Past Events

UK-CARES EHS Seminar Series: W. Jay Christian

Digital Lab Series: CreateUK & WordPress

You have a CreateUK account and you know you want to use WordPress for your web project, and perhaps you have already installed it. But now what? Join us for a live, step-by-step walkthrough of creating and customizing your WordPress website. We will review installing and customizing a theme, creating pages and posts, adding users, and installing plugins. Bring your questions! There will be time to address any specific questions you may have about your WordPress website. Presenter: Jennifer Hootman, Coordinator of Digital Scholarship & Data

Using AI to Enhance Research

Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Series Using AI to Enhance Research Presenters: James Griffioen (Director, UK Center for Computational Sciences) Cody Bumgardner (Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine) All presentations will be live on zoom on Wednesdays: https://uky.zoom.us/j/87433212500  Phone: 646-876-9923 Meeting ID: 874 3321 2500

REDCap Training Series: Intermediate Level

This training is designed for REDCap users who already know how to navigate the program and create a basic survey. Class Objectives:

Lunch & Learn: Disability Benefits 101

Presenters:    Carolyn Wheeler, M.S., CPWIC    Supported Employment Training Project    Human Development Institute/UK        Jeff White, MBA, CPWIC    Quality Assurance Coord. Employment    Div. of Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities     Learning Objectives:

BERD BITES: Air Pollution Monitoring and Modeling for Health Studies

BERD BITES: Air Pollution Monitoring and Modeling for Health Studies Air pollution exposure is the largest environmental risk to human health, associated with increased risk of premature death, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, metabolic diseases, and adverse birth outcomes. The presenters of this event will talk about different exposure assessment tools and opportunities in various levels (e.g., personal to national levels) to study the health impact of air pollution.   Presented by: 

Inclusive Workforce Summit

Economic development and business success are directly tied to the quality of the workforce. To drive growth and innovation, we must build workplaces that embrace inclusion, diversity and provide opportunities for all talented individuals to thrive.    

People Academics Research Engagement Alumni & Giving Symposium on Dis/Ability & Debility in Appalachia

Appalachia has long been considered a disabled region. It is widely understood as a “disability belt,” and anti-Appalachian systems are deeply entwined with dis/ablist ones. However, there has been limited conversation between the fields of Appalachian and Disability Studies, and Disabled Appalachian voices have been marginalized in both areas.

Fourteenth Annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging & Dementia Community Session

The Markesbery Symposium, named in honor and memory of the late William R. Markesbery, MD, founding director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, highlights the research being done at the Center as well as current research around the globe.   More information here.

Symposium on Dis/Ability & Debility in Appalachia

Event site: https://appalachiancenter.as.uky.edu/symposium-disability-debility-appalachia