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• Neuroscience Student Zalika Methula Returns From United States for National Diving Championships in Boksburg

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Africa

  South African diver Zalika Methula has returned from her collegiate training in the United States to compete in the National Diving Championships starting Saturday. The University...

• University of Kentucky Scientists Transform Massive Bourbon Distillery Waste Streams Into High-Performance Energy Storage Supercapacitors

  Published: Mar 25, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers have developed a sustainable hydrothermal process to convert "stillage," a watery grain byproduct of bourbon production, into advanced carbon electrodes. These distille...

• Former Beauty Queen Laken Snelling Indicted for Manslaughter After Newborn Found in Trash Bag

  Published: Mar 11, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Kentucky grand jury has upgraded charges against 22-year-old Laken Snelling to first-degree manslaughter following an autopsy that confirmed her newborn was born alive. The infan...

• University of Kentucky Researchers Discover Immune Fingerprint in Blood That Predicts Severe Alzheimer’s Drug Side Effects

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Health

  A study from the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has identified a specific T-cell signature in the blood of patients treated with lecanemab who develop brain swelling or bleeding. Th...