Training will be offered in the College of Medicine for the new Cayuse 424 Proposal Preparation and Submission System as follows:

Wednesday, May 31, 2-3:30 p.m., BBSRB 202A
Tuesday, June 6, 2-3:30 p.m., MN363 

 Colorectal cancer incidence rates have declined by 25 percent in Kentucky in less than 10 years. Death rates have dropped by 30 percent.

Why?

Among other reasons, screenings have increased significantly, led by University of Kentucky researchers along with changes in state policy.

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University of Kentucky Surgical Oncologist Dr. Mark Evers was recently elected into the Association of American Physicians (AAP). AAP is a nonprofit organization founded for the purpose of advancing scientific and practical medicine and is composed of members who are leading senior physician-scientists. Its goals include the pursuit of medical knowledge and the advancement through experimentation and discovery of basic and clinical science and their application to clinical medicine.
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Pulling away the seal of a fresh aromatherapy patch, Dr. John Daniel took a deep inhalation as the fragrance of lavender and chamomile essential oils permeated his surroundings. Daniel was ending an overnight shift in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and one waft of lavender was enough to calm his senses and induce a state of relaxation.
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Even when it’s your job, it’s not easy to ask people about substance use. Kalea Benner’s current research is based on this fact.

In response to a major challenge of ‘hypercompetition’ for NIH awards, Director Francis Collins has recently announced steps that will be implemented over the next several months to implement limits on NIH Grant Support for individual laboratories.

NIH issued a new policy to increase the availability of information about clinical trials via ClinicalTrials.gov. As part of that new policy, NIH grantees must certify compliance with federal regulations in applications and progress reports.  Grant applications and progress report for applicable clinical trials* require certification that clinicaltrials.gov requirements have been met.   

The PI Financial Report Review Best Practices document on the COM SRAS website has been updated and can be found here.  It is critical that these reports be reviewed on a routine basis, especially to ensure all your projects active for the period are listed, that expenses for each project are in line with your expectations, and that individuals paid from

Halcomb Fellowship In Medicine and Engineering