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UK Human Research Protection Program Receives Full AAHRPP Reaccreditation

Jul 16, 2020, 8:27 AM

The five-year reaccreditation process involved an AAHRPP application consisting of some 1,700 pages, completed by ORI staff, describing the HRPP at UK and culminated with a two-day site visit.

UK Entomologists Find Invasive Paper Wasps Preying on Monarch Butterfly Larvae

Jul 16, 2020, 8:24 AM

“In our study, Polistes dominula was the most common wasp seen hunting caterpillars in Central Kentucky gardens. We think it may be a game-changer for urban monarch conservation."

OTC Announces Enhanced UKAccel Program in Partnership With Launch Blue

Jul 15, 2020, 8:31 AM

Under the enhanced UKAccel, the Launch Blue team will provide professional development and experiential learning to UK innovators who are interested in learning the best commercialization path for their technology.

UK Study Provides New Insight on Colorectal Cancer Growth

Jul 14, 2020, 8:40 AM

A group led by the Markey Cancer Center researcher Qing-Bai She discovered that SMS is overexpressed in colorectal cancers and plays an important role in balancing cellular spermidine levels that are a necessary adaptation for colorectal cancer growth.

UK’s Haupt Awarded National Education Dissertation Fellowship

Jul 14, 2020, 8:30 AM

Haupt is one of 35 recipients of the 2020 fellowship, selected from a pool of 429 applicants. He will receive $27,500 for a period of up to two years to complete his dissertation and attend professional development.

Sanders-Brown Researcher Receives Grant Supported by Rotary Clubs to Further Dementia Studies

Jul 8, 2020, 8:26 AM

The $125,000 grant comes from The CART Fund. CART (Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust) is a grassroots effort by Rotary Club members throughout the country to provide cutting edge research to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s.

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UK Joins National Data Collaborative for COVID-19 Research

Jul 8, 2020, 8:20 AM

CCTS is partnering with NCATS, the National Center for Data to Health, and around 60 other clinical institutions affiliated with the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program to leverage big data in the fight against COVID-19.

Nikiforos Stamatiadis Awarded Greek Diaspora Fellowship

Jul 7, 2020, 8:27 AM

The Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program is a scholar exchange program for Greek universities to host Greek scholars from the diaspora in the areas of collaborative research, curriculum co-development and/or graduate/undergraduate student mentoring and teaching.

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KGS researchers receive funding from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

Jul 7, 2020, 8:20 AM

KGS researchers received $64,462 in funding from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program for their project, "Improving Estimates of Ground-Motion Site Response in the New Madrid and Wabash Valley Seismic Zones."

UK Center for Health Equity Transformation Awards 3 Pilot Research Grants

Jul 1, 2020, 8:23 AM

“The significance of addressing health and other inequities has never been greater,” said Nancy Schoenberg, CHET director. “While we received numerous rigorous proposals, these projects stood out for their capacity to employ stellar research approaches to make impactful change."

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