Greg Davis
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National Stop the Bleed Day is May 23. The goal of this day is to better prepare the public to save lives by raising awareness of basic actions to stop life-threatening bleeding following everyday emergencies and man-made and natural disasters. Dr. Greg talks with UK HealthCare Trauma Coordinator Amie Peel.
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The International Society of Neurogastronomy (ISN) will bring their annual symposium back to the University of Kentucky campus on May 18th at the UK Gatton Student Center. Neurogastronomy is a relatively new field that explores how flavor sensations are created in the brain, what the brain does with flavor information, and the behavioral and physiological consequences that result. Dr. Greg talks with ISN president Tim McClintock about this year's symposium. McClintock is a professor of physiology at UK.
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Is it more about what you say or how you play? This week Dr. Greg talks with Sydney Sun, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania who talks about her research involving the type of linguistic communication parents and children used during game-play and what that revealed about future behavioral patterns.
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The 19th Annual Spring Conference of the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) drew it’s largest-ever audience, with nearly 1,100 attendees including a particularly special guest: Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton, who issued a proclamation that April 9 is “Translational Science Day” in the city. Our own Dr. Greg Davis used the occasion to talk one-on-one with Philip Kern, M.D., co-director of the CCTS.
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Community Support Agriculture - what does it mean and how does it promote healthier eating? These are two important questions Dr. Greg asks of his guests this week. Katie Harvey and Dee Owens are part of the Community Supported Agriculture Outreach team for the Organic Association of Kentucky.
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This week Dr. Greg talks with Heather Bush who was recently named permanent dean of the UK College of Public Health. Under her leadership as acting dean, the college has seen growth in research, teaching and service. The college has also expanded efforts to recognize and teach how different perspectives can thrive in public health. In this conversation, Bush talks about the role of public health in our everyday lives and lays out her vision for the college as it moves into its third decade at UK.