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UK and DHHS Cost Accounting Services came to agreement last week on UK’s F&A rates for the next three years beginning July 1, 2017. The following rates should be used in proposal budgets for projects that will begin July 1, 2017 or later. Please now begin to use these rates in new proposals.
Fiscal Year
FY 18,19,20
By Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis
Recently, we celebrated a new grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), within a program called the Institutional Development Award (IDeA), for a Center for Cancer and Metabolism. This Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), which is headed by Daret St. Clair in collaboration with Peter Zhou, is anticipated to have an amazing impact on our ability to fight the cancer scourge that plagues Kentucky.
They've hosted astronauts, entrepreneurs, national champions, politicians and world leaders. But this year, the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging opted to tell "Our Story" at its annual dinner.
Instead of a keynote speaker from outside the organization, Sanders-Brown featured the stories of six families whose lives have been ravaged by Alzheimer's disease.
For minors working in Research Laboratories and Animal Facilities, Environmental Health and Safety has developed policies and procedures to minimize the risk to minors working in these areas. You may review the EHS information here, http://ehs.uky.edu/ohs/minors_0001.php.
Mechanosensory hair cells in the inner ear pick up the softest sounds, such as whispers and distant noises.
Unlike other cells in the human body, these sensory cells are fragile and finite. At birth, the human ear contains approximately 15,000 of these cells. They do not regenerate or divide and, therefore are susceptible to permanent damage from exposure to loud sounds. Scientists believe understanding the molecular mechanisms that maintain the structure of these cells throughout the lifespan can provide insight into the fundamental causes of hearing loss and deafness.
The University of Kentucky was recently awarded a prestigious Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant to study the metabolism of cancer from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health. The $11.2 million grant will fund UK's Center for Cancer and Metabolism over the next five years.
In December, with bipartisan support, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, a major piece of legislation designed to re-energize medical research within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – the world’s premier biomedical research government agency. But the recently released so called “skinny” budget within the America First budget blueprint, which includes a roughly $6 billion cut to the NIH, would profoundly curtail discovery and innovation across the U.S.
Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 12 for the Knapp Memorial Lecture. Dr. Charles Sfeir from the University of Pittsburgh will be speaking.
Craniofacial and Dental Regeneration: From Bench to Bedside
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Pavilion A Auditorium
3:45 – 4:00 – Light Refreshments
4:00 – 4:15 – Greetings
4:15 – 5:15 – Presentation
About Dr. Sfeir:
As you may know, the College of Medicine’s Sponsored Research Administrative Services (SRAS) office is participating in two pilots of new grant-related platforms.
Many members of the College of Medicine have expressed concern over the recently proposed cuts to the NIH budget. As part of this concern, many have felt the need to contact their elected representation in government. For contact to be considered appropriate, it must be presented as from an individual citizen not as from a representative of the University, meaning it must be sent from a personal email address and personal mailing address. The University’s compliance with Federal lobbying laws requires that individuals gain approval through the Vice President of Resea
Dr. Karen Kelsky will be on the University of Kentucky’s campus Friday, April 7th. In addition to a keynote, Hacking the Academic Job Market, and workshop, Going Post-Ac: The Non-Academic Job Search (more info about these sessions can be found here), she will present a workshop tailored specifically to Directors of Graduate Studies and graduate faculty, Advising for Advisors: How to Help Your Ph.D.s in a Time of Turmoil, from 1:00 to 2:30pm.
Registration for the Seventh Annual Barnstable Brown Obesity and Diabetes Research Day is now open. The deadline for abstract submission is April 21, 2017. Details of the event, including registration and program schedule, can be found on the Barnstable Brown Obesity and Diabetes Research Day web site.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Registration now OPEN - https://odrd.med.uky.edu/
[From Kim Carter, Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration and Associate Director, University of Kentucky Research Foundation]
To prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, jurors must find evidence a defendant was culpable of a criminal act. Culpability refers to a person’s awareness and mental state, and in cases of criminal conviction, the degree of culpability or “guiltiness” dictates the degree of punishment. Depending on culpability, a punishment ranges from a small fine to life in prison.
HHS continues to operate under a continuing resolution. The NIH will continue to issue non-competing research grant awards at levels below what was stated on the most recent Notice of Award. The salary cap was raised from $185,100 to $187,000.
Do you have invoices associated with POs for subcontracts/subawards on your sponsored project that need to be paid? Check the SRAS Useful Information page for OSPA guidance on ho
The College of Medicine (COM) has recently begun participating in the pilot of the new “version 2.0” eIAF form. This new and improved eIAF form has been in development by the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA) and the Enterprise Architecture Group (EAG). It offers a number of enhanced features, including improved eIAF validation checks and a window for the upload of attachments directly into the eIAF form.
As the fiscal year end approaches, the Univeristy Financial Services has issued the calendar of year end closing dates. The entire schedule can be found on the PDF below.