As a reminder, an Internal Approval Form (IAF) is no longer routinely required for non-competing progress reports. This change primarily effects multiple year awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). An IAF will still be required for significant changes (for instance, if there is a 25% or greater change in budget from the proposal that was originally routed, if a co-Investigator is added or if the Enrichment distribution changes). 

You are probably aware that the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has made a major change to the underlying guidance by which university recipients of federal awards have operated for decades. OMB combined eight separate circulars, applicable to different types of grantee organizations, into a single document, “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards,” commonly referred to as the Uniform Guidance (UG).

Starting in October 2014 (just a few weeks away!) eRA Commons Usernames for graduate and undergraduate student project roles will be required for both the PHS 2590 Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report and Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR).

Public Law 110-81: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007  imposes stringent requirements on universities and other organizations engaged in lobbying. The University of Kentucky, as a registered lobbying entity, must exercise comprehensive oversight over all lobbying activities undertaken on behalf of the University and must file quarterly disclosure reports with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 9, 2014) – The University of Kentucky has been awarded research grants totaling $1.26 million by The American Heart Association. 

The nine grants will fund research underway at the Gill Heart Institute's Saha Cardiovascular Research Center and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. 

Tori Stromp was awarded the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention travel award to the upcoming American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL. This award recognizes meritorious work by young investigators in training, encourages participation in the AHA Scientific Sessions, and provides a stipend to help defer travel expenses to present their work at the AHA Scientific Sessions. The award ($1,500) is distributed to a select number of young investigators based on the score of the submitted abstract.

The UK College of Medicine has launched a new systems-based curriculum that integrates basic science and clinical concepts early in medical school through interactive instructional methods. Want to know what our medical students are saying about these new curricular enhancements? Watch this brief video.