Announcements

Instruction on Gender in Data Collection Per Executive Orders

The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice is providing the following instruction and procedures and is seeking award information on or related to surveys, forms, or other data collection tools that ask about “gender” or “gender identity.”

February 2025 The IRB Review Newsletter

February edition now available

Proposal Submission Deadline Policy

See the new policy for proposal preparation and submission (30-day, 6-day and 3-day deadlines) developed in collaboration between the Vice President for Research, Collaborative Grant Services (CGS), Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA) and the Associate Deans for Research (ADRs).

January 2025 RCR Newsletter

January edition now available

January 2025 UK Innovate Newsletter

The January issue of the Innovation Insider Newsletter is available.

Spring 2025 Lunch & Learn Series | February 12

The Office of the Vice President for Research Lunch & Learn series continues at noon on zoom. Access the full Spring 2025 schedule, zoom link and slides and videos from past events on the Lunch & Learn webpage. February 12: A Three-Decade Legacy of Lessons and Impacts: Transdisciplinary Research on Health and the Environment

Register for the 6th Annual James B. Beam Institute Industry Conference

The James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits (JBBI), in partnership with the Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA), has opened registration for the 2025 Industry Conference. The conference on UK’s campus March 17-19 features sessions led by bourbon industry leaders related to spirit production, business, new technology and agriculture, branding and sales. Ouita Michel, owner of several farm-to-table restaurants in the Lexington area, is the keynote speaker.

New Opioid Abatement Funding Decision Tool

This new tool is available for state and local government partners to provide evidence-based practices tested through the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) Consortium members including the UK HCS team. The tool allows the user to respond to questions regarding the current community environment then provides a list of evidence-based practices for spending opioid settlement funds. Learn more here. Overdose Crisis Community Decision Tool demo

Pilot Funding: UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK‐CARES) | Letters of intent due Feb. 10

The mission of UK‐CARES is to discover and translate research on how the environment affects the health of people in rural Appalachia. Pilot Project Program supports innovative and high-impact environmental health sciences research, early‐stage investigators and those new to environmental health sciences, and fosters collaboration between environmental health scientists and community partners to address emerging environmental health issues, particularly in Appalachian communities. Letters of intent due Feb. 10.

BIRCWH Program Scholars and Associates | apply by March 5

The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) program is now accepting applications for two Scholars and up to four Associates, effective August 1, 2025. Selected faculty receive intense mentoring and career development to strengthen their research programs. Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. March 5. Click here to learn more.

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