On December 30, 2014, NIH released new information regarding salary limitations for NIH grants. A link to the information can be found by clicking here.
Professional athletes often spend hours in a gym working to build strong healthy muscles needed to keep them at the top of their game. But strong muscles help all humans maintain peak physical performance – the non-athlete, the young and the old – and can prevent frailty later in life, a condition that can exacerbate an illness and even shorten one's life.
A paraplegic Brazilian will signal the start of the 2014 World Cup on June 12 with a miraculous movement.
Suited in a futuristic exoskeleton developed by researchers part of the Walk Again Project, the young man will send a message from his brain to a robotically controlled leg, driving the first kick of the world's most viewed sporting event.
On Dec. 2, a very special group of people gathered to celebrate a very special gift.
"Participation in clinical trials is a truly noble act, and we consider the people who volunteer for research part of our family," says Dr. Gregory Jicha, a professor at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. "So it's natural that we would gather at the holidays to share a little joy and thanksgiving."
Every year, the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has a party for patients who have volunteered to participate in research at the center.
The PowerPoint from the University’s update meeting held on December 11, 2014, can be found below. Pay particular attention to the section on inclusion of “Administrative and Clerical Salaries,” as this language has already been incorporated into the
The SRAS received incomplete information in the reports from Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) for November that is a primary source of information for the monthly supplemental reports we distribute.
If you are planning an NIH proposal submission for May 25, 2015 (or later), any biosketches included MUST use the new 5-page format. Please note this represents a significant change and you are encouraged to allow sufficient lead time to prepare them. This new format asks the investigator to provide up to five of his/her most significant contributions to science, including historical background, findings, influence and/or application of the findings on the progress of science and/or health or technology, and his/her role in the work. For each contribution, the investigator
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) recently released draft guidance on the topic, “Disclosing Reasonably Foreseeable Risks in Research Evaluating Standards of Care”, http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/newsroom/rfc/comstdofcare.html. Public comments on the draft guidance are encouraged and can be submitted until December 23rd. Directions on how to submit comments can be found on the OHRP website,
A meeting will be held on Thursday, December 11 from 10:00 – 11:00 in room 102 Mining and Minerals Resources Building to update the campus community on progress towards being in compliance with the federal Uniform Guidance. The meeting is open to all.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine faculty member in behavioral science and Director of the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Dr. Jamie Studts was featured during the "UK at the Half" that aired during the UK vs. Providence College basketball game, broadcast on the radio Nov. 30.
The Kentucky LEADS Collaborative received a three-year, $7 million grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation's Bridging Cancer Care Initiative. Kentucky has more cases of lung cancer than any other state and its lung cancer mortality rate is 50 percent higher than the national average.
A group of physiologists led by University of Kentucky’s Tim McClintock have identified the receptors activated by two odors using a new method that tracks responses to smells in live mice.
More than 450 scientists, researchers and laypeople converged on Lexington last week for the fourth annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia, hosted by the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.
The two-day program offered sessions for both scientific and community audiences to share current findings, trends and the latest updates on dementia and aging disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease.
The scientific session and poster presentations were held on Friday, Nov. 21, at the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital. This session featured speakers William E.
Four students seeking their master's degrees and five students doctoral programs competed last week in an event designed to prepare them for presenting research.
The "Three Minute Thesis" event, hosted by the UK Graduate School and the Graduate Student Congress, is a research communication initiative requiring graduate students to speak succinctly and engagingly about their current research to a nonspecialist audience.
It provides students with the opportunity to practice presenting their work, and to receive feedback from a panel of judges.
As you know, PIs have been delegated the authority to submit their own NIH RPPRs (annual progress reports) via eRA Commons. However, your SRAS GPS is still available to assist you with these submissions. The GPS can provide financial and payroll system-generated details to complete budget and participant information.
The Lunch at Leader originally scheduled for Thursday, November 21 has been cancelled. The next Lunch at Leader is scheduled for April 3. For more details on the event, click here.
