Abstracts, Mentor Nominations Being Accepted for CCTS Spring Conference
Abstracts and mentor nominations are now being accepted for the 13th Annual Spring Conference of the University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science. Abstracts are due Monday, March 5, and mentor nominations are due Monday, Feb. 26.
The conference will be held Friday, April 13, 2018, at the Lexington Convention Center. The theme is “Opioids: Addressing the Public Health Crisis through Translational Science.” More details are available here.
Abstracts
NIH Updated Policy for Issuing Certificates of Confidentiality
NIH has updated its policy on Certificates of Confidentiality for NIH-funded and conducted research. To read the full announcement, click here.
Request from All of Us Research Program at NIH
[From National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute]
UK Medical Students Open New Eye Clinic at the Salvation Army
The opening of a new ophthalmology clinic at the student-run University of Kentucky College of Medicine Salvation Army Clinic was "a culmination of people saying we can do this," said Dr. Julia Stevens, associate professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics, and liaison to the students working to bring the clinic to life.
Swartz and Williams Presented at the AACN Annual Doctoral Education Conference
Employee Calls Free Fitbit Opportunity a 'True Benefit'
More than 7,000 University of Kentucky employees, retirees and spouses have purchased a Fitbit through UK's recent promotion. It is just one way the university is helping the community improve their well-being. The promotion continues through Jan. 31.
"Walking more is an attainable goal," said Allison Walters, a UK employee for almost 20 years. "The Fitbit is a true benefit to my health because it keeps me in tune with how I'm doing."
To the Bluegrass and Beyond: Alumnus John Charles Reflects on 30-year career at NASA
Why?
That's the question John Charles constantly asked his parents as a boy. His father was a trained geologist, but he struggled to answer his son's barrage of questions about nature. So he made sure young John had plenty of books about science and space and encouraged him to find the answers.
You Can Make a Difference by Participating in Research
Health research changes lives. It’s how we learn more about health conditions and make discoveries to improve treatments, care and diagnostics. Every medicine or device we use — from aspirin to pacemakers — was developed through a process of research. But research needs people in order to move forward. All too often, studies are forced to end early or don’t enroll enough participants, which means that many important questions go unanswered.
Registration Now Open for the Third International Neurogastronomy Symposium
Registration is now open for the third annual International Society of Neurogastronomy symposium, which will be held at the University of Kentucky on March 2-3, 2018.
Both day's events offer continuing education credit.
This year's symposium will explore the connection between brain and behavior in the context of food.
4th Annual Symposium "Healthy Hearts for Women"
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