Ribbon Cutting Marks Official Opening of UK HealthCare at Turfland
At 10 a.m., Monday, April 20, a ribbon cutting ceremony will mark the official opening of UK HealthCare at Turfland, a new outpatient center on Harrodsburg Road in Lexington on the site of the former Turfland Mall.
See http://ow.ly/LLkdP for more information.
UK HealthCare has leased and renovated the former Dillard's location for consolidation and relocation of some of its primary care and specialty outpatient clinics and will be the anchor tenant for the first floor of the building utilizing approximately 85,000 square feet.
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St. Claire Regional Medical Center Joins UK Markey Cancer Center Research Network
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced today that St.
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UK Pediatrician, Child Safety Advocate Named 2015 Public Health Hero
Kentucky Children's Hospital pediatrician and child safety researcher Dr. Susan Pollack was recently honored as one of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s 2015 Public Health Heroes. The award is given annually to individuals who have demonstrated their dedication to improving the health of Lexington residents.
Pollack has advocated for injury prevention and safety measures for children of all ages.
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Congratulations to UK COM Labs for Better Bio Awards
Congratulations to the following COM labs for receiving the Better Bio Awards from the Department of Biological Safety. These awards are given to labs for setting a shining example of lab housekeeping and maintanence.
Estus Lab (Sanders Brown)
Nelson Lab (Sanders Brown)
Murphy Lab (Sanders Brown)
Rangnekar Lab (Combs)
Plattner Lab (Combs)
Thibault Lab (Med Sci)
UK Travel Program Update Policy Regarding Air Fare Cost Comparison
The UK Travel policy was updated in January. Changes included the following language: Failure to submit a valid cost comparison may result in your reimbursement being reduced to the historical lowest airfare in the market. Therefore, there is no longer a need to submit an exception request when there is not a valid cost comparison. Our Director of UK Travel Program has the ability to pull up historical fares and will make the determination on the amount to reimburse.
NIH Announces Potential Delays Issuing Awards in May 2015
[from the NIH website]
Notice of Potential Delays to NIH Issuing Awards in May 2015
Notice Number: NOT-OD-15-088
Key Dates
Release Date: April 9, 2015
Related Announcements
None
Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Purpose
2nd Annual Quality & Safety Forum
Stop by June 3 in Pavilion A from 10:30 - 2:00
Interview Dates for 2018
Interview dates for 2018 have been selected. Interviews will be held 8/28, 8/30, 9/4, 9/6, 9/11, and 9/13
Sanders-Brown Dinner to Feature Coach Matthew Mitchell
Peter Nelson, the R.C.Durr Endowed Professor in Alzheimer's disease, sits in his office and explains how the efforts of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Foundation allowed him and his colleagues to identify and name a new age-related disease called PART.
"To make an Alzheimer's diagnosis you need to see two things together in a patient’s brain: amyloid plaques and structures called neurofibrillary tangles composed of a protein called tau, but autopsy studies on patients with dementia have demonstrated that some have tangles but no plaques," said Nelson who has both a medical degree and Ph.D
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UK Cardiologist Explores Link Between Coffee and Heart Health
After a long night and not enough sleep, many people reach for their first cup of coffee as quickly as they reach for the snooze button. Not long after the first one is down, another is poured.
Love for coffee can be traced back as far as Kaldi the goat herder, who lived in Ethiopia in 800 A.D. According to legend, Kaldi noticed that his goats would become playful after eating the berries of a certain plant.
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