redox Mechanisms and New Treatment Strategies UK's Michael Reid, Ph.D., talks about how free radicals limit and antioxidants preserve muscle performance in humans.

Neurodegeneration and Regeneration in the Spinal Cord Douglas Kerr, M.D., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins), talks bout the molecular and cellular mechanisms of paralysis and the role of stem cells in restoring function to paralyzed.

Oral Disease in Nonhuman Primates UK's Jeff Ebersole, Ph.D., discusses the role of nonhuman primates in studies of oral infections and chronic inflammatory disease.

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy UK's Joseph Berger, M.D., talks about PML, a rare viral disease that can affect people with weekend immune systems like AIDS patients.

Translational Approaches to Drug Abuse Prevention Mike Bardo, Ph.D., Rick Zimmerman, Ph.D., and Tom Kelly, Ph.D. answer "Are drug abusers more vulnerable to novel or sensation-seeking activities? What does neurobehavioral research reveal about the most effective ways to intervene?" And show how this information can be applied to create targeted public service announcements.

Violence Against Children UK's James Clark, Ph.D., Ginny Sprang, Ph.D., Otto Kaak, M.D., and Allen Brenzel, M.D., discuss how children's early attachment experiences with caretakers influence brain anatomy and physiology.