Tianyan Gao showed Micah Fowler, 13, center, and other Boyle County seventh-graders how to analyze DNA in the lab using a protocol called gel electrophoresis. The demonstration Tuesday was part of Meet the Researchers Day at the University of Kentucky Biomedical/Biological Sciences Research Building. Carroll County Middle School students also attended. Schools in the region participated in a fundraiser called Pennies for Patients for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
The Center on Trauma and Children (CTAC) has moved to the College of Medicine to facilitate and enhance the translational research activities of the center. CTAC is dedicated to the enhancement of the health and well-being of children and their families through research, service and dissemination of information about child abuse and trauma. "We are excited about the opportunities at the College of Medicine to work in an interdisciplinary setting and pursue our goal of improving the lives of children and families affected by trauma," said Ginny Sprang, executive director of CTAC. More tha
Alzheimer's disease is on the rise, but the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is a major player in the fight against this debilitating condition. Since the founding of the SBCoA in 1979, and the federal funding of the SBCoA Alzheimer's Disease Center (ADC) in 1985, the center has made many contributions to the body of knowledge about Alzheimer's and related brain aging conditions. The facts about Alzheimer's disease are staggering. An estimated 5.2 million Americans and approximately 34 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
From Susan Stark, College Grants Officer (CGO) for the College of Medicine: As reminder, it is the College’s practice that proposals (including annual progress reports) will NOT be reviewed until the eIAF for the submission has been rec’d by the CGO for review. Also, the CGO will communicate directly with the person who submitted the eIAF if there are questions about the eIAF, associated attachments, or financial disclosure/conflict of interest.
NEWS FOR RESEARCHERS: MAJOR CHANGES TO PATENT LAW EFFECTIVE MARCH 16, 2013 The America Invents Act (“AIA”) became fully effective March 16th, bringing major changes to American patent law. Many of these changes will substantially impact the way universities pursue patents. A summary of the major changes most likely to affect you include the following: 1. CHANGE TO FIRST TO FILE RULE The U.S. will change from the prior first to invent rule to a first to file rule. While the first to file rule has been the norm for most foreign countries, since inception of the patent office the U.S.
For one University of Kentucky doctorate of physical therapy (DPT) student, a passion for sports and a talent for physical therapy research have converged to create an extraordinary opportunity: Daniel Eck has been selected to present his research findings at the American Physical Therapy Association’s 2013 conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 26 – 29. Eck’s research focused on the musculature of the shoulder blade in high school baseball pitchers. Strength assessments were performed on pitchers before, immediately after, and four consecutive days after pitching.

Warm weather is back. Therefore it is time to review appropriate clothing for working in the laboratory. According to the UK Environmental Health and Safety guidelines, lab personnel should not shorts or tank tops, torn clothing or extremely loose or dangling clothing. Long hair should be restrained. Shoes should be closed toed therefore, sandals and flipflops are not allowed. If you have questions about appropriate clothing to wear while working in the lab, refer to the Environmental Health and Safety website.

The National Science Board has recently released a Request for Information: Reducing Investigator's Administrative Workload for Federally Funded Research. Read more at the National Science Board website.

Federal regulations issued by the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) require employees performing work on sponsored agreements to certify university work efforts as a distribution of 100% of total compensated time worked. UK has chosen the After-the-Fact effort reporting method described in Section J.8 of OMB Circular A-21 to meet the requirement for certifying effort on sponsored project agreements.