PDO Offers Seminar on Writing Strategies for Fellowship Applicatoins
Nov. 11: Writing Strategies for the NIH F31/F32 (Graduate Students/Postdocs) Fellowship Application
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Ending the way she started: Margret Kates looks back at 30 years.
You don’t have to know Margret Kates too long to appreciate her subtle sense of humor. Whether that playfulness is a result of her upbringing or a byproduct of almost three decades as a health education coordinator in the UK Department of Surgery is anyone’s guess.
Surgery residents earn teaching awards
Two residents and one former faculty member from the department of surgery received teaching awards from the College of Medicine during the 2015 Academic Convocation and Awards Day on Wednesday afternoon, October 14.
Zach Warriner, MD, a PG-4 General Surgery resident, was honored with the Resident Teaching Award.
Two University of Kentucky Researchers Awarded Grants from Conquer Paralysis Now
UKNOW: UK Chandler Hospital Receives National Recognition from the ACS
By Kristi Lopez
(See original story at UKNOW)
NIH Opens Comments Period for Changes to Human Subjects Regulations
As many in the research community know, the “Common Rule” refers to current regulations to protect individuals who participate in research as human subjects. The regulations, which have been in place since 1991, are followed by 18 federal agencies that support research – hence the name. Today I’d like to give you some background on how these regulations – and the conversation around these regulations – have evolved since 1991, and let you know about an opportunity to provide feedback on the modernization of these important rules.
UK Partners with 7 universities for Major Conference on University Startups, November 9-10, 2015
A wealth of information for faculty, staff and students who have an interest in creating and advancing start-up companies featuring new technologies will be available at a conference, titled "University Start-Ups: Getting Beyond Challenges – Making It Happen,” scheduled for Nov. 9 and 10 in Louisville, Ky.
$1.6 Million Grant to Sanders-Brown Researcher Will Fund Study of Neurodegenerative Disorders
UK Begins Work on Research Facility Designed to Address State's Health Disparities
Flanked by Gov. Steve Beshear and legislative leaders, University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto Friday announced the beginning of work on a research facility unique in the country — a building dedicated to addressing health challenges and disparities in Kentucky.
Largest, Single Gift in UK History Focused on Enhancing Student Experience, Honors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnAUyVYD1ac&feature=youtu.be
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 22, 2015) —Further underscoring the commitment to create the best possible academic experience for students, University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto Thursday announced the single largest gift in UK's history — $23 million to create one of the country's leading Honors programs.