The UK Black Graduate and Professional Student Association (UKBGPSA), Social Justice Advocacy Group (SJAG), and concerned undergraduate students hosted the "UK Call To Action Town Hall Event" on February 29, 2016. The purpose of this event was to raise awareness of African/African American concerns on racial climate at UK. In addition, UK senior administrators discussed new plans for addressing these concerns. The event was attended by over 500 individuals including undergrads, graduate students, administrators, and news media.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 17, 2016) - The University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute has named Helen Hobbs, MD, and Barry Coller, MD as the recipients of the 2016 Gill Award in recognition of their lifelong achievements in the study of cardiovascular biology and disease.

The College of Medicine will host the Class of 2016 Graduation Ceremony on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Singletary Center for the Arts located at 405 Rose Street. Join us on this memorable day and share in the excitement for our graduates. This event is free and open to the public. There will be a reception following the ceremony.  

The purpose of the Research Enrichment Program (REP) is to stimulate new research and support existing research and scholarly activities within units (departments, centers, and institutes), thus supporting the university's strategic objective of facilitating interdisciplinary research and collaborative scholarship. The REP funds will be awarded to units according to the percentage distribution indicated in Item #8 on the eIAF.

As a reminder, the University of Kentucky defines an investigator in the Administrative Regulations 7:2 as, “project director or principal investigator/program director, co-investigator, collaborator, senior/key personnel, faculty associate, and any other person, regardless of title or position, who is responsible for the design, conduct, reporting, or proposing of research or other activity that is sponsored by an extramural agency.” Investigators also include “other significant contributors” and “sub-investigators.” All investigators on a sponsored project proposal should be included on t

Dr. Jim Cimino, the inaugural director of the Informatics Institute in the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), presented "How Do We Fix the Electronic Health Record?" on Thursday, February 25.  Dr. Cimino's presentation was sponsored by the Institute of Biomedical Informatcs, the Center for Clinical andTranslational Science, and the College of Medicine.

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During a special President’s Day version of the “Hangin’ with Zwisch” medical research lecture series, Dr. Stuart Tobin discussed how the decisions and actions of world leaders may have been influenced by their mental and/or physical health.