Major Changes to Patent Law Effective March 16, 2013
UK Doctorate of Physical Therapy Student to Present Research Findings at National Conference
Project CARAT Recycles and Refurbishes Medical Equipment in Eastern Kentucky
Video by UK Research Reveal Media
Warm Weather Laboratory Attire
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.
National Science Board – Request for Information: Reducing Investigator’s Administrative Workload for Federally Funded Research
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.
Effort Reporting - Why Is It Required?
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.
NIH Public Access Policy
From the NIH Public Access Website: The NIH Public Access Policy ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH funded research. It requires scientists to submit final peer-reviewed journal manuscripts that arise from NIH funds to the digital archive PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication. To help advance science and improve human health, the Policy requires that these papers are accessible to the public on PubMed Central no later than 12 months after publication.
At A Glance: Location
Welcome to Behavioral Science
The Department of Behavioral Science, founded in 1959 (the first such department in a medical school anywhere), is one of the basic science d
North Central AHEC Guidance Counselor Workshop
3/20/13-North Central AHEC Guidance Counselor Workshop
One of the most pressing issues facing our health care system is the ongoing shortage of health care workers. From dentists to medical assistants to nurse practitioners, the demand is increasing just as many workers reach retirement age and leave the workforce. The shortage is also expected to worsen as the population ages and the demand for health care workers increases.