Announcements

Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (FTRPs) Policy

As required by federal law, UK is issuing a new policy (effective Aug 9, 2024) concerning participation in foreign talent recruitment programs (FTRPs) per the CHIPS and Science Act.

UK ASCEND | Applications due Aug 23

UK ASCEND (Achieving Success in Community-Engaged research to elimiNate Disparities) is requesting applications from UK postdoctoral fellows/scholars to apply for pilot research funds to conduct Community-Engaged Research (CER) studies. The ASCEND Postdoctoral CER Pilot will provide pilot awards of up to $25,000 for 12 months.

iThenticate Subscription

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has purchased an iThenticate subscription for researchers including graduate students. Each RCR-compliant researcher or graduate student will receive 3 credits (uploads) per year.

Postdoctoral program deadline 11/6

The Office of the Vice President for Research is seeking applications for its postdoctoral fellowship programs (Lyman T. Johnson Fellowship and University Research Fellowship), designed to diversify the pipeline of candidates qualified to become academic leaders in their fields. The Inclusive Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (IPEP) within this postdoctoral fellowship aims to provide an academic curriculum and enriching experience for populations underrepresented in their disciplines. Applications are due November 6.

Enrichment Split Change for Complex Grants

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), through the University of Kentucky Research Foundation (UKRF), returns 10% of recovered Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs on grant expenditures to units with a single Principal Investigator (PI), and up to 16% of recovered F&A if more than one unit is involved in the research project. This program, termed enrichment, is an incentive program meant to enrich the research taking place within the project.

Generative AI Use in Research | UK ADVANCE Recommendations

The public release of generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) tools represents a significant moment for the University of Kentucky’s research and scholarly enterprise. Since late 2022, the capabilities of generative AI have proliferated and advanced at a rapid pace. Machine learning and artificial intelligence are established methods for use in research, but generative AI is novel in that it produces content—text, code, image, sound, video—based on user input and dialogue and presents additional questions.

TikTok and UK Researcher Impact

In June 2023, the federal government issued an interim rule that prohibits use of the social media app TikTok on any device being used in furtherance of a contract or project funded by federal monies. That includes UK-owned devices, as well as devices that are the employee’s own but used for work as part of a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program. There are still some questions as to the scope of this rule, and the UK Office of Legal Counsel is working to provide more general guidance to the university community.

Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing

What is the new Data Management and Sharing (DMS) policy in brief?

TikTok and UK Researcher Impact

On June 2, 2023, the federal government issued an interim Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application) prohibiting the use of TikTok or other ByteDance applications on information technology used in the performance of a federal contract.

Generative AI Use in Research | UK ADVANCE Recommendations

The public release of generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) tools represents a significant moment for the University of Kentucky’s research and scholarly enterprise. Since late 2022, the capabilities of generative AI have proliferated and advanced at a rapid pace. Machine learning and artificial intelligence are established methods for use in research, but generative AI is novel in that it produces content—text, code, image, sound, video—based on user input and dialogue and presents additional questions.

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