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Office of the President
October 28, 2003

1. Campaign Success Leads to $1 Billion Goal

The University of Kentucky marked the end of its most ambitious fund-raising campaign in history on October 24, with news it raised over $618 million over five years, surpassing its original goal of $600 million. UK President Lee T. Todd Jr., campaign National Chair James W. Stuckert of Louisville and UK Vice President of Development Terry Mobley made the announcement during a development luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in Lexington. University officials, obviously pleased with the success of The Campaign, also announced plans to raise an additional $400 million over the next four years, bringing the goal to a total of $1 billion.

2. UK Launches System to Gather Information for Resource Planning

For several months UK has gathered data and identified resources in preparation of moving the university into a new generation of “Enterprise Resource Planning” (ERP). Most of UK’s operational administrative systems and processes are antiquated for a university of this size and scope. Phyllis Nash will lead a team that will launch and implement new core administrative information systems. The ERP project, called “IRIS” for Integrated Resource Information Systems, refers to a modern suite of integrated applications that provide real-time data to end users to support administrative processes, enhance decision making, and to meet the information demands of UK. Complete implementation and integration will take two to four years. Extensive training opportunities prior to the shifting of current procedures will help in the operational transition. A Web page dedicated to the IRIS project will keep the campus aware of the team's progress and provide answers to process questions as changes are made.

3. Student Population, Now Over 35,000, Most Academically Talented in History

UK reported a record enrollment of 35,052 students for the fall semester 2003, an increase of 870 students over the previous year. Graduate School enrollment is also at a new all-time high, up 2 percent from 2002. Lexington Community College continues its steady growth with a total of 8,639 students, a 4.2 percent increase. These numbers include a significant growth in the number of African-American freshmen at UK, an increase of more than 30 percent. This year’s freshman class of 3,693 students is the most academically talented group of first-year undergraduates in UK’s history, including 318 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars and Governor’s School for the Arts students, 110 Legacy students, 145 high school class valedictorians, 45 National Merit Scholars, and two National Achievement Scholars. The middle 50 percent range of incoming freshmen’s ACT scores shows a composite of 22-27 – well above the national average of 17-24, equal to or better than a number of UK benchmark universities, and nearing UK’s goal of 23-28 set by the university’s 2003-06 Strategic Plan. In other examples of growth, total African-American enrollment and the combination of international and non-resident student enrollment for all classes each increased by 6 percent.

4. Officials Break Ground for Four New Student Residence Halls

UK officials broke ground last month for four new student residence halls that will house 684 students, marking the first new student housing facilities to be built since 1979. Financed through university housing and dining bonds, the new residence halls will be built at an estimated cost of $46 million. The new halls are the university’s response to an increased demand for on-campus housing and will help the university continue to attract and retain high-caliber students. With a total of 213,000 square feet, the new residence halls should be completed and ready for occupancy by fall 2005.

5. UK Begins Second-cycle Work on NCAA Self-study and Athletics Certification

UK is beginning work on its second-cycle NCAA Self-study and Certification of the Athletics Department. President Todd has appointed Connie Ray, vice president for Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness, to chair the university’s NCAA Steering Committee. Four subcommittees will report on specific areas designated for review by the NCAA operating principles: governance and commitment to rules compliance; academic integrity; fiscal integrity; and equity, welfare and sportsmanship. An NCAA representative will officially kick off the self-study with an orientation visit to campus in January 2004. An NCAA evaluation team will visit in March 2005. The certification program is meant to ensure NCAA’s commitment to integrity in intercollegiate athletics by broad-based involvement of key campus groups in the self-study effort, by assuring compliance with the NCAA operating principles, and by imposing sanctions on institutions that do not correct shortcomings or address problems identified during the self-study and peer evaluation process. UK Board of Trustees member, Barbara Young, has agreed to serve as a member of the Steering Committee.

6. City Initiates First Employer-assisted Housing Program

Lexington Mayor Teresa Ann Isaac, UK President Todd, and Samaritan Hospital CEO Frank Beirne recently joined representatives from the Lexington Downtown Development Authority and Fannie Mae to announce Lexington’s first Employer-assisted Housing (EAH) Initiative. The initiative, called “Live Where You Work,” is an effort to increase homeownership opportunities among Lexington’s workforce through access to financial assistance of up to $15,000 for eligible employees, housing information, education provided by counseling agencies, and innovative financing options. The initiative promotes urban revitalization by targeting homes in downtown Lexington and the UK area. The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, UK and Samaritan Hospital are the first employers in the city to offer this benefit plan to employees. President Todd said Live Where You Work will greatly aid UK in its efforts to attract and retain superior faculty and staff, as well as serve as a catalyst for revitalizing neighborhoods contiguous to the UK campus.

7. UK Broadens Use of Temporary Disability Leave and Funeral Leave for Employees

In another step to improve work-life conditions for employees, the university has enhanced and broadened the use of temporary disability leave (TDL) and funeral leave for employees. The policy changes expand the definition of family to permit employees to use up to 30 working days of TDL over a 12-month period for illnesses of family members. It also eliminates the “66-day rule” that required employees to have a balance of 66 days of accrued TDL before being granted time off to care for an ill family member. Leave for the death of a parent, sibling, spouse, child, or other relatives for whom an employee is directly responsible was increased from three to five working days.

8. President Todd Presents First Annual Awards for Diversity

Nearly 300 people attended the inaugural President’s Awards for Diversity at a late September reception at the Boone Center. Thirty-two people were nominated and seven people received the awards and $500 dollars each. The winners in the various categories were: Doris Wilkinson, sociology professor, and Lauretta Byars, associate provost for multicultural and academic affairs, in the faculty/administrator category; Delicia Haynes, a student in the College of Medicine, in the student category; Donald Witt II, director of Undergraduate Admission and University Registrar, in the staff category; Lexington Community College in the UK unit/program category; and Joseph Lambert, chief justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court, and Joseph Kelly, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Columbia Gas of Kentucky, in the Kentucky agency/organization/individual category.

9. College of Social Work Shares in $2 Million Grant for Bioterrorism Research

Ginny Sprang and Jim Clark of the UK College of Social Work received a two-year, $2,653,816 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration to study the effects of bioterrorism. This is a joint project between UK, the University of Louisville, and the Kentucky Department of Mental Health. The UK and U of L researchers will focus on health-related issues. The UK College of Social Work, which will receive $315,000, is handling the mental health aspect of the grant, developing models of how bioterrorism and/or the threat of bioterrorism impacts individuals, especially vulnerable populations like children. Other UK faculty and colleges involved include Patty Sharko, Agriculture, agroterrorism preparedness and response; Craig Martin, Pharmacy, bioterrorism preparedness for community based pharmacists; and Jim Norton and Rob Sprang, Medicine and Kentucky Telecare, information dissemination.

10. UK Alzheimer’s Researchers Indicate Protein May Stem Diseases’ Advance

A team of scientists, including a group from the UK College of Medicine’s Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, have uncovered the possible role of a protein in offering protection from Alzheimer’s disease. The protein, Pin1, acts on other proteins in the brain and reduces the other proteins’ tendency to form tangles and knots in the brain. The finding reveals a possible treatment for the disease and could have implications for other neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson’s and Huntington diseases. The UK team was led by Guoying Bing, professor of anatomy and neurobiology. The findings were published recently in Nature.

11. Gatton College Partners With Greek University to Offer MBA in Athens

The UK Gatton College of Business and Economics will offer its 36 credit-hour Master of Business Administration program in Athens, Greece, beginning next spring. The program will be hosted by UK's partner institution, the Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus (TEI-Piraeus) and combines TEI-Piraeus’ physical facilities, technical support, and reputation within Athens and Greece generally with the Gatton College’s well-known faculty and MBA curriculum to create a first-rate graduate level experience for properly credentialed Greek nationals and other European students seeking an American-style education at a reasonable price. No more than 70 students will be admitted into the first year of the program with subsequent years’ maximum enrollments to be negotiated between the Gatton College and TEI-Piraeus on an annual basis. The program is a key element in the college's continuing efforts to expand its international presence and is consistent with UK’s aspirations to achieve top-20 status.

12. UK Holds Inaugural National Conference on Violence Against Women

UK hosted an innovative research conference on violence against women in late September, the inaugural national event for the UK Center for Research on Violence Against Women. The conference, “Toward a National Research Agenda on Violence Against Women,” was specifically designed for researchers in the field. Topics included measuring and defining violence against women, offender typologies, effects of violence, and special issues facing women. Meanwhile, the center is offering petit grants to investigators across the university to fund research projects related to all aspects of violence against women. Selected projects will explore legal and clinical complexities of domestic violence, rape, stalking and related crimes, while enhancing the welfare and safety of those impacted by these crimes.

13. Colleges of Design and Agriculture Combine Resources

An agreement signed recently by David Mohney, dean of the UK College of Design, and Scott Smith, dean of the UK College of Agriculture, will strengthen a partnership to better serve Kentuckians. The agreement creates a formal partnership between the two colleges to work on topics in housing, home environment, and historic preservation. The School of Interior Design and the UK Cooperative Extension Service’s Family and Consumer Sciences unit will jointly implement the agreement.

14. UK a Leader in Laser Vision Correction

The UK Department of Ophthalmology is one of the first in the region to acquire a new technology to provide patients with state-of-the-art care. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a personalized eye laser treatment system, the Zyoptix™, manufactured by Bausch & Lomb, in the correction of near-sightedness and astigmatism. Multi-center, nationwide clinical trials conducted to determine the safety and effectiveness of the new technology generated impressive outcomes. In post-treatment surveys 99.7 percent of patients said that their quality of vision was improved after treatment and 98.5 percent of patients were satisfied or extremely satisfied with the results.

15. UK Awarded $1.3 Million to Restore Savanna-woodland Ecosystem

The Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board awarded UK $1.3 million for the purchase and initial management of 410 acres of Silver Lake Farm in southern Harrison County. The UK Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment and the Kentucky Chapter of the Nature Conservancy are collaborating with the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission and a private landowner to facilitate the work to be conducted on the property. The work will include restoring the unique Bluegrass savanna-woodland ecosystem, experimenting with effects of fire and grazing on the system, and developing a native plant nursery for pharmacological, agricultural, and ecological applications.

16. National Weather Services Certifies UK as a StormReady Campus

With the assistance of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, UK collaborated with the National Weather Service, Kentucky Emergency Management, and the Federal Emergency Management Administration, to achieve certification as a StormReady Campus. According to the NWS, UK is one of only a few college campuses in the nation to achieve StormReady status. StormReady is a certification program managed by NWS to help communities around the country become better prepared to respond to severe storms through planning, education, and awareness. To be named StormReady UK identified severe weather safe areas in every building on campus, installed special weather radios in the most populated buildings and in residence halls, displayed Severe Weather Shelter signs in designated buildings, trained UK employees to be StormSpotters, and created a Web site showing Severe Weather Shelter locations for every floor in every building on campus.

17. Kentucky Clinic South Opens New Pediatric Cardiology Clinic

The UK Department of Pediatrics has opened a new pediatric cardiology clinic at Kentucky Clinic South, offering better access to care for residents of south Lexington and surrounding communities. Thomas Di Sessa, pediatric cardiology division chief, said the clinic provides full-service cardiac diagnostic capabilities including cardiac imaging, 24-hour EKG recordings, chest X-ray, and a complete laboratory service. The clinic will provide outpatient diagnostic and treatment services for children with suspected or diagnosed congenital or acquired heart disease and heart defects. Kentucky Clinic South is located at 2400 Greatstone Point, Lexington.

18. UK First Lady Patsy Todd Unveils New Society for Guignol Theatre

UK First Lady Patsy Todd recently inaugurated a new Guignol Society designed to raise awareness of UK’s Department of Theatre and the Guignol Theatre. Mrs. Todd, Theatre Department Chair Barbara Lewis, and other ceremony participants unfurled a system of blue and white flags that will be flown in front of the College of Fine Arts Building on Rose Street to signify that plays are being performed in either the Guignol Theatre or the Briggs Theatre. Theater performances at UK date back to at least 1910. The Guignol Theatre was organized with community support in 1927 and was named for the Grand Guignol in Paris, France.

19. UK Chandler Medical Center Offers Drive-through Flu Shots

UK Chandler Medical Center offered drive-through flu shots in mid-October. Hundreds of vaccines were administered as cars lined up on an access road that runs parallel to Alumni Drive from Nicholasville Road to Shawnee Town Road. Cash, checks, and Medicare were accepted as payment for the shots, which cost $16.

20. Three Are Inducted Into College of Law Alumni Hall of Fame

The UK College of Law inducted three new members into its Alumni Hall of Fame in early September: Charles E. English, a 19-year member of the ABA’s House of Delegates; Wilburt D. Ham, professor emeritus at the college, where he taught from 1949 to 1986; and Joe C. Savage, who earned his law degree at UK in 1964 and from Harvard Law School in 1965.

21. Gill Heart Institute Hosts Research Day

In support of regional research in cardiovascular disease and physiology, the UK Linda and Jack Gill Heart Institute recently hosted the sixth annual Cardiovascular Research Day. The keynote speaker was the recipient of the 2003 winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Cardiovascular Research Award, Marlene Rabinovitch, of the Stanford University School of Medicine. Cardiovascular research is vitally important in Kentucky and surrounding states. People living in the nine states in the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys have a higher risk of dying from coronary artery disease than people in the rest of the United States.

22. LCC Survey Indicates Fletcher Leads in Kentucky Governor’s Race

Central Kentuckians favor Congressman Ernie Fletcher’s bid to become Kentucky’s next governor, a survey conducted by political science students at Lexington Community College shows. The survey, released in early October, also found the region’s residents oppose installing slot machines at racetracks and a sales tax on services. Now in its 16th year, the semiannual poll has a record of successfully predicting winners in political races.

23. UK Holds Sixth Annual Conference on Women’s Health in Kentucky

The UK Office of the Provost and the UK Women’s Health Center, along with other agencies, sponsored the sixth annual Conference on Women’s Health in Kentucky in late September, bringing together researchers, academicians, clinicians and policymakers. The conference helps identify current health care perspectives, promote women’s health, and analyze new health care information. Representatives of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, health care providers, social services providers, health care administrators and others discussed the latest trends, issues and research findings on such topics as diabetes, domestic violence, obesity, cardiovascular health and HIV prevention.

24. Fifty-four Dentistry Students Are Honored at White Coat Ceremony

The 54 members of the UK College of Dentistry’s Class of 2007 officially began their dental education careers at the college’s White Coat Ceremony in late September. Thirty-nine of the students are from Kentucky. Dental faculty welcomed the students to the dental profession as colleagues and challenged the students to make a commitment to gaining the knowledge and compassion necessary to become outstanding dentists.

25. College of Education Seeks Nominations for ‘Teachers Who Made a Difference’

The UK College of Education is seeking nominations for its sixth annual “Teachers Who Made a Difference” program, whose inductees will be announced at a special morning reception and recognition ceremony Saturday, November 8. The program is designed to recognize teachers who influenced and inspired their students. About 500 Kentuckians have been honored during the program’s life, including 63 teachers, principals, college professors, and school counselors in 2002.

26. Chandler, Pence Answer Questions at Gubernatorial Candidates Convocation

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Chandler and Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Steve Pence responded to questions from students, faculty, and private citizens at a special candidates’ convocation in early October at the UK Student Center’s Worsham Theatre. Pence represented Republican gubernatorial candidate Ernie Fletcher. The UK Staff Senate, the University Senate, and UK Student Government jointly sponsored the event.

27. Kentucky Geological Survey Partners With Other States on Climate Change

The Kentucky Geological Survey has joined a multi-agency, multi-state research project to investigate the feasibility of removing man-made carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to mitigate climate change. The Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership is receiving $2.4 million in funding for the two-year project.

28. Kentucky Nanomaterials Workshop Advocates University-industry Partnerships

The Kentucky Nanomaterials Workshop, held in Louisville in September, attracted 130 participants and speakers to discuss the development of materials nanotechnology for Kentucky. Among the speakers were UK President Todd and University of Louisville President James Ramsey. Both university leaders emphasized the importance of university-industry partnerships to further strengthen nanotechnology activities in the Commonwealth.

29. Kentucky Kernel Is Competing as a Finalist for Colleges’ Pacemaker Award

The Kentucky Kernel, UK’s independent daily student newspaper, has been selected as a finalist for a Pacemaker, the nation’s top student newspaper award. This marks the second straight year that the Kernel has been named a finalist for the award, given by the Associated Collegiate Press. The nomination places the Kernel among the nation’s top 12 daily college newspapers. The winners will be announced in early November at the organization’s national conference in Dallas, Texas.

30. UK Mourns Passing of Former President Otis Singletary

More than 350 friends, former students and faculty members, along with many Kentucky dignitaries, gathered at the Singletary Center for the Arts in late September to mourn the death of former UK President Otis A. Singletary, who died September 20 at the age of 81. Singletary served as UK’s eighth president from 1969 to 1986 and guided the university during a period of marked growth. Offering eulogies were former UK history professor Charles Roland and Terry Birdwhistell, director of UK’s oral history program. Both the Singletary Center for the Arts and the university’s most coveted scholarships are named for the former president.

31. Former Governor Edward T. Breathitt Devoted Life to UK

Former Kentucky Governor Edward T. “Ned” Breathitt Jr. died October 14. He was 78. A Hopkinsville native, he served as Kentucky’s governor from 1963 to 1967, during which time he also served as chair of the UK Board of Trustees. He served separate appointive terms on the board from 1981 to 1982 and again from 1992 to 2000, chairing the board again from 1992 to 1999. Breathitt earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1948 and his law degree in 1950, both at UK. He was inducted into the UK Gatton College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1994 and the UK College of Law Alumni Hall of Fame in 1997. He also was named to the UK Alumni Association’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1965.

32. Senator Dole Speaks at Sanders-Brown Fund-raiser

Former Senator and presidential candidate Robert J. Dole spoke at the annual UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Foundation dinner. The fund-raising event was co-sponsored by Fifth Third Bank and Ball Homes. Since its establishment in 1979, the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has become internationally recognized for its pioneering academic, research and service programs in Alzheimer’s disease and other medical conditions that impact the aging population.

33. Seminar Helps Health Professionals and Students Deal with Ethnic Changes

Area health care professionals and students enrolled in health care programs gained new insights on the state’s changing patient population at “Cultural Competence – Reflections on Race, Ethnicity and Culture: Considerations for Health Professionals” in late September. The seminar was designed to help the professionals deal effectively with the growing diversity of Kentucky communities. It emphasized incorporating cultural sensitivity into health-related curriculums to help providers increase understanding of how language, culture, and religion impact healing and health in all people. The UK Area Health Education and Training Centers organized the event.

34. UK Launches 2003 Annual United Way Fund-raising Campaign

UK kicked off its annual United Way fund-raising campaign at a luncheon for nearly 500 volunteers at the UK Student Center Grand Ballroom. This year’s campaign goal is $420,000. President Todd told the group he is proud of UK’s generosity, which has made the university the third leading organizational giver to United Way of the Bluegrass, behind Toyota and Lexmark. Other speakers included Kathy Plomin, United Way of the Bluegrass CEO; Alan Stein, president of the Lexington Legends and chair of this year’s United Way of the Bluegrass campaign; and Marc Mathews, senior associate controller and chair of the UK United Way campaign.

35. UK and First Link Hold Third Annual Volunteer Fair

More than 80 community and campus service and arts/cultural organizations took part in the third annual UK Volunteer Fair in late September. UK and First Link of the Bluegrass held the event, where First Link honored the university for receiving the Harry S. Truman Foundation Honor Institution Award for exemplary participation in the Truman Scholarship program. During its 20-year participation in the program, UK has had 11 students named Truman Scholars.

36. UK Opera Presents Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro at Lexington Opera House

The UK Department of Opera Theatre presented Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro at the Lexington Opera House in early October. The opera, presented in its original Italian, was performed with English subtitles shown on a screen. Stage director Sally Stunkel and orchestra director Julian Shew steered the production of what is considered the perfect comic opera.

37. Anthropology Doctoral Student Leads Group on Georgia Excavation

UK anthropology doctoral student Victor Thompson led a group of UK and Transylvania University undergraduate students on a six-week mission this summer to explore the mystery of “shell rings” on Sapelo Island, Ga. The work, performed under the authority of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, studied the way early Native Americans of the 10-mile-long island enjoyed a steady diet of seafood and deposited shells from the ocean creatures in huge, circular layers around their residential sites. Anthropology associate professor Richard Jefferies provided faculty supervision of the project.

38. UK Police Launch Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Campaign

In response to recent pedestrian accidents on and near campus, UK Police have launched a traffic and pedestrian safety campaign. Police officers are maintaining stricter traffic law enforcement as well as providing traffic and pedestrian safety education. They are distributing educational material when they issue citations and are talking to people they witness crossing the streets in areas other than crosswalks. UK Police also are stressing traffic and pedestrian safety as part of their regular programming for students living in residence halls.

39. UK Units Join to Sponsor Conference on Natural Products Innovation

The UK College of Agriculture’s Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center and National Products Alliance will sponsor the first conference on natural products innovation on November 5. Scientists, entrepreneurs, and business leaders will gather to discuss new technologies that take advantage of diverse products derived from plants and other natural sources. The conference will highlight start-up companies and foster valuable partnerships between UK and a variety of Kentucky enterprises.

40. Revolutionary Construction Material Aids Repair of Kentucky Bridge

Researchers at the UK College of Engineering are assisting Kentucky Transportation Cabinet engineers repair a bridge on Ky. 32 connecting Louisa, Ky., and Fort Gay, W.Va. Researchers applied a new construction and repair material called carbon fiber reinforced polymer strips. The material, which is as thin as wallpaper but 10 times stronger than steel, is easy to apply and will permit the bridge to remain open during the repair. It also precludes replacement of the bridge’s superstructure. The UK College of Engineering is among the nation’s leaders in exploring the uses of this revolutionary construction material.

41. Student Awards and Achievements

Keith Anderson, Gerontology graduate student, won a $2,000 Donovan Scholarship for the 2003-2004 academic year.
Angela Cox, doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction, and professor Deneese Jones, Curriculum and Instruction faculty, presented a research paper, “An Examination of Early Reading Intervention Instructional Practices with Diverse Groups for the Primary Grades” in London, England, at The Learning Conference at the Institute of Education for the University of London.
Jeremy Hall, Martin School of Public Policy and Public Administration doctoral student, has received the Collins Award for Outstanding Paper by a Ph.D. Student from the Southeastern Conference of Public Administration at its annual conference in Savannah, Ga.
Elizabeth Hunter, Gerontology graduate student, won a $2,000 Donovan Scholarship for the 2003-2004 academic year.
Erin Rachel McNees, Martin School of Public Policy and Public Administration, won a Pi Alpha Alpha Best Student Manuscript Award.
Eugenia Tackett, Gerontology graduate student, won a $2,000 Donovan Scholarship for the 2003-2004 academic year.
The UK student design team in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering earned third place in the International Quarter Scale Tractor competition in Moline, Ill. The team designed and built the small, powerful tractor used in the competition.

42. Faculty and Staff Awards and Achievements

Lynley H. Anderman, Educational and Counseling Psychology, wrote the article “Academic and Social Perceptions as Predictors of Change in Middle School Students' Sense of School Belonging” published in the Journal of Experimental Education.
Thomas Armsey, Family Practice and Community Medicine and Sports Medicine, received a $124,807 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to implement a behavior modification intervention in primary care practices.
Bill Bintz, Curriculum and Instruction, and Sara Moore, director of the Center for Middle School Academic Achievement at Eastern Kentucky University, led a public discussion about how parents can use award winning and high quality books across the core educational curriculum.
Tricia Browne-Ferrigno, Administration and Supervision, received $221,519 from the U.S. Department of Education School Leadership Program for year two of the Principal's Excellence Program.
Anna W. Brzyski, Art History, has received a 12-month Fulbright-Hays Fellowship and a nine-month Fulbright Research Fellowship to conduct work for an anthology of Polish art criticism.
Allan Butterfield, Chemistry and Center of Membrane Sciences, chaired a session of the eighth International Conference on Amino Acids and Proteins in Rome. He also gave several invited seminars in Italy on his Alzheimer’s disease research.
Donald Chesnut Jr., Kentucky Geological Survey, received the Gordon Wood Memorial Award for Excellence in Coal Geology from the Eastern Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Henry Cole, Educational Psychology, was keynote speaker at the Fifth International Symposium, Future of Rural Peoples: Rural Economy, Healthy People, Environment, and Rural Communities.
Michael Collins, Agronomy, received a grant of $403,064 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service for forage research for advancing livestock production.
James Currens, Kentucky Geological Survey, received the award for Meritorious Contributions in Environmental Geoscience from the Eastern Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Mary Davis, Law, was invited to present the topic of complex litigation at the University of Michigan School of Law in early September.
Alan J. DeYoung, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, received a $275,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State for his three-year project “Partnership in American Studies between the University of Kentucky and the Kyrgyz State National University.”
Tom Dillehay, Anthropology, was recently named by the U.S. Senate as an Editorial Fellow of the Latin American Collection in the Library of Congress. He also received an award from the Consejo nacional de Monumentos of Chile for scientific contributions.
Fran Feltner, Center for Rural Health, received the Southern Health Association’s Charles G. Jordan Memorial Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to public health.
Dayong Gao, Biomedical Engineering and Center of Membrane Sciences, received a $189,000 National Institutes of Health grant for his project “Cryopreservation of Umbilical Cord Blood-derived Stem Cells.” In addition, he was awarded the Distinguished Foreign Young Scientist Award from the Natural Science Foundation of China.
Alvin Goldman, Law, participated as the United States delegate in the governing body's pre-conference meeting of the International Society for Labor and Social Security Law held in Montevideo, Uruguay, in early September.
Beth Goldstein, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, and Judy Goldsmith, Computer Science, received a four-year $1,287,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for their project “Decision-Theoretic Planning with Constraints.”
Thomas Guskey, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, has won the Best Non-Dissertation Research Award for 2003 from the National Staff Development Council for his paper “An Analysis of the Characteristics of Effective Professional Development.” The paper was presented at the 2003 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Chicago and summarized in an article published in the June 2003 issue of Phi Delta Kappa, titled “What Makes Professional Development Effective?” He was also interviewed on the National Public Radio program Talk of the Nation in early October.
Arthur Hunt, Agronomy, received a three-year grant of $1,720,000 from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Arabidopsis 2010: Arabidopsis Polyadenylation Factor Subunits – Mutants and Protein Interaction Networks.” The project identifies gene functions of arabidopsis to further knowledge of basic plant metabolic functions.
Robert Jensen, Art, is spending the 2003-04 academic year as a research fellow in the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles.
Kristine Jolivette, Special Education, recently published “Ensuring Student Success Through Team-based Functional Behavioral Assessment” in Teaching Exceptional Children.
Deneese L. Jones, Curriculum and Instruction, was an invited expert witness for Representative Shelia Jackson-Lee at a congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., for the Congressional Children's Caucus on the topic “Closing the Academic Achievement Gap for African Americans and Other Students of Color” and was an invited panelist at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Conference on the topic “Closing the Academic Achievement Gap: Status of African American Children in Education.” She also wrote a chapter “Diverse Practitioners and Diverse Populations: Opportunities and Challenges in the Alignment of National Standards” for the book Diversity and National Standards.
Lee Ann Jung, Special Education, recently had three articles published: “Effects of Service Coordinator Variables on Individualized Family Service Plans” in the Journal of Early Intervention; “More Is Better: Maximizing Natural Learning Opportunities” in Young Exceptional Children; and “Intervention Planning: Bridging the Gap Between IFSP and Implementation” in the Young Exceptional Children Monograph Series No. 5: Family-Based.
Lee Meyer and Kenny Burdine, Agricultural Economics, and John Johns, Animal Science, will lead a $350,000 Kentucky beef cattle initiative for innovative marketing practices. This is a partnership effort between UK’s Beef Integrated Resource Management group, the Kentucky Beef Network and Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association.
Anne-Frances Miller, Chemistry and Biochemistry, received a $150,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study enzymes.
Sue Nokes, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, received a Southern Regional Excellence in Teaching Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Robert Olson, Middle East Politics, gave a keynote address on “Turkey-Iran Relations, 2000-2003: The Azerbaijan Question; Ethno-nationalism and Subversion” at the Middle East Technical University’s second annual conference on International Relations on Regional Foreign Policies: The Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Balkans.
Mary Secret, Janet Ford, and Elizabeth Rompf, Social Work, had an article “Undergraduate Research Courses: A Closer Look Reveals Complex Social Work Student Attitudes” published recently in the Journal of Social Work Education.
Nancy Schoenberg, Behavioral Science, has received the 2003 Betty J. Cleckley Minority Issues Research Award from the American Public Health Association.
Scott Shearer, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, received $689,110 grant from the Department of Education for “Precision Agriculture: Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Kentucky Producers – Phase V.”
John Thelin, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, wrote “Higher Education's Best Made Plans: A Historical Perspective” in The Review of Higher Education (Winter 2003).
Allan Vestal, Law, published the 2003 edition of his book The Revised Uniform Partnership Act. He also co-wrote “The Want of a Theory, Again” in the Suffolk University Law Review and wrote “Real Partnerships and Real Problems: Conforming Business Entity Law to Fiscal Realities and Popular Conceptions” in the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law.
J.W. Yates, Kinesiology and Health Promotion, co-wrote two articles published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, “The Initial Effects of Low-volume Strength Training on Balance in Untrained Older Men and Women,” and “Effects of Moist Heat on Hamstring Flexibility and Muscle Temperature.”

43. Research Activities

Yousef Abukwaik, Microbiology and Immunology, $294,100, The Pore-forming Toxin of Legionella Pneumophila.
Karen Alexander, Family Studies, $9,800, Improve Technical Education Programs Through Preservice and Inservice Teacher Ed. Programs.
Larry Allen, Rural Kentucky Healthcare, $583,800, State Rural Hospital Flexibility Program.
Larry Allen, Rural Kentucky Healthcare, $369,664, SHIP Grants Program.
James Anderson, Internal Medicine, Clinical Trial, An 8-Week, Randomized, Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Compare the Effects of Heart to Heart Cereal versus Cheerios on Serum Lipids and Lipoproteins Levels of Hypercholesterolemic Adults.
Rodney Andrews, Center for Applied Energy Research, $11,273, Continued Development of Pitch-Derived Activated Carbons for Cigarette Filter Applications.
William Andrews, Kentucky Geological Survey, $35,000, A Continuation of: Availability of Coal Resources for the Development of Coal.
Subramaniam Apparsundarm, Anatomy and Neurobiology, $72,400, Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Assarsundaram Scope.
Leonidas Bachas, Chemistry, $38,880, IGERT: Integrated Sensing Architectures.
Michael Bardo, Psychology, $856,699, Drug Abuse Prevention: A Lifecourse Perspective IV.
Michael Bardo, Psychology, $187,876, Drug Abuse Prevention: A Lifecourse Perspective IV: Bardo Scope.
Ashutosh Barve, Internal Medicine, Clinical Trial, A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Effects of Rofecoxib in Decreasing the Risk of Prostate Cancer (VIP Study).
Joseph Berger, Neurology, Clinical Trial, A Multicenter Randomized Blinded Parallel Group Study of AVONEX in Combination with Oral Methotrexate Intravenous Methylprednisolone or Both in Subjects with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Who Have Breakthrough Disease on Avonex Montherapy.
Jospeh Berger, Neurology, $92,996, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Project #3.
Joseph Berger, Neurology, Clinical Trial, Neurologic Aids Research Consortium (NARC 00 9).
Andrew Bernard, Surgery, Clinical Trial, Efficacy and Safety of Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) in Adult Patients with Early Stage Severe Sepsis. Eli Lilly.
Andrew Bernard, Surgery, Clinical Trial, Efficacy and Safety of Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) in Adult Patients with Early Stage Severe Sepsis.
Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Chemical and Materials Engineering, $50,000, Reuse of Siloxane Solvent in Dry Cleaning Operations: Development of Functionalized Sorbents and Membrane Technologies.
Guoying Bing, RCTF-Anatomy and Neurobiology, $31,443, Dynorphin in Age-Related Impairment of Learning/Memory.
Robert Bradley, UKAA Administration, $91,678, Athletes in Service to America (AmeriCorps).
Annadora Bruce-Keller, RCTF-Anatomy and Neurobiology, $60,641, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Bruce-Keller Scope.
Mary Cain, Psychology, $44,847, NRSA: The Amygdala and Amphetamine Self-Administration.
Kenneth Calvert, RCTF-Computer Science, $9,000, Student Travel Support for the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols.
Charles Carlson, Psychology, $5,400, K30 Scholar Seed Grant.
Charles Carlson, Psychology, $56,000, Clinical Training Agreement with Eastern State Hospital.
Mei Chen, Civil Engineering, $50,708, Speed Estimation for Air Quality Analysis.
James Clark, Social Work, $219,069, Comprehensive Assessment and Training Services Project/Medicaid/Title V.
Cynthia Cole, Rural Kentucky Healthcare, $10,000, Appalachian Homeless Assertive Services Program.
Henry Cole, Educational Psychology & Counseling, 61,672, Centers for Agricultural Disease Control and Injury Research, Education and Prevention.
Michael Collins, AES/Agronomy, $403,064, Forage For Advancing Livestock Production III.
Nancy Cox, AES/Associate Director's Office, $40,000, State Matching Funds for NSF Partnership Grant 4-66395.
Nancy Cox, AES/Associate Director’s Office, $15,000, Support of Agricultural Research of Mutual Interest.
Nancy Cox, AES/Assoc. Director’s Office, $95,000, Forage-Animal Production Research-Scope G.
Trevor Creamer, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, $50,000, Ordered Structure in Monomeric Polyglutamine.
George Crothers, Anthropology Museum, $25,000, Archaeological Overview and Assessment of the New River Gorge National River.
Ralph Crystal, Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling, $149,937, Partnership for Preparing Rehabilitation Counselors for Public Rehabilitation Employment: A Long Term Training Program.
Ralph Crystal, Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling, $140,567, Partnership for Preparing Rehabilitation Counselors for Public Rehabilitation Employment: A Long Term Training Program.
Thomas Curry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, $183,178, Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Project #1.
Sumit Das, Physics and Astronomy, $25,000, Space-Time Properties in String Theory.
Sylvia Daunert, Chemistry, $167,534, Bio-Inspired Materials for Sensing and Actuation in Biomedical Applications.
Paul Deaton, CES/Director’s Office, $10,000, Attaining Sustainability of Agriculture and Economic Development Systems.
David Debertin, AES/Agricultural Economics, $80,101, Precision Agriculture: Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Kentucky Producers-Phase V-SCOPE E.
Terence Delahanty, 4-H Central Operations, $120,000, Kentucky Youth Development Partnership.
Denton Denomme, Fiscal Affairs and Information Technology, $435,000, Morgan County Regional Technology Center.
Michael Desch, Patterson School of Diplomacy, $144,500, State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy.
Willem DeVilliers, Internal Medicine, Clinical Trial, A 12-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study with PRN BID and Fixed, Dosing Regimens Alosetron in Female Subjects with Severe Diarrhea-Perdominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Who Have Failed Conventional Therapy.
Alan DeYoung, Ed Soc and Phi Studies, $275,000, Partnership Project in American Studies: University of Kentucky and National University of Kyrgyzstan.
Alan DeYoung, Ed Soc and Phi Studies, $68,042, Partnership Project in American Studies University of Kentucky and National University of Kyrgyzstan: Replacement.
Scott Diamond, RCTF-Physiology, $72,400, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Diamond Scope.
Mark Dignan, Internal Medicine, $30,489, American Indian/Alaska Native Initiative on Cancer.
Carl Dillon, AES/Agricultural Economics, $68,724, Precision Agriculture: Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Kentucky Producers-Phase V-SCOPE C.
Carl Dillon, AES/Agricultural Economics, $69,167, Precision Agriculture: Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Kentucky Producers-Phase V-SCOPE I.
Craig Douglas, Computational Sciences, $293,492, ITR: Collaborative Research: DDDAS: Data Dynamic Simulation for Disaster Management.
Paul Dunbar, OISTL/Engineering Distance Learning, $40,000, KSEF R&D Excellence: Development of Batteries Containing Depleted Uranium.
James Duncan Jr., Cooperative Extension Service Agriculture Programs, $43,476, U.K. CES Liaison.
Linda Dwoskin, Pharmaceutical Tech, $36,200, Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Pilot Project #2.
Linda Dwoskin, Pharmaceutical Tech, $71,275, Drug Abuse Prevention: A Lifecourse Perspective IV: Dwoskin Scope.
Adria Elskus, Biological Sciences, $30,293, Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance in Vertebrates.
Kerry Empey, Microbiology and Immunology, $5,400, K30 Scholar Seed Grant.
Paolo Fanti, Internal Medicine, Clinical Trial, Correction of Hemoglobin and Outcomes in Renal Insufficiency (CHOIR).
James Ferguson II, Obstetrics and Gynecology, $197,538, Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health: Restricted Carry forward from Year 2.
Gary Ferland, Physics and Astronomy, $24,941, Numerical Simulations of Outflows in Quasars: The Metaphysics of BAL Winds.
Gary Ferland, Physics and Astronomy, $360,153, Numerical Simulations of Non-equilibrium Plasmas and Their Spectra – Applications to Active.
Victor Ferraris, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical Trial, A Phase III Comparison of Neutralase to Protamine in Patients Undergoing Primary Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.
Sarah Fischer, Psychology, $30,088, NRSA: The Role of Urgency in Problem Drinking and Binge Eating.
Steven Fleming, Health Services, $190,000, Kentucky HSR Development II.
C. Frost, Law Instruction, $1,000,000, Electronic Access Rural Demonstration Project.
Vincent Gallicchio, Clinical Sciences, $45,902, Implementation of an International Program in Laboratory Sciences.
Don Gash, Anatomy and Neurobiology, $701,002, Dose Response Study of Recombinant-Methionyl Human Glial Cell Line Derived Neurotropic Factor (r-metHu-GDNF) Continuously Infused into the Putamen of Hemi-Parkinsonian Rhesus Monkeys.
Don Gash, Anatomy and Neurobiology, $61,662, Behavioral and Neurochemical Changes in Hemi-Parkinsonian Rhesus Monkeys Receiving GDNF in the Unlesioned Putamen.
Richard Gates, AES/Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, $27,264, Biosystems and Agriculture Engineering Training-Educational Consortium for Sustainable Plant and Animal Production Systems.
Joseph Gaugler, Behavioral Science, $73,525, Cancer Caregiving and the Stress Process.
John Geil, Pediatrics, Clinical Trial, A Phase II/III Clinical Study for the Determination of the Efficacy and Safety of Protein C Concentrate in Subjects with Severe Congenital Protein C Deficiency #400101.
Greg Gerhardt, RCTF-Anatomy & Neurobiology, $411,341, Neurochem Chip: Methodology to Study Untethered Rats.
George Graham, KY School of Public Health, $270,539, Evaluation of Public Health System Bioterrorism Preparedness.
Donald Graves, CES/Forestry, $978,000, Post Mining Reforestation Demonstration Project III.
Joan Griffith, Medical Records, $5,400, Mentor Grant - Career Training in Therapeutics & Translational Research.
Chris Groeber, Social Work, $625,000, Quality Improvement Centers on Child Protective Services.
Steven Haist, Internal Medicine, $8,670, A Workshop on Domestic Violence to Improve Internal Medicine Residents’ Actual Clinical Skills.
Thomas Hakansson, Anthropology, $19,448, Comparative Methods in Anthropology.
Lenn Harrison, Livestock Diagnostic Disease Control, $43,740, Forage For Advancing Livestock Production III-SCOPE C.
Lenn Harrison, Livestock Diagnostic Disease Control, $370,000, Diagnostic Laboratory Services for Farmers and Agribusinesses.
Dean Harvey, Faculty Research and Development, $150,000, Central Kentucky Innovation and Commercialization.
Robert W. Haven, Theatre, $2,000, Study of Yuzen Katazome, a Traditional Japanese Rice Paste Resist Dyeing Technique.
Claudia Heath, School of Human Environmental Sciences – Admin, $14,940, Lexington-Fayette County Living Wage Study.
B. Hennig, AES/Animal Sciences, $38,948, Protection Against Atherosclerosis by Dietary Zinc.
B. Hennig, AES/Animal Sciences, $39,204, SBRP Conference Support 2003-2004.
Matthew Hiller, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, $48,242, Evaluation of Adult and Juvenile Court.
Matthew Hiller, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, $102,846, 9 County Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MOA 2003-056).
Edward Hirschowitz, Internal Medicine, $261,749, Autoantibodies in NSCLC as Markers for Disease.
Lawrence Holloway, UK Center for Manufacturing, $88,348, Ergonomics Training for the Poultry Processing Industry in Kentucky.
Theodore Hopwood, Kentucky Transportation Center, $40,000, Taping and Minute Preparation for Pre-Bid and Pre-Construction Meetings to Support Maintenance Painting Operations for FY 2004 – Kentucky Highway Investigative Task No. 46.
Jamey Jacob, Mechanical Engineering, $24,999, NASA KY EPSCoR: Development and Testing of Enabling Technologies for Morphing Airfoils in Low Density Environments.
Michael Jay, Pharmaceutical Tech, $49,198, In Vitro Methods to Assess Therapeutic Equivalence of Topical Products.
Lothar Jennes, Anatomy and Neurobiology, $125,508, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Project #2.
Edward Jennings, Martin School of Public Policy, $133,215, East Central European Scholars Program XI.
Helen Johnson, Council on Aging, $15,000, 2003 Skills Training for PASRR Staff.
Helen Johnson, Council on Aging, $108,000, Supplemental Application for Geriatric Education Centers 93.696.
Judy Jones, Rural Kentucky Healthcare, $293,407, Southeast Kentucky Community Access Program (SKYCAP).
Richard Jones, AES/Horticulture, $8,000, Ginseng/Goldenseal Research Project 2003-2004.
Carol Jordan, Center for Research on Violence Against Women, $150,000, Coordinate and Support Research Projects.
Jane Joseph, Anatomy & Neurobiology, $27,077, Fellowship/Gathers: Developmental fMRI Study: Face and Object Recognition.
Jamshed Kanga, Pediatrics, Clinical Trial, Epidemiologic Study of Cystic Fibrosis: A Multicenter Longitudinal Follow Up Study of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis for Monitoring Pulmonary Function, Pulmonary Exacerbations, and the Safety of Long Term Treatment with Pulmozyme Inhalation Solution.
Dennis Karounos, Internal Medicine, Clinical Trial, A Phase 3B, Multicenter, Open-Label Study Investigating the Clinical Utility and Safety of Pramlintide In Subjects with Type 1 and Type II Diabetes Mellitus Who Have Not Achieved Glycemic Targets with Insulin Therapy.
Paul Kearney, Surgery, Clinical Trial, Placement of Nasoenteral Feeding Tubes Using External Magnetic Guidance.
Thomas Kelly, Behavioral Science, $256,184, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Project #5.
Thomas Kelly, Behavioral Science, $269,094, Drug Abuse Prevention: A Lifecourse Perspective IV: Kelly Scope.
Sherie Kendall, Internal Medicine, $5,400, Mentor Grant - Career Training in Therapeutics & Translational Research.
Michael Kilgore, Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, $72,400, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Kilgore Scope.
Kyung Kim, Pharmaceutical Tech, $36,200, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Pilot Project #1.
B. King, CES/Community and Leadership Development, $44,490, Barriers and Opportunities for Adding Value to Small Ruminant Animals.
B. King, CES/Community and Leadership Development, $9,700, Expanding Community Based Retail Opportunities for Agricultural Products Through the Woodford County Farmers Market Association.
Harold Kleinert, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $100,000, Kentucky Peer Tutoring and Service Learning Project.
Chemyong Ko, Clincal Sciences, $72,400, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Ko Scope.
Mahesh Kudrimoti, Radiation Medicine, Clinical Trial, A Phase II Clinical Trial to Determine the Efficacy of Amifostine (Ethyol) in Reducing the Severity of Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving High Dose Intra-Arterial Cisplatin and Concurrent Twice-a-Day Radiotherapy for Stage III-IV Head and Neck Cancer.
Yong Lee, Neurosurgery, $36,200, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Pilot Project #3.
Nancy Levenson, Physics and Astronomy, $424,799, CAREER: Obscuration of Active Galactic Nuclei and the Starburst Connection.
Richard Lewis, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $476,970, IDEA General Supervision Enhancement Grant.
Yi-Ling Lin, Oral Health Science, $130,437, Transcriptional Regulation of Osteoclasts by Mitf.
Donald Linebaugh, Program for Archaeological Research, $5,817, A Proposal to Perform Phase I Archaeological Survey for the KY 122, Relocation at Hi Hat Project, Floyd County, KY Item No. 12-282.00.
Donald Linebaugh, Program for Archaeological Research, $9,233, Phase I Archaeological Survey KY 330, Bridge and Approaches Replacement, Grant County, KY Item No 6-1009.00.
Donald Lynam, Psychology, $160,676, Drug Abuse Prevention: A Lifecourse Perspective IV: Lynam Scope.
Robert McKnight, Preventive Medicine (KSPH), $679,011, Centers for Agricultural Disease Control and Injury Research, Education and Prevention.
Robert McKnight, Preventive Medicine (KSPH), $151,505, Migrant Vocational Rehabilitation Project.
Robert McKnight, Preventive Medicine (KSPH), $163,356, Centers for Agricultural Disease Control and Injury Research, Education and Prevention.
Robert McKnight, Preventive Medicine (KSPH), $35,476, Centers for Agricultural Disease Control and Injury Research, Education and Prevention.
Robert McKnight, Preventive Medicine (KSPH), $126,383, Centers for Agricultural Disease Control and Injury Research, Education and Prevention.
Michael Mendenhall, Cancer Center-Core Support, $389,999, Genetic and Biochemical Studies of a Yeast CDK.Inhibitor Interaction.
Madhusudan Menon, Computational Sciences, $33,640, Physics of Transition Metal-Semiconductor Systems in Low Dimensions.
William Mikel, AES/Animal Sciences, $25,000, Evaluation of the Microbial Status of Country Cured Hams.
William Mikel, AES/Animal Sciences, $25,000, Evaluation of Various Intervention Methods Against Salmonella on Pork Carcasses.
Robert Molestina, RCTF-Microbiology and Immunology, $49,864, Manipulation of the Host NFKappa B Pathway by the Opportunistic Pathogen Toxoplasma Gondii.
Mary Molinaro, Library Administration, $70,202, Kentucky Virtual Library Digitization Project.
Lloyd Murdock Jr., CES/Agronomy, $76,973, Precision Agriculture: Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Kentucky Producers-Phase V-SCOPE A.
Lottie Naugle, Center for Entrepreneurship, $1,135,577, Center for Business Development: Kentucky Small Business Development Centers Program.
Nicholas Nickl, Internal Medicine, Clinical Trial, An Evaluation of the Medtronic Gatekeeper System in the Treatment of subjects with GERD.
Sara Nixon, Psychology, $73,525, Moderate Alcohol in Older Adults: A Preliminary Study.
James Norton, Graduate Medical Education, $248,533, Improving Health Outcomes for Children in Rural Kentucky Schools Through Telehealth Networks.
James Norton, Area Health Education Center, $270,801, Health Education and Training Center.
John Obrycki, AES/Entomology, $17,449, APHIS [Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service].
Kevin Pearce, Family Practice, $268,064, Faculty Development in Primary Care.
R. Peiter, Community & Leadership Development, $8,500, Improve Technical Education Programs Through Preservice and Inservice Teacher Ed Programs.
Jane Peters, Art, $60,580, Fulbright Hays Fellowship Brzyski.
Timothy Phillips, AES/Agronomy, $45,000, Forage For Advancing Livestock Production III-Scope A.
Lee Pu, Plastic Surgery, $4,932, Optimal Preservation of Adipose Aspirates for Autologous Fat Transplantation.
David Puleo, Graduate Center for Biomedical Engineering, $204,295, Molecular Imprinting to Control Cell Responses.
Meg Quarles, Dean of Students, $70,000, Social Norm Marketing Campaign Grant.
Deborah Reed, Nursing Instruction, $74,924, Centers for Agricultural Disease Control and Injury Research, Education and Prevention.
Michael Reid, Physiology, $72,388, Redox Mechanism in Dystrophic Muscle.
Michael Reid, Physiology, $191,100, Physiology of Respiratory Muscle Cells.
Michael Reid, Physiology, $294,150, Physiology of the Respiratory Muscles.
James Rinehart, Administration & Supervision, $59,011, Kentucky Superintendent Testing and Training.
Elizabeth Rompf, Social Work, $66,571, Public Child Welfare Certification & Undergraduate Social Work Education Programs.
Elizabeth Rompf, Social Work, $59,835, Public Child Welfare Certification & Undergraduate Social Work Education Programs-Scope A.
Randall Roorda, Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment, $15,000, Summer Environmental Writing Program, Student Stipends.
Thomas Roszman, Microbiology and Immunology, $100,000, Calpain Dependent Lung Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion.
Holly Salisbury, Center for the Arts Service Center, $5,000, Louisville Bach Society Concert.
Rosetta Sandidge, Curriculum & Instruction, $86,400, Ensuring Content Knowledge Preparation of Teacher Education Candidates at UK: A Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant Proposal for the Curriculum Review and Response Strand.
Christopher Schardl, AES/Plant Pathology, $20,000, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical Extraction and Identification of Antimvcotic Componds From Acremonium Implicatum Infected Brachiaria Grasses.
Stephen Scheff, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, $151,909, Neurobiology & Cognitive Impairment of the Elderly.
Mary Secret, Social Work, $200,000, Evaluations of Existing Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Programs.
Alfred Shapere, Physics and Astronomy, $20,000, Topics in Gravitational Physics, Quantum Fields, and String Theory.
Robert Shapiro, Kinesiology and Health Promotion, $12,000, Education Research Conference.
Robert Shapiro, Kinesiology and Health Promotion, $12,000, Education Research Conference.
Michael Sharkey, AES/Entomology, $1,379,725, Collaborative Research: Large-Scale Phylogeny of Hymenoptera.
Scott Shearer, AES/Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, $689,110, Precision Agriculture: Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Kentucky Producers-Phase V.
Scott Shearer, AES/Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, $57,000, Precision Agriculture: Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Kentucky Producers-Phase V-SCOPE B.
Scott Shearer, AES/Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, $40,979, Precision Agriculture: Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Kentucky Producers-Phase V-SCOPE D.
Scott Shearer, AES/Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, $19,502, Precision Agriculture: Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Kentucky Producers-Phase V-SCOPE G.
Timothy Sineath, School of Library and Information Science, $5,000, KDLA LSTA Kentucky Guide Program.
Mukesh Singhal, Computer Science, $79,633, ITR Collaborative Research: Pervasively Secure Infrastructures (PSI): Integrating Smart Sensing, Data Mining, Pervasive Networking, and Community Computing.
Eric Smart, Pediatrics, $166,123, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Project #4.
Kelly Smith, Pharmacy Practice and Science, $70,000, Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Heparin.
Mary Sprang, Social Work, $199,921, The Comprehensive Assessment and Training Services Project/Adoption Support Promotion Services.
Mary Sprang, Social Work, $54,000, Training Resource Center-Adoption Support Programs-Scope A.
Kristin Stapleton, International Affairs, $42,829, Partnership Project in American Studies: University of Kentucky and National University of Kyrgyzstan.
Timothy Stombaugh, CES/Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, $76,284, Precision Agriculture: Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Kentucky Producers-Phase V-SCOPE F.
Michael Stottman, Kentucky Archaeological Survey, $36,087, Archaeological Excavations at the Riverside Barn FY02/03.
Jeffery Talbert, Martin School of Public Policy, $15,394, Health Administration Traineeship Grant.
Jeffery Talbert, Martin School of Public Policy, $250,000, Medicaid Study.
Phillip Tibbs, Neurosurgery, Clinical Trial, A Post-Approval Evaluation of the Lumbar I/F Cage with VSP Spine System for PLIF.
Michal Toborek, Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, $20,497, HM 560 Cryostat.
Kimberly Townley, Family Studies, $94,590, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development.
Thomas Troland, Physics and Astronomy, $175,318, Measurements of Magnetic Field Strengths in the Galaxy.
Salvatore Turco, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, $189,615, Glycobiology of Leishmania.
Eric Van Zant, AES/Animal Sciences, $101,855, Forage For Advancing Livestock Production III-SCOPE B.
Gary Van Zant, Internal Medicine, $23,440, Age Related Changes in Hematopoietic Stem Cells.
Gary Van Zant, Internal Medicine, $294,100, Species Comparison of Stem Cell Aging.
Sarah Wackerbarth, Martin School of Public Policy, $147,025, Colorectal Screening Decisions: Patients and Physicians.
Thomas Waid, Internal Medicine, Clinical Trial, An Open Label, Randomized, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Early Calcineurin Inhibitor Withdrawal in Recipients of Primary Renal Allografts Maintained Long-Term on Mycophenolate Mofetil and Sirolimus.
Kenneth Warlick, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $170,908, ILSSSA-IA.
Kenneth Warlick, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $126,000, ILSSSA-NJ.
Larry Wells, AES/Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, $58,790, Precision Agriculture: Development and Assessment of Integrated Practices for Kentucky Producers-Phase V-SCOPE H.
Melinda Wilson, Physiology, $60,883, Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE): Wilson Scope.
Isaac Wong, Cancer Center-Core Support, $9,836, ASV Integrase: Mechanism of DNA Binding and Recognition.
A. Wrightson, Family Practice, $152,727, Residency Training in Primary Care Medicine.
Cheryl Wyatt, CES/Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, $32,937, TRACE In KY 03-04 Transportation For Active Community Environmental.
Youling Xiong, AES/Animal Sciences, $90,000, Mechanism of Oxidation-induced Functionality Changes of Myofibrillar Protein.
Rick Zimmerman, Communications, $7,500, Doctoral Dissertation Research in DRMS: The impact of Senstaion Seeking and Cultural Orientation on the Effects of Fear Appeal Messages – A Four-Country Study.