UK Women’s Forum announces 31st annual Sarah Bennett Holmes Award winners

By Melissa McCaughan 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 8, 2025) — The University of Kentucky Women’s Forum announced the four winners of the 2025 Sarah Bennett Holmes Award at a celebratory luncheon March 26. Award winners, nominees and other guests heard remarks from UK President Eli Capilouto and a keynote address titled "Standing Strong — Empowering Women to Define Their Path," presented by Tukea Talbert.

AI in Practice Seminar Series: The Rapid Actionable Data for Opioid Response (RADOR-KY) project

AI in Practice Seminar Series hosted Jointly with CCS/ITSRCI, IBI/CAAI

Jeff Talbert, UK College of Medicine

Remote attendance:  https://uky.zoom.us/j/82467171189

In Person attendance: 327 McVey Hall

Description: This presentation will focus on the development of RADOR-KY, the Rapid Actionable Data for Opioid Response in Kentucky. RADOR-KY is an integrated population-based near-real time statewide system that uses multiple data sources to monitor and respond to the ongoing opioid overdose crisis. RADOR-KY uses dashboards to visualize data sources and topics and of interest identified by stakeholders. RADOR-KY allows users to develop customizable dashboards that will allow them options to select specific measures.  Lastly, RADOR-KY will forecast opioid overdose incidents using predictive analytics and machine learning to forecast future trends.

Seminar website: https://www.ccs.uky.edu/ccs-seminar-series-on-ai-in-practice/  

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Location:
Hybrid: 327 McVey Hall (in person) or https://uky.zoom.us/j/82467171189 (virtual)
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CCTS Spring Conference: Opportunities in AI to Change Study Design Approaches (An Interdisciplinary Discussion Panel)

 

For more information, please visit https://www.ccts.uky.edu/education-training-0/2025-ccts-spring-conferen….

 

Ken Campbell, PhD
Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Director of Translational Research, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, CCTS Biospecimens Core
Director, Gill Cardiovascular Biorepository
University of Kentucky
 

Zeya Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics, College of Arts and
Sciences
Co-Investigator, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Hub
University of Kentucky
 

Cody Bumgardner, PhD
Director, Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence in the Institute for Biomedical
Informatics
Assistant Dean, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, College of Medicine
Associate Professor
University of Kentucky
 

Lina Sharab, DDS
Associate Professor, Division of Orthodontics
Director of the Craniofacial Biology Externship Program
College of Dentistry
University of Kentucky

 

Katherine Thompson, PhD, Moderator
Associate Professor, Dr. Bing Zhang Department of Statistics
College of Arts and Sciences
Principal Investigator, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Hub
University of Kentucky
 

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Location:
Central Bank Center Meeting Room 14B
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Making Measurement Matter

Dr. K. Chad Clay, an Associate Professor in the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia and the co-founder of the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI), an organization that tracks the human rights progress of countries around the world. will be presenting a lecture called "Making Measurement Matter: Producing Data for Human Rights Advocacy in the U.S. and Beyond" on Tuesday April 15th at 11am in the Worsham Cinema.

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Location:
Worsham Cinema, Gatton Student Center
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