Division Administrator Pete Rogers invites the staff and physicians of the Department of Surgery to discover what he and the world’s polar bears already know. There is nothing more refreshing and personally satisfying than a quick plunge into a pool on an early Saturday afternoon in February.

Of course, there is the added benefit of supporting Special Olympics Kentucky. The Polar Plunge is one of the organization’s largest and most popular fundraisers of the year, according to its website.

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The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce the hiring of Michael Delzotti, CFRE, CSPG, as new president and chief executive officer. Delzotti will begin his new role in early December. The UK Markey Cancer Foundation serves as the fundraising arm for the UK Markey Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center serving Kentucky and the surrounding Appalachian area.
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Dozens of neurologists, other medical professionals and researchers gathered at the University of Kentucky Nov. 25 to hear the words of Dr. Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health. In his first year as director, Koroshetz has made it a point to travel around the U.S.
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The Sponsored Research Administrative Services office will observe the official University holiday schedule and will be closed as follows:

The Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) is offering two courses for International Graduate Students in Spring 2016:

 

Every year the American Heart Association hosts a myriad of researchers in the field of cardiovascular health and disease prevention in its annual Scientific Sessions. For four days (November 7-11) Orlando, Florida was home to the gathering of brilliant ideas, which were shared in poster and oral presentations, and among friends and colleagues throughout the Sessions. Several faculty members from the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center were in attendance, as presenters of their research, and moderators for the Scientific Sessions related to their field.

Darrell Raikes waved sleepily to his wife as they wheeled him down to the operating room for a routine knee replacement last May. He woke up in the Critical Care Unit four weeks later. Darrel had an adverse reaction to his anesthesia and began bleeding into his lungs post-operatively. Dr.
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UK Professor Invited to State Capitol for ADA Commemoration

Complete Article available on UKnow

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 30, 2015) — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear issued a proclamation Monday, July 27, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark law protecting the individual liberties of those living with disabilities.

 

 Gensel Laboratory Awarded Grant to Study Spinal Cord Injury Repair

Full article available on UKnow.

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