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[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. 

INDUSTRY/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

On March 2, 2017, NIH released a new policy combining and clarifying its previous policies on continuous submission.  While the policy did not change, the information is now formatted in an easier to use single policy. 

[from The Graduate School]

Six University of Kentucky educators were named recipients of the UK Alumni Association 2017 Great Teacher Award Tuesday night.

The recipients are:

Organizations like the American Heart Association have promoted the FAST concept to help people recognize the symptoms of stroke.FAST stands for Face, Arm, Speech and Time – the last letter a reminder to seek treatment immediately because strokes can be debilitating or even deadly.However, a study published in a recent issue of Stroke and authored by a resident physician at the University of Kentucky might signal a sea change in how we educate lay people and first responders to look for stroke.Dr.

REMINDER: Submit your abstract by Tuesday, February 28:

Discover the latest advances in cancer research by submitting your abstracts and attending Markey Cancer Center Research Day on May 17, 2017.   

For the eighth consecutive year, the Singletary Center for the Arts will play host to Markey’s daylong event that showcases the work of cancer researchers from all disciplines at the University of Kentucky.  If you have notable work to share, we want to see it displayed during our poster sessions.  

Sent on behalf of Brandy Nelson, University of Kentucky Biosafety Officer and Responsible Official:

In the modern era of electronic medical records and increasingly sophisticated care, one of the greatest opportunities for health innovation and medical discoveries lies not in a lab or a clinic, but in data.

Parkinson’s disease is a long-term, progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. An estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s. The symptoms for the disease usually develop slowly over time, and among the obvious are shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement, and difficulty in walking. Currently, there is no cure for Parkinson’s, though there are medications that can slow the progression of symptoms.

Thursday March 9, 2017
12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
MN 136

The Office of Faculty and Professional Development
Presents
“Writing High Impact Aims”
By Ms. Kathy Grezch, Executive Director, Proposal Development Office

Please RSVP via email to Ms. Deborah Reining at dhrein2@uky.edu by March 7, at 12:00 noon.

The Office of the Vice President for Research is hosting a series of workshops designed to help faculty accelerate their research activities and to update the research community on changes in the research infrastructure to facilitate the strategic plan implementation.

§  Grant Writing Workshop: Friday, February 24, 383 Gatton, 1-5 p.m.

§  Recent changes in the UK Research infrastructure: Wednesday March 1, WT Young Auditorium, 2-4 p.m.

[From Tim Tracy, Provost]

Join Miltenyi Biotec at the University of Kentucky on Tuesday, February 21st, and Wednesday, February 22nd for a seminar and workshop to learn about the unique capabilities of the MACSQuant flow cytometer.

Highly automated, with integrated liquid handling capabilities, and absolute cell counting, the MACSQuant flow cytometer is not like any other cytometer you have seen before. Excel at applications for rare cells, whole blood analysis (as little as 5ul), cell cycle, and microvesicles.

Seminar: