We are changing over to a new streamlined online scheduling system for all instruments in the Light Microscopy Core. Please register at:  http://rfom.ad.uky.edu/fom/register.

We are pleased to announce that the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA) has a new staff member, John Craddock. John joins the staff under the auspices of the Vice President for Research with the goal of proactively streamlining compliance for UK investigators seeking funding that may be regulated by export control laws. John has worked as a Principal Investigator at the Center for Applied Energy Research on several export controlled projects where he developed protocols to remain in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

Cheers to this year’s class of doctoral students in the Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology who have successfully passed their qualifying exam!

The end-of-year holidays are upon us, and for many, it’s a time made all the more meaningful by food. Dishes that are traditions in some families can be powerful reminders of coming together with loved ones to celebrate and reflect.

But, what if the foods that elicit such strong memory and emotion in us no longer tasted the same? Certain foods hold so much sentiment in our lives, how would we react if we could no longer have that experience?

The Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, the Proposal Development Office, the Office of Research Integrity–IRB, the Survey Research Center and the COM Sponsored Research Administrative Services offices will be closed Monday, December 26, 2016 through Monday, January 2, 2017 and will reopen on Tuesday, January

The Final Research Performance Progress Report (F-RPPR) will replace the Final Progress Report (FPR) for grants closeout, effective January 1, 2017.  The F-RPPR will be available for use in eRA Commons on January 1, 2017.  

NOTE: For small businesses, the new F-RPPR will be in effect at least 2 months later, due to the unique final reporting requirements that they face under the SBIR/STTR policy directive. 

For faculty members who are working with industry sponsors (non-clinical trial) for their research projects, please contact your COM Sponsored Research Administrative Services (SRAS) Grants Proposal Specialist (GPS), who can assist you during the time that you are negotiating your budget figures with the sponsor.  Your GPS can assist with:

Answering your questions about what costs are allowable on industry-sponsored agreements.