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CHS Announcements
Calendar of Events
Note: More dates can be found on the CHS Sharepoint Calendar Back to TopMuscle Forum
Peterson Receives NIH BIRT Grant with Duke University
Congratulations to Charlotte Peterson, PhD, who recently
received a NIH-National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases (NIAMS) Building Interdisciplinary Research Team (BIRT) award.
Dr. Peterson (Principal Investigator) and John McCarthy, PhD (Co-Principal
Investigator; Physiology) will extend an ongoing project by utilizing
interdisciplinary expertise in both skeletal muscle and vascular biology (Duke
University). The project, entitled The role of satellite cells in adult
skeletal muscle growth and maintenance, was funded for one year and promotes
building new interdisciplinary teams for basic or translational research.
Physical therapists can help people become fit and active
contributors to society, whatever their The theme for this World Physical Therapy Day is "Fit
for the Future." For more info, visit the website.
All
resource materials for the 2013 Faculty Performance Review process have been
loaded to the CHS Academic Affairs website. Click on the
gray bar labeled "Faculty Performance Review" to access the materials needed for
this year’s process.
The University of Kentucky will host the
National Conference on Undergraduate Research
on April 3-5, 2014. As many as 4,000 researchers from across
the country as well as internationally will come to UK to present the results of
their research efforts in the form of poster sessions and oral presentations. In
addition, there will be numerous Plenary Speakers, Student Interest Sessions, UK
Open Houses, presentations by student organization, special events and
entertainment, and more. This will be a stellar opportunity for our
undergraduate researchers to showcase their accomplishments and the productivity
of the research groups with whom they work. IMPORTANT DATES: Online abstract submission opens: Monday,
September 30, 2013 For more info, visit the
website. The Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network presents the 5th Annual KARRN Conference: Issues Related to Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke and Brain Injury. The conference will be held September 25 at the Perkins Conference Center, Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. The conference is free. View the conference schedule flyer and register online. Undergraduate Research Enhancement AwardsThe CHS Office of Research is pleased to announce the availability of Undergraduate Research Enhancement Awards (UREAs) for faculty mentoring undergraduates in research. Three UREAs of $500 each are available for Fall 2013. Faculty may use these funds to provide students with a small stipend, support student travel to present undergraduate research work, or to purchase lab supplies necessary for their respective research programs. To apply for an award, please send an email to Gilson Capilouto with a brief description of your work with undergraduates, including the name of a student you are working with this fall, as well as a breakdown of how you plan to use the award. The deadline for applications is September 15. Applications will be reviewed by committee and awards will be announced by October 1. Mark Your Calendar! Blood Battle September 10
Donate blood at the Health Care Colleges’ Blood Battle on Tuesday,
September 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Commons (CTW 127). If you donate, you
will be
entered to win a $25 Wal-Mart or Speedway gift card. You may
sign up online. Please be sure to select the date associated with the
UK College of Health Sciences. The UK Center for Muscle Biology and UK CHS welcome Nadine Connor, PhD,
Associate Professor, Depts. of Communication Sciences and Disorders and
Surgery, Research Director, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Join us for a Physiology Seminar,
“Plasticity in Lingual and Laryngeal Muscles,” Wednesday, September
11, from 3 to 4 p.m., MN463. Dr. Connor will be available to meet
with RHB and CSD academic and clinical faculty and students for a Round
Table Discussion, Thursday, September 12, from 9 to 10:00 a.m.,
CTW 127 (Commons). Publishing Consultant, Award-winning Poet Named Women Writers Event SpeakersThe non-workshop experience at the 2013
Kentucky Women Writers Conference,
being held Sept. 20-22, will be anchored by two outstanding presenters,
publishing consultant and author Peggy DeKay and award-winning poet Paisley
Rekdal. Peggy DeKay, author of "Self-Publishing for Virgins: The first-time
author’s guide to self-publishing," will teach two seminars on self-publishing
and e-book opportunities for emerging and established writers, delving into case
studies of poets, novelists, and essayists who have reached wider audiences
through these new publishing paradigms. "Self-Publishing and Today’s Writer"
will be presented 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20. DeKay will lead "E-books: The
Future of Publishing Is Here" at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Both seminars
are available to conference registrants only and will be presented at the
Carnegie Center for Literacy and
Learning. UK Work-Life Supervisor of the Year Nomination Deadline: September 13Do you know a great UK supervisor? Give them the recognition they deserve. Submit your nomination for the 2013 UK Work-Life Supervisor of the Year Awards HERE before Friday, September 13, at 5 p.m. The Work-Life Supervisor of the Year award is given each year to one UK supervisor who exemplifies UK values, especially a sensitivity to their employees' work and personal life responsibilities. Our previous winners have inspired us with their ideas and innovative thinking, and we are excited to offer this award again. Nominations are open to all UK employees. Visit the website to learn more, and submit your Work-Life Supervisor of the Year nomination before Friday, September 13, at 5 p.m.
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