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Office of the President
September 21, 2004

1. UK Launches 2004-05 Academic Year with Record Enrollment

   University of Kentucky began its 2004-05 academic year with a record enrollment of 26,900 students for the fall semester, a 2 percent increase over the previous year. This year’s freshman class increased by 9 percent with 3,987 students enrolled, the largest entering class in school history as well as the most selective and academically talented group of first-year undergraduates at the university. UK’s newest students include 303 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars and Governor’s School for the Arts students, 152 Legacy students, 157 high school class valedictorians (a UK record), 35 National Merit® Scholars, and two National Achievement® Scholars. The middle 50 percent of the ACT scores of the incoming freshmen show a composite of 22-27, well above the national average of 18-25 and equal to or better than a number of UK benchmark universities. The middle 50 percent grade point averages of the new students remained steady at 3.3-3.9. UK also had a record number of undergraduate applicants – up 13 percent from 2003.

2. UK Researchers Attract a Record $238.3 Million in Grants

   UK researchers brought in a record $238.3 million in grants and contracts during fiscal year 2004, up 7 percent from the previous fiscal year. This is the third year in a row grants and contracts have exceeded $200 million. The majority of grants and contracts – 60.3 percent – were awarded by federal agencies and totaled $143.8 million, an increase of 9.7 percent. The major federal agencies funding UK research are the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, agencies other than NIH in the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Energy, Department of Education, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, and the Small Business Administration. UK also received grants and contracts from Kentucky organizations and agencies totaling $46.6 million. Research contracts from business and industry totaled $16.2 million.

3. UK’s Research Enterprise Yields $464.3 Million in Economic Impact

   New UK grants and contracts have a tremendous impact on the state’s economy. During last fiscal year, research grants and contracts from out-of-state sources resulted in a $464.3 million contribution to the Kentucky economy, including $152.9 million in personal income. Externally supported research accounted for a total 8,172 jobs in the Commonwealth – 6,241 jobs at UK and additional jobs throughout the state due to spending from supported research activities. (Source: IMPLAN Economic Impact Model, UK Center for Business and Economic Research). For more information, see Research Impact at www.rgs.uky.edu/statsfacts.html.

4. College of Pharmacy Receives Funding, State Contract for DATIS Program

   U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell presented a check for $1 million recently to the UK College of Pharmacy for its Drug and Therapeutics Information Service (DATIS). This is the second installment which includes $2 million in federal funds secured by McConnell for DATIS which supports Fayette County physicians in improving drug-related disease management. Initial funding was secured in August 2002 by McConnell through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fund this unique project. The additional funding will enable expansion of the service to Eastern Kentucky. Following McConnell’s presentation, Secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Dr. James W. Holsinger Jr. announced that the Cabinet will award a contract in the amount of $3.9 million to expand DATIS into other areas of Kentucky, implement pharmacotherapy (disease management) services in Fayette County and outlying areas, and to utilize Artemetrx--a Web-based, data analysis tool. These joint resources in rural areas of the state will provide physicians with the most up-to-date information on the best management of diseases prevalent in Kentucky such as asthma and diabetes. Patients, in turn, will be referred to pharmacy specialists in these diseases who will work directly with the patients to maximize their at-home care. Based upon the experiences with this approach in other areas, the Commonwealth expects to realize a savings in the amount of $8 million in the first year, which will more than offset this additional contract cost. DATIS, an initiative of the UK College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, is a clinical support service offering free, unbiased information on therapeutics, medications, and other related issues of interest to primary care physicians.

5. UK Wins $10 Million Center of Biomedical Research Excellence Grant

   UK has won a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant totaling nearly $10 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Louis B. Hersh, professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry, UK College of Medicine, will serve as the COBRE program director. The COBRE grant will enable the university to be more competitive in seeking future research funding and attracting top faculty and graduate students. Research under the grant, including diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's disease, will be led by five promising assistant professors of molecular and cellular biochemistry.

6. HEEL Program to Help Distribute Critical Dental Health Information to Kentuckians

   The UK College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service and the UK College of Dentistry’s Division of Dental Public Health and Center for Oral Health Research have partnered to advance oral health and general health of all Kentuckians through the Health Education through Extension (HEEL) program. Collaborative programming will emphasize public education on the relationships between oral health and general health as an important public policy consideration, not only for the health of Kentuckians but also for the advancement of education and economic development in the Commonwealth. Innovative service and research projects will be developed as part of the multidisciplinary partnership.

7. Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute Wins $6.5 Million Intervention Grant

   The UK Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute (IHDI) recently was awarded a five-year, $6.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to serve as one of six multi-state regional resource centers that helps state agencies improve education and early intervention services to children with disabilities. Regional resource centers’ services are provided by the Alliance for Systems Change/Mid-South RRC, a project team of information specialists, field consultants, and support staff within IHDI. The Mid-South Regional Resource Center (MSRRC) serves Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The MSRRC responds to concerns identified through the U.S. Department of Education’s monitoring of states by its Office of Special Education Programs and to state-identified needs related to intervention early in life, ensuring access to a full range of educational services and successful transition out of high school.

8. Agency Awards $2 Million for Program to Nurture Science, Math Majors

   A UK project, titled “Recruiting, Retaining, and Graduating Appalachian and Minority Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Majors,” has been funded for nearly $2 million by the National Science Foundation. The goal of this project is to increase the number of minority students or residents of Appalachian counties who are majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In addition, The goal is to increase the number of students by at least 240 over the five-year grant period and to increase the number of graduates with STEM majors by a total of at least 35 in the fifth year of the project. The project is under the direction of Robert Tannenbaum, undergraduate education; Carl Eberhart, mathematics; and Jeffrey Osborn, biology.

9. Officials Dedicate New Baily-Stumbo Building in Hazard

   UK officials dedicated the new, $13.1 million, state-of-the-art UK Center for Rural Health Bailey-Stumbo Building in Hazard last month. The building is named in honor of two Eastern Kentuckians who have played significant roles in improving health care within the region: Benny Ray Bailey and Dr. Grady Stumbo of East Kentucky Health Services Center, Inc. The first floor of the center is named in honor of U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers, Kentucky-5th Congressional District, for being a tireless advocate for the improved health, education and economic status of his constituents. Participating in the official ceremony, in addition to Bailey, Stumbo and Rogers, were Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher, UK President Todd, UK Center for Rural Health director Judy Jones, Hazard Mayor William “Bill” Gorman, Appalachian Regional HealthCare president and CEO Stephen Hanson, and Hazard Community and Technical College president Jay Box.

10. Graduate School Awards a Record 1,502 Degrees in 2003-04

    The UK Graduate School awarded a record 1,502 graduate degrees in 2003-2004. The number of master’s degrees awarded – 1,242 – exceeds the previous record of 1,129 set in 1997-98. The largest increases in graduate degrees awarded were in fields significant to Kentucky’s health, economy and development, such as mathematics, economics, business administration, computer science, mechanical engineering, library science, and education administration. In the 2003-2004 academic year, UK also graduated its first students from a new master’s program in physician assistant studies; a total of 53 students received the advanced degree.

11. U.S. News Ranks UK 59th Among Public Universities

    UK was ranked in a tie at 59th among public universities in U.S.News & World Report magazine’s annual listings of the nation’s best universities. UK was tied for 120th in a ranked list of the nation’s best public and private universities. The rankings were in the magazine’s annual book, the 2005 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” and many are included in the issue of U.S.News & World Report that went on sale Aug. 23. UK’s Gatton College of Business and Economics’ undergraduate program is ranked in a tie for 37th among public universities and 57th in a ranked list of both public and private universities. In addition, the UK College of Engineering’s undergraduate program is tied for 56th among the nation’s public schools that offer a doctorate in engineering, and ranked in a tie for 92nd among all public and private universities.

12. UK Ranks 22nd Among Public Universities for New Merit Scholars®

    UK ranks 22nd among public universities nationwide for the number of new freshman National Merit Scholars®, according to a ranking compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education. UK ranks 48th among all public and private universities. The rankings, based on figures from the 2003-2004 academic year, notes UK had 45 freshman Merit Scholars, with 33 sponsored by the university. The National Merit® Scholarship Program is widely viewed as the most prestigious national award bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Finalists are chosen based on their academic records and extracurricular activities. The information is published in the Chronicle’s August 27, 2004, almanac issue for the 2004-2005 academic year. The listing is based on information in the 2002-03 annual report of the National Merit Scholarship Corp.

13. UK Police Report Drop in Crime on Campus, Shows Above Average Rate of Clearance

    Compared to 2002 statistics, crime at UK decreased 6.98 percent in 2003, according to information compiled by the UK Police Department. Violent crimes, such as aggravated assault, rape and robbery, decreased by 25 percent. Of these reported crimes, assaults dropped by 19.51 percent, rapes decreased by 45 percent, and robbery by 50 percent. Property crimes – burglary, theft and criminal damage reports – decreased by 2.2 percent. Drug-related citations and arrests also saw a large decrease, 49.14 percent. University Police cleared or solved 28.55 percent of all crimes reported, well above the nation’s average clearance rate of 20 percent, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

14. UK Offers Graduation Agreement to Help Students Graduate in Four Years

    For the first time, UK is offering freshmen a graduation agreement that guarantees if the students follow a prescribed curriculum map, they will graduate in four years. The agreement pledges that if the university does not meet its own commitments to enable the student to graduate in four years – such as offering a required course at a time the student needs to complete it – that the university will either substitute a different course, waive the requirement, or pay tuition and related fees for the student to take the unavailable course at UK later. Initially, about 2,000 students in 14 programs are eligible to sign up for the first year of the pilot project. The graduation agreement began as a student initiative with suggestions coming from Tony J. Stoeppel, a student in the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration and Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s student representative to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education; Rachel Watts, a senior in the College of Communications and Information Studies from Shelbyville who is now in her second term as UK Student Government president; and John Weis, a former UK Student Government Senate president who is now working in the Governor’s Office. The graduation agreement was modeled after a similar program at the University of Iowa where 70 percent of the students sign up to participate. A real key to the success of the program at UK is the ease with which students may register. By going to www.uky.edu/Provost/gradegree/, students will be guided through a brief form that they can sign electronically. The registration deadline for 2004-05 freshmen is May 6, 2005, the last day of the spring 2005 semester.

15. UK President Todd, State Treasurer Miller Celebrate Success of Prepaid Tuition Program

    UK President Todd and Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller welcomed members of the first freshman class at UK to pay for their education with KAPT, Kentucky’s Affordable Prepaid Tuition program, at a program last week. Todd and Miller were joined by Joe McCormick, executive director of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, which administers the KAPT program, along with students, Patrick Clements of Bardstown, Megan Applegate of Lexington, and Laura Fletcher of Leitchfield. KAPT began in 2001 under Miller's leadership, and this fall marks the first opportunity that entering college freshmen have used KAPT funds to pay for their higher education. The program requires that a student be enrolled in KAPT at least two years before matriculating at college. Approximately 150 Kentucky college freshmen are expected to use an estimated $867,000 in KAPT benefits during the 2004-2005 academic year. KAPT makes it easier for Kentucky families to afford a college education for their children or grandchildren by guaranteeing the cost of tomorrow’s tuition at lower prices today. For more information, call (888) 919-KAPT, or visit the Web site at www.getkapt.com.

16. UK Sports Medicine Center Opens Satellite Clinic Near Georgetown Hospital

    Sports-related injury patients in Georgetown now will be able to receive care closer to home. The UK Sports Medicine Center has opened a satellite clinic adjacent to Georgetown Community Hospital. For more information about the UK Sports Medicine Center Georgetown satellite clinic visit www.mc.uky.edu/surgery/sportsmedicine/.

17. UK Welcomes First Class of Kentucky Recognizing Outstanding High School Students

    UK welcomed the inaugural members of the new Class of Kentucky program to campus this fall. The program recognizes academically talented and community-oriented high school sophomores from throughout the Commonwealth and is facilitated through UK’s Office of Undergraduate Admission and University Registrar. Class of Kentucky honors one top sophomore from each high school in the state based on academic record, community service, and leadership within their school. More than 200 students participated in the program and were featured in television spots on WKYT-TV, WYMT-TV, WBKO-TV, and WAVE-TV. Class of Kentucky represents a partnership between UK, CHA Health, and WKYT-TV.

18. Knight Foundation Supports UK Program to Enhance Rural Journalism

    The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded UK a two-year, $250,000 grant to raise the profile of rural journalism. The grant aims to create a major survey of rural media, a popular rural journalism Web site, a class in rural journalism, and training for rural journalists. It also will fund a conference bringing together national experts and rural journalists. The project will be run by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky, which was created in fall 2001 at the UK School of Journalism and Telecommunications. The institute also is supported by a $50,000 grant from the Ford Foundation. Veteran journalist Al Cross joined the UK School of Journalism and Telecommunications as interim director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues.

19. Nanomaterials Workshop Draws Researchers, Entrepreneurs From Around the Globe

    A two-day workshop this week highlighted the latest advances in creating and using nanomaterials in drug delivery, composite materials, energy-conversion devices, and electronics and how to get them to the marketplace. The workshop, co-sponsored by UK and the University of Louisville, will feature lectures by prominent national and international speakers and nurture greater collaboration among scientists, entrepreneurs, administrators, investors and executives of private corporations. U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, UK President Todd, U of L President James Ramsey, and Richard Alloo of Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America were among the featured speakers. Keynote speakers were David Kouidri, trade commissioner of the Swiss Business Hub’s Chicago Branch; Meyya Meyyappan, director of the nanotechnology center at NASA’s Ames Research Center; and Jack Gill, co-founder of Vanguard Ventures. The workshop sessions included presentations by researchers from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Northwestern University, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Michigan, U of L, and UK.

20. ‘Defending Against Catastrophic Terrorism’ Is Focus of Panel Discussion at UK

    A panel discussion on “Defending Against Catastrophic Terrorism,” held at UK on Sept. 16, focused on some of the basic information essential to an informed discussion of the public policy response. The complexity of the threat and responses require that a wide range of knowledge that can only be provided by an interdisciplinary group of experts. Speaking were Mia Bloom from the University of Cincinnati on terrorists' motivations; Ted Postol from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the physical effects of different kinds of attacks and the use of science and engineering skills to defend against terrorism; Doug Scutchfield from UK's School of Public Health on the public health consequences of catastrophic terrorist attacks; and Robert Pringle from UK's Patterson School of Diplomacy, on local authorities' efforts to deter and respond to terrorist attacks in Kentucky.

21. UK Retired Faculty, Alumna Win Fulbright Fellowships for Research and Study Abroad

    Two Fulbright Fellowships for study and research abroad were granted to a retired faculty member in the College of Social Work and a recent UK graduate from Danville. Martin B. Tracy, a native of Murray, who retired this year as a professor and associate dean in the UK College of Social Work, will use his Fulbright Senior Specialists grant to study at the University of Bucharest for four weeks this October. Tracy, whose research interests focus on policy issues related to aging, poverty, income support systems, and community and social development in nations other than the United States, also will be the lead expert for an International Labour Organization seminar in November on social services for persons with disabilities in Bulgaria. Lesli Proffitt, a Danville native and a 2000 graduate of Boyle County High School who received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history summa cum laude from UK this spring, will use her Fulbright grant to do research at Stockholm University in Sweden. Proffitt will conduct independent historical research at the Swedish Royal Library’s Dag Hammarskjold Collection and the Swedish Foreign Ministry Archives.

22. UK Surgeon Performs First Anti-reflux Procedure in Central and Eastern Kentucky

    Dr. Nicholas Nickl, Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, UK College of Medicine, performed the first anti-reflux procedure in Central and Eastern Kentucky in late June. The Enteryx® procedure is an alternative remedy to long-term drug use or anti-reflux surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The procedure is a less invasive alternative to surgery. The Enteryx procedure is performed on an outpatient basis. More than 60 million American adults experience reflux and heartburn at least once a month, and approximately 21 million adults are estimated to have GERD. People who are not treated for the disease continue to have symptoms and may experience complications such as ulcers or, in rare cases, cancer.

23. School of Architecture Wins Award from National Registration Group

    Students and faculty in the School of Architecture of the UK College of Design have earned the school a pair of prestigious awards from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. NCARB 2004, held recently in Portland, Ore., drew entries from architecture schools across the nation, with UK being the only college or university to receive more than one award. The UK entry, “The Comprehensive Project: A Practice-based Studio,” was one of only five entries to be awarded a $7,500 cash prize. Another UK entry, “Breaking Ground: Partnership and Process as Design Strategy,” earned honorable mention from the national jury panel, comprised of deans of leading collegiate architectural programs and other professionals.

24. Kentucky Clinic Opens New Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinic

    The UK Kentucky Clinic opened a new, state-of-the-art clinic for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the nation’s fourth-leading cause of death. The clinic, located adjacent to UK Hospital at 740 S. Limestone in Lexington, will work closely with the Asthma, Allergy, Sinus and Pulmonary clinics.

25. Time Magazine Feature Focuses on Stress Research by UK’s Suzanne Segerstrom

    Research on stress and the immune system conducted by Suzanne C. Segerstrom, associate professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Gregory Miller, assistant professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, was featured in the July 19 issue of Time Magazine. The research involved a meta-analysis of 319 articles on stress and the immune system published since 2001. Among other findings, Segerstrom and Miller found that short-term stresses people face – like speaking in public – tend to boost a person’s immune system while long-term stresses prevent the immune system from being as effective as it could be. Segerstrom, whose master’s and doctoral degrees in psychology are from the University of California, Los Angeles, has taught at UK since 1997. She won the 2002 Templeton Positive Psychology Prize for her work on optimism.

26. English Department Adds Two Experts to Faculty

    The English Department of the College of Arts and Sciences has employed two new associate professors considered outstanding in their fields. The new faculty members are Jeoffrey Clymer, assistant professor of English with a secondary appointment in the American studies department at Saint Louis University, and Michael Trask, associate professor of English at Yale University. Clymer’s first book is titled “ America ’s Culture of Terrorism: Violence, Capitalism and the Written Word.” The book was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2003. He is working on a second book, tentatively titled “Property and Its Discontents,” which examines the legal, historical and literary paradoxes generated by notions of property in the 19th century. Trask, who from 1997 to 2004 was on the English faculty at Yale University, is the author of the 2003 book, “Cruising Modernism: Class and Sexuality in American Literature and Social Thought.”

27. Programs Bring Students Into UK Labs for Summer Research With Faculty

    Thirty-three students spent the summer working alongside UK faculty on research projects as part of the Bucks for Brains Summer Research Program and the Kentucky Young Scientists Summer Program. The students received experience in a broad range of research areas in the programs, designed to encourage minorities and female students to consider careers in research and graduate school at UK.

28. Conference Brings Foster Children, Care Givers to UK to Dispel Myths

    A two-day conference at UK in late June aimed to dispel myths plaguing the foster care experience and unfounded stereotypes regarding foster children and care givers. With this year’s theme, “Fear/No Factor,” the Kentucky Youth Connects Statewide Teen Conference 2004 involved 250 people, including current and former foster youth between the ages of 15 and 21, as well as care givers. Former foster children shared their own stories of struggle and perseverance with young people currently in foster care. More than 6,000 children are in foster care in Kentucky.

29. Ceremony Marks Official Transfer of Lexington Community College to KCTCS

    A public signing of the memorandum of agreement that transfers governance of Lexington Community College from UK to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System was held in late June. On hand to sign the memorandum of agreement were KCTCS President Michael B. McCall, LCC President Jim Kerley, and UK Provost Mike Nietzel. House Joint Resolution 214, which was passed during the 2004 regular session of the Kentucky General Assembly, established the framework for KCTCS to accept responsibility for the governance and management of LCC, effective July 1, 2004.

30. Office for Multicultural and Academic Affairs Presents Future Leaders Workshop

    The UK Office for Multicultural and Academic Affairs held a one-day program of workshops designed to help develop leadership skills last weekend. The Future Leaders Organizational Workshops will offer training on parliamentary procedures, building successful organizations, cross-cultural collaboration, and stretching budgets, among other issues. Presenters included Shirley Bowles of the University of Mississippi, Lisa Brown of the UK College of Communications and Information Studies, Frank X. Walker of Eastern Kentucky University, and Karen Slaymaker of UK’s Office of International Affairs.

31. UK’s East Kentucky Family Practice Residency Program Marks 10 th Graduation Ceremony

    UK’s East Kentucky Family Practice and Community Medicine Residency Program marked its 10th graduation ceremony in June by sending a new family physician into the world of professional health care delivery. This year’s graduate, the residency program’s 30th overall, was Dr. Masuda C. Ahmad, a native of Bangladesh. She plans to practice family medicine in Harlan County, Ky. Six current family practice residents are scheduled to graduate from the program next year. About 85 percent of the program’s previous 29 graduates now practice in rural, medically underserved areas. The mission of the residency program, which is housed at the UK Center for Rural Health in Hazard, is to prepare family physicians for careers in rural medicine, with a focus on meeting the health care needs of the people of rural Appalachia.

32. American Meat Science Association Highlights UK’s Success at Conference

    The 57th annual Reciprocal Meat Conference of the American Meat Science Association held its three-day annual meeting in late June at UK. UK utilized the forum to highlight the success of the UK College of Agriculture Department of Animal Science’s food systems program, which includes meat science. UK faculty noted Kentucky’s agriculture is in the midst of a transition from a tobacco economy and that one of the major goals of the college and many state agencies is to assist farmers in making that transition. In the most recent agricultural census, (Kentucky Agricultural Statistics Service, 2002), equine was ranked number one in farm gate value (gross receipts), with poultry second, and tobacco third. The next three categories were cattle and calves, hay, and corn. Kentucky continues to have the largest beef cattle inventory east of the Mississippi River, and is a center for order-buying, with approximately 25 percent of the cattle going to feedlots from the southeast passing through the state. Poultry has grown at a rapid rate, with the number of farms producing broilers more than doubling during the five-year period from 1997 through 2002, and the number of broilers sold over the same period increasing nearly 2.5 times.

33. Scholarship Fund Is Established to Honor Journalism’s Maria Braden

    The Maria Braden Endowed Scholarship Fund has been established, honoring a retired UK journalism professor who died July 20. Braden, who taught news reporting, magazine article writing, journalism ethics, public affairs reporting, media diversity, etymology, and other classes at UK for 21 years, took a medical retirement in 2001. A native of New York City, Braden received a Bachelor of Arts in English and philosophy from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She worked 10 years as a reporter and editor for the Associated Press in Louisville, Lexington and Frankfort before joining UK as a faculty member in 1980.

34. Michael Tearney Appointed Chair of Committee on Retiree Health Benefits

    Michael Tearney, KPMG professor of accounting and associate dean of the UK Gatton College of Business and Economics, has been appointed chair of a new committee on retiree health benefits. Tearney was appointed by Frank Butler, UK acting executive vice president for finance and administration and vice president for Medical Center operations, who said Tearney will select committee members from the membership of the UK Employee Benefits Committee and from knowledgeable faculty and staff from the campus community. Questions about the committee and its work may be directed to Tearney at tearney@email.uky.edu or by calling 257-3592.

35. UK Staff Senate Elects David Ellis as Chair

    The UK Staff Senate elected new staff officers for a one-year term. David Ellis, who has worked as assistant ticket manager in the UK Athletics Department ticket office for five years, was elected chair of the Staff Senate. Other UK Staff Senate officers are Kathy Sheppard-Jones, a program administrator in UK’s Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, vice chair; Aimee Nielson, a communications specialist in the College of Agriculture, secretary; Kim Judd, an accounting coordinator in general accounting, treasurer; and Pat VanMeter, a senior research analyst in the Department of Veterinary Science, Gluck Equine Research Center, parliamentarian.

36. Four Programs Serving Elderly’s Needs Are Spotlighted in Summer Series on Aging

    Four programs that serve the needs of the elderly were recognized for outstanding efforts during the 21st annual Summer Series on Aging, sponsored by the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and the Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional Geriatric Education Center, which serves Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. The programs include:

    • Southeast Kentucky Community Access Program, UK Center for Rural Health in Hazard, directed by Fran Feltner;
    • Council on Aging Learning Advantages (COALA®) program, Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, directed by Cynthia Fischer;
    • Pharmacy Connect of Southwest Virginia program, Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc., directed by Marilyn Maxwell and Margaret Sturgill; and
    • Volunteer Caregivers Program, University of Louisville, directed by Karen Robinson.

    OVAR/GEC is made up of member universities including UK, University of Louisville, University of Cincinnati, and East Tennessee State University . The organization was established in 1985 to enhance geriatric education and improve services for older persons throughout Kentucky, southern Ohio, eastern Tennessee, and western Virginia. For more information on OVAR/GEC and Best Care Practices, visit www.rgs.uky.edu/aging/gec.

37. UK Holds Third Annual Women’s Football Clinic

    UK head football coach Rich Brooks hosted UK’s third annual Women’s Football Clinic in August. The clinic is designed for women with all levels of football knowledge. Attendees had the opportunity to meet and ask questions of Coach Brooks and the 2004 Wildcat coaching staff. The clinic included sessions for beginners, as well as sessions for more advanced aficionados, covering the major aspects of the game. A rules seminar, with an actual game referee, was held to discuss rules violations. Participants visited the strength and conditioning staff, training staff, and equipment staff, and toured the football facilities.

38. UK Women’s Forum Schedules Brown Bag Luncheons to Discuss Campus Safety Issues

    The UK Women’s Forum has scheduled a series of brown bag luncheons on the topics of campus safety, self defense and violence against women. Four sessions, titled “Don’t Be a Victim,” will be held Sept. 28 at Chandler Medical Center, Sept. 30 at the Student Center, Oct. 20 in the UK Hospital auditorium, and Oct. 27 at the Student Center. The presentations on findings of a recent survey at UK about violence against women and how the university will address the issue will take place Nov. 9 in Center Theater, UK Student Center, and Nov. 10 in the UK Hospital auditorium. All sessions will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

39. Preview Nights Offers Prospective Students a View of Life at UK

    On Sept. 7, UK’s Office of Undergraduate Admission began conducting a series of evening programs for prospective students and their families at 12 locations throughout the Commonwealth. The programs, called Preview Nights, give high school seniors and their families the opportunity to learn more about the educational opportunities available at UK. Representatives from the university, as well as currently enrolled students, will be on hand at each location to speak individually with the prospective students concerning their individual interests and to answer questions. A presentation will be given on topics such as admissions, financial aid, academic scholarships, campus housing, academic programs, and student life.

    The 2004 Preview Night schedule is as follows (all programs begin at 7 p.m., local time):

    • Owensboro : Sept. 7, Executive Inn Rivermont, One Executive Blvd.
    • Paducah : Sept. 8, J.R.’s Executive Inn, One Executive Blvd.
    • Hopkinsville : Sept. 9, H5C, 303 Conference Center Dr.
    • Elizabethtown : Sept. 15, James. R. Prichard Community Center, 404 S. Mulberry St.
    • Bowling Green : Sept. 16, Holiday Inn & Slone Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace
    • Ashland : Sept. 20, Paramount Arts Center, 1300 Winchester Ave.
    • Prestonsburg: Sept. 21, Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, 75 Theatre Court
    • London : Sept. 22, London Community Center, 529 South Main St.
    • Lexington : Sept. 27, UK Singletary Center for the Arts, Corner of Rose and Euclid
    • Northern Kentucky: Sept. 28, Northern Kentucky Convention Center, One River Center Blvd.
    • Louisville : Sept. 29, Kentucky International Convention Center, 221 Fourth St..
    • Somerset : Sept. 30, Center for Rural Development, 2292 South Highway 27.
       
40. Sessions Focus on Architecture and Urbanism in East Asia

    The Asia Center and the College of Design, with the support of the Office of Executive Vice President for Research, is presenting a roundtable workshop and a symposium on architecture and urbanism in East Asia in two September sessions. The roundtable, titled “Practicing in East Asia: Challenges, Idiosyncrasies, and Discoveries,” held last week, brought together professional architects and academics to discuss the social, political, geographical, and cultural challenges of working in East Asia. A symposium, titled “East Asia: Experiments in Architecture and Urbanism,” will be held Sept. 24 and 25 in the UK Student Center. The symposium is free and open to the public.

41. Federal Government Approves Medicare Payments for Lung Transplants at UK

    The UK Hospital Transplant Center recently received approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for payment by Medicare for lung transplants. With this approval, all solid lung transplants performed at UK are now Medicare approved. In addition to lung, UK provides transplantation services for all major solid organs including heart, liver, kidney, kidney/pancreas, and pancreas. All lung transplants performed on Medicare beneficiaries on or after Aug.16, 2004, may be covered and paid for by the Medicare program under the usual claims payment process. The UK Transplant Center lung transplant program began in 1991, and more than 137 lung transplantations have been performed.

42. Former Health Secretary Commemorates Robert Kennedy Visit With Lecture

    Peter Edelman, a former U.S. assistant secretary of Health and Human Services and aide to Robert F. Kennedy, spoke at UK earlier this month on the topic “Social Policy Then and Now and the Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy.” Edelman, a Georgetown University law professor and author of “Searching for America’s Heart: RFK and the Renewal of Hope,” was hosted by the Appalachian Studies Program at UK. His speech was part of a four-day event that commemorated Robert Kennedy’s 1968 visit to Eastern Kentucky. The event, dubbed “RFK in EKY,” featured community theater reenactments of events held during Kennedy’s two-day visit to Kentucky.

43. Lexington Teens Receive On-campus Work Experience Under Mayor’s Program

    Thirteen Lexington teenagers earned six weeks of job experience on the UK campus this summer under a program sponsored by the Mayor’s Training Center and UK . The Mayor’s Youth Summer Program placed the students in a variety of departments at UK , where they obtained work experience in office environments. The students are paid from a $30,000 grant from the Office of the President.

44. Play About Lexington Brothel Madam to Have Free Reading

    “Belle Brezing,” a play about Lexington’s most famous brothel madam written by College of Law alumna Margaret Carlyle Price, will have a free public reading at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at the Guignol Theatre in the UK College of Fine Arts Building. It is widely considered that Brezing was the model for the character Belle Watling in Margaret Mitchell’s book “Gone with the Wind.” The reading is directed by UK theater senior Lauren Argo of Cynthiana and includes the playwright’s 7-year-old daughter, Katie Swim, portraying Brezing as a small child, and Margo Buchanan, a visiting professor in the UK Theatre Department, as the adult Brezing. The performance is co-sponsored by the UK Discovery Seminar Program and the UK Theatre Department.

45. UK HealthCare Holds Fifth Annual Baby Basics Maternity Fair

    UK HealthCare will hold its fifth annual Baby Basics Maternity Fair, also sponsored by Baby’s Room & Kids Too, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lexington. The event is free and open to the public. Health professionals from UK and other local organizations will be available to answer questions. Local merchants and non-profit organizations will showcase their products and provide new and expectant parents with valuable tips and advice. The event also will feature prizes including the chance to win a complete nursery. Informal educational seminars by parenting experts, a seminar for dads-to-be led by comedian Scott Wilson, information on baby products and services, and free samples will also be offered. For more information, call UK Health Connection at (859) 257-1000 or (800) 333-8874.

46. Triathletes to Compete to Benefit UK Eye Research Fund

    The Alcon Tri for Sight committee, a group of Lexington area athletes, UK ophthalmologists, ophthalmology staff, and other volunteers, will hold the second annual Alcon Tri for Sight, a triathlon to benefit the UK Eye Research Fund. The event includes an 800-meter swim, a 20-mile bike ride, and a 4-mile run. It will be held at 7 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, beginning at the UK Lancaster Aquatic Center. Both individuals and teams, from ages 15 to 75 and up, are eligible to register. For more information, visit www.triforsight.com or active.com. Late registrations will be accepted through Sept. 25, space permitting.

47. Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute Holds Series on Disabled

    The UK Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute will conduct a seminar lecture series on select Fridays through November that will focus on lifespan issues for individuals with disabilities and their families. All seminars are free and open to the public. For more information about the seminar topics, visit www.ihdi.uky.edu. Seminars will be held Oct. 8, Oct. 22 and Nov. 5.

48. UK Percussion Ensemble Wins Chance to Compete at International Convention

    The UK Percussion Ensemble, under the director of James Campbell, School of Music professor in the College of Fine Arts, has won a Percussion Ensemble Competition sponsored by the Percussive Arts Society (PAS). UK and five other winning ensembles, including those from Rutgers and the University of Zagreb Music Academy in Croatia, will perform at the 2004 Percussive Arts Society International Convention Nov. 10-13 in Nashville.

49. College of Law Inducts Four Into Alumni Association Hall of Fame

    The UK College of Law Alumni Association inducted four graduates into its Hall of Fame in acknowledgement of their successes and contributions to the legal profession.

    The inductees are C. Edward Glasscock of Louisville, an accomplished corporate and mergers and acquisitions attorney; the late Vic Hellard Jr., who served the Commonwealth by bringing independence and professionalism to the support of Kentucky’s legislature; William T. Robinson III of Crestview Hills, who has served his clients and the legal profession through the private practice of law and volunteer leadership in the organized bar and the community at large; and the late Paul C. Van Booven, who served the college and the university with consummate skill and grace until his death in 2004.

50. College of Arts and Sciences Inducts Three Into Hall of Fame

    Three alumni of the College of Arts and Sciences will be inducted into the college's Hall of Fame at a ceremony Oct. 15 in the Lexington Convention Center. Larry Conley, a former Wildcat basketball player who graduated from UK in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, is now a broadcaster with ESPN. Glenn Price, who graduated in 1946 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics, served as a scientist with the Brookhaven National Laboratory from 1952 to 1985 and the Atomic Energy Commission from 1987 to 1989. Michael Grasley, who earned a master's degree in chemistry from UK in 1961, retired as president and chief executive officer of the Shell Chemical Co. and is now living in Houston, Texas. William Lipscomb, who earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from UK in 1941 and won the Nobel Peace Prize in science in 1976, will give the 2004 Blazer Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, in Memorial Hall. The Hall of Fame ceremony and the Blazer Lecture are part of the 2004 Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Week activities.

51. UK Art Museum Features ‘Opening the Gates of Consciousness’ Exhibit

    “Opening the Gates of Consciousness: Art Nouveau Glass and Pottery,” an exhibition from the collections of the UK Art Museum, Syracuse University, and private collectors, will be on display through Nov. 7 in the UK Art Museum. The exhibit revisits art nouveau and the fin-de-siècle period (1885-1914), exploring how artists accessed their subconscious and unconscious psyches. The exhibit is free for UK Art Museum members and UK faculty, staff and students.

52. UK Hosted Fourth Annual Volunteer Fair

    On Sept. 8, UK hosted the fourth annual UK Volunteer Fair with more than 50 community and campus service and arts/cultural organizations participating in an effort to show students, faculty, staff and alumni the types of programs available to them

53. UK Grant Assists in Helping Build Safe Playground for Gainesway Children

    After three years of planning and over 100 volunteers building, children have a fun and safe playground in the Gainesway neighborhood. A $60,000 UK Children’s Hospital grant received from the Allstate Foundation and the Injury Free Coalition for Kids helped meet the financial goals for the playground, long envisioned by the Gainesway Empowerment Center, the United Way Success By 6® initiative, LexLinc, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation, and Minnifield-Cutter-Ball Inc. The Injury Free Coalition for Kids at UK Children’s Hospital found that Gainesway is one of three Lexington zip codes with the highest number of severe traumas.

54. Run/Walk to Benefit Cardinal Hill Sensory Integration Camp for Children

    The UK College of Health Sciences Division of Physical Therapy will hold a 5K run/walk and health fair at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at the UK/Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Arboretum Park. Registration is $20. Race proceeds benefit the Cardinal Hill Sensory Integration Camp for Children and UK physical therapy students. For more information, call 272-8281.

55. Starbucks Opens Its Third Location at UK With Kentucky Clinic Ribbon-cutting

    UK’s Kentucky Clinic opened the newest Starbucks campus location recently. The newest Starbucks is the third licensed location on campus and employs a staff of 60 people, mostly students. In November 2001, the first self-operated dining service in the country to operate a licensed Starbucks store was opened by UK.

56. New Faculty Featured in Odyssey Online

    The summer 2004 Odyssey Online Exclusive, a Web-only version of the UK magazine, features profiles of eight new faculty members. Their research and scholarship range from plant defense systems to computer modeling of drugs, from the history of the Cherokee Nation to costume design. Visit “New Faculty/Fresh Ideas” at www.rgs.uky.edu/ca/odyssey/exclusive/index.html.

57. Concours d’Elegance Car Show Benefits UK Children’s Hospital

    The Lexington Concours d’Elegance featured 100 historic automobiles at Keeneland Race Course with a portion of all ticket proceeds benefiting the UK Children’s Hospital.

58. Medical, Dentistry Students Complete White Coat Ceremonies

    The 103 members of the UK College of Medicine’s Class of 2008 marked the beginning of their medical education in August. During the ceremony, UK medical students received their first white coats, which they will wear while seeing patients. The first-year students took a “Pledge of Professionalism for Students of Medicine,” promising a relationship of compassion and respect with patients, teachers and colleagues. In addition, the 54 members of the UK College of Dentistry’s Class of 2008 received their white coats in September. The ceremony marked the beginning of a commitment for long-term learning, ideals, responsibility and success.

59. Student Awards and Achievements
     
    • Willie Craft Jr., Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, has been awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health. The fellowship is awarded to a minority student involved in biodefense research.
    • Kelly DiGian, Psychology graduate student, received the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award by the National Institutes of Health. The predoctoral fellowship will fund her work on stimulus preference in pigeons.
    • Sarah Fischer, Psychology graduate student, received a two-year National Research Service Award through the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study risk for addictive behaviors, including both alcoholism and bulimia nervosa.
    • Jason Hartel, Agricultural Economics graduate student, has won the 2004 Graduate Student Paper Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Society.
    • Kristina Martin, Communication graduate student, was selected by the National Cancer Institute to serve in the Health Communications Internship Program. She will receive a six-month paid internship and will be working with the Cancer.gov Web site, analyzing market research and evaluating the effectiveness of the product.
    • Nichea Spillane, Psychology graduate student, received a three-year National Research Service Award through the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study a model she has developed to explain the high risk for alcoholism among Native Americans.
    • Tony J. Stoeppel, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration graduate student, has been appointed to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education by Governor Ernie Fletcher.
    • Ahenewa El-Amin Thompson, Education, was named the 2004 Coca-Cola Educator of Distinction by the Coca-Cola Foundation. She was one of 250 educators around the country singled out for the honor, which recognizes outstanding teachers dedicated to providing education with an enhanced purpose.
    • Five College of Medicine students in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry have been awarded American Heart Association Ohio Valley Affiliate Predoctoral Fellowships. The students are Nathan Correll of Robards; Garland Crawford of Paducah; Amanda Knoebber of Newport; Cara Pager of Johannesburg, South Africa; and Lisa Senetar of Louisa. The $18,000 fellowships are designed to help students initiate careers in cardiovascular research by providing research assistance and training.
    • Track and field seniors Ben Brewster and Thomas Morgan were named first-team Academic All-America by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Brewster, of Findlay, Ohio, has a 4.00 grade point average in biology. Morgan, of Lexington, has a 3.667 GPA and is currently pursuing his master’s degree after earning his bachelor’s degree in finance. Beth Heimann, a senior distance runner from Germantown, Ill., represented the women on the second team. She has a 3.71 GPA in elementary education, along with being a three-time All-American on the track.
    • Two students in the College of Design won first-place awards in August at the International Woodworking Fair’s student design competition in Atlanta. Another student won second place, and two others took third-prize honors. Kelly Hart, of Lexington, won the $1,200 first prize in the occasional table category, while Monica Griesshaber, of Louisville, won $1,200 in the contract furniture category. Ben Blair, of Campbellsville, won the $500 second-place prize in the contract furniture category. Tomas Ramirez, of Hurricane, W.Va., won the $300 third-place prize in the occasional table category, and Check Netherton, of Lexington, won $300 for his third-place entry in the casegoods category. In all, seven students represented UK at the fair, where 40 design schools from across the country competed. Design professor Len Wujcik was the students’ faculty adviser at the competition.
    • UK’s Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Wildcat Pulling Team earned second place in this summer’s International Quarter-Scale Tractor Design Competition. The UK squad finished third in 2002 and 2003. The small, powerful tractors are designed, built and driven in competition by students. UK’s entry featured a tandem four-wheel hydrostatic drive train and a controller area network, with a personal digital assistant user interface for improved driver control. The competition, sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, tested entrants in design, maneuverability and pulling performance. Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering is a cooperative program of the UK colleges of Engineering and Agriculture.
       
60. Faculty and Staff Awards and Achievements
     
    • Eric Anderman, Research and Graduate Studies at the College of Education, is ranked 16th in the world by Contemporary Educational Psychology in their list of top 20 most productive researchers in Educational Psychology from 1997-2002.
    • Wendy Baldwin, Executive Vice President for Research, chaired a session on the social and behavioral aspects of antiretroviral therapies at the XV International AIDS meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. She also lectured at Mahidol University on the interrelationship of universities and industry and hosted a dinner meeting with UK alumni in Bangkok.
    • Wendy Baldwin, Executive Vice President for Research, and Maelor Davies, College of Agriculture Kentucky Tobacco and Research Development Center, have been named to the Governor’s Life Sciences/Biosciences Consortium.
    • Ronda Beck, UK Hospital and Integrated Resource Information Systems, recently passed the Healthcare Financial Management Association examination to become a Certified Healthcare Financial Professional with a specialty in accounting and finance.
    • Allan Butterfield, Chemistry and Center of Membrane Sciences, gave invited presentations in Perth, Australia, and Singapore on his NIH-funded Alzheimer’s disease research.
    • Jody Clasey, Kinesiology and Health Promotion, was selected as a featured scientist at the Louisville Science Center. Clasey and Kent Adams of the University of Louisville will have their research in childhood health and obesity featured prominently at the Louisville Science Center.
    • Jim Cobb, Kentucky Geological Survey, gave testimony to the U.S. Senate subcommittee on the re-authorization of the National Cooperative Geological Mapping Act of 1992. This act provides support for geological mapping in the United States.
    • Carla Craycraft, Agricultural Communications, received the USDA Secretary’s Honor Award as part of a national team of land-grant university administrators and staff for developing “RadioSource.net,” a nationwide land-grant internet audio project.
    • Robert F. Dahlstrom, the Bloomfield Endowed Professor of Marketing in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture in Norway during the 2004-2005 academic year.
    • Maelor Davies, director of the Tobacco Research and Development Center, received the Kentucky Life Sciences Organization’s 2004 Life Sciences Visionary award.
    • Mary J. Davis, Law, is a visiting faculty member this semester at Boston College Law School.
    • Virginia Davis-Nordin, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, attended an international conference this summer on Cooperation and Development in Education, Research, and Health Care sponsored by Tbilisi I. Javakhishvili State University in the Republic of Georgia. She attended the 17th annual Leadership Conference sponsored by the Harvard Law Association and the Harvard Law School Fund earlier this month. Alan DeYoung , Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, is co-editor of the Education section of the National Endowment for the Humanities' Encyclopedia of Appalachia coming out this fall.
    • Dennis E. Doherty, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and medical director of Respiratory Care Services at UK Hospital, was elected by his peers to the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care board of directors.
    • Charles H. Griffith, Medicine and Pediatrics, has been appointed by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson to the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry. Griffith will serve until September 2006. The 23-member committee advises the HHS secretary and Congress on a wide range of policy and program issues in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, dentistry and physician assistant programs.
    • Jan Coleman Gross, Nursing, has been named a Scholar in the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing 2004 Geriatric Nursing Research Scholars Program. The institute is part of the New York University Division of Nursing.
    • Tom Guskey, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, is scheduled to present a Distinguished Lecture at Harvard University. The lecture is part of a series of talks sponsored by the Hope Foundation, with the general theme of “courageous leadership for school success.”
    • Richard C. Haydon, Surgery and Otolaryngology, has earned the Honor Award by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Michael P. Healy, Law, visited the Research Institute for Environmental Law of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, in June. Healy gave two speeches at the institute, the most prominent environmental law center in China, on “The Precautionary Principle in International and American Environmental Law” and “The Roles of the Citizen in Protecting the Environment in the United States.”
    • Christopher D. Jahraus, Radiation Medicine, has been awarded the 2004 Resident Clinical Research Award by the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in recognition of his research on the prevention of radiation-associated side effects in patients undergoing radiotherapy for pelvic cancers.
    • Deneese Jones, Education, published two articles over the summer: “Leveling the Playing Field: A Critical Examination of Urban Teachers' Pedagogical Practices of Equity and Excellence for Diverse Students” in the Journal of Public Management and Social Policy, and “An Examination of Early Reading Intervention Instructional Practices With Diverse Groups for the Primary Grades” in the  International Journal of Learning.
    • Joan Mazur, Curriculum and Instruction, was named the Distinguished Teacher Educator for 2004 by the Kentucky Association of Teacher Educators. 
    • Robert Miller, Agronomy, earned the 2004 Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station Impact Award. The University of Tennessee tobacco breeding program was merged with the UK program five years ago, and now the Kentucky-Tennessee Tobacco Improvement Initiative is achieving success under Miller’s leadership.
    • David Moliterno, Internal Medicine and chief of Cardiovascular Medicine, will serve as national principal investigator for a major nationwide multi-center trial for high risk coronary patients.
    • Robert Olson, Middle East Politics, was one of the main speakers at the International Kurdish Conference: Statelessness, Resistance and Survival sponsored by the California Institute for Integral Studies, San Francisco, California. He delivered his paper on Kurdistan-Iraq and the Consolidation of Kurdish Nationalism: 2003-2004. Professor Olson is author of “ Turkey and Iran, 1979p2004: Revolution, Ideology, War, Coups and Geopolitics” (2004). Olson is a leading authority on the history and politics of the Kurds and foreign policies of Middle East states.
    • Lindell Ormsbee, Civil Engineering, has been named director of the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute at UK. Ormsbee has served as associate director of the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute since 1995.
    • Frank Romanelli and Kelly Smith, Pharmacy, were selected as winners of the 2004 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Council of Faculties Innovations in Teaching Competition. They presented “Development and Implementation of a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Certificate Program for Pharmacy Residents” at the 2004 AACP annual meeting in July.
    • Eric Scorsone, Agricultural Economics, traveled to Glasgow, Scotland, in June to present work from Kentucky’s Agricultural and Rural Entrepreneurship project during the Babson-Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference.
    • D. Sudharshan, dean of the Gatton College of Business and Economics, is the recipient of the Emerald Literati Award for outstanding paper for “A Hierarchical Framework of New Products Development: An Example From Biotechnology,” published in the European Journal of Innovation Management. The Emerald Literati Awards recognize author and editor excellence and are awarded annually by leading international publishers in the library and information science, engineering, property and health care management sectors.
    • John Thelin, Educational Policy Studies, has written a new book, titled “A History of American Higher Education,” published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Thelin, a 2001-2002 University Research Professor who has taught at UK since 1994, is also a recognized expert on the topic of organized sports in higher education.
    • Sharon P. Turner, dean of the College of Dentistry, has been awarded the Society for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Award for Excellence. The award is given to those who demonstrate excellence in commitment to the advancement and promotion of women in academic health professions. 
    • Craig Wood, Agricultural Communications, has been awarded the national Honorary American Future Farmers of America Degree Award for outstanding contributions to Agricultural Education and FFA. Wood will travel to Louisville in October for the organization’s national convention where he will receive the award.
    • UK Police Department has cruised to a win in a recent police vehicle show and design competition. The 2004 Cruiser Classic was held July 24 in Cynthiana, attracting entries from 25 law enforcement agencies from around Kentucky. The UK Police Department received first, second and third place awards in the college/university police cruiser division and first and second place awards in the overall police motorcycle division. Officer Travis Manley created the designs used on the police cars since 2002 and on the new motorcycles acquired earlier this year.
    • The UK Wethington Awards, designed to increase the university’s extramural grant and contract funding programs, were awarded to 191 UK faculty members this month. These awards, up to $25,000 each, supplement the departmental salaries of faculty members who develop ideas and write proposals for extramural funding. Such programs also facilitate recruiting and retaining research-oriented faculty. In addition to increasing the number of applications for extramural funding and aiding faculty recruitment, the awards also increase the level of grant and contract funding and provide enhanced opportunities for graduate student and postdoctoral training. The UK faculty members who received the 2004 Wethington awards by college and department are:
       
      • College of Agriculture: Czarena Crofcheck, assistant professor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Stephen Dobson, assistant professor, Entomology; Mark Farman, professor, Plant Pathology; Bernie Hennig, professor, Animal Sciences; Ronald Hustedde, professor, Community and Leadership Development; Charles Issel, professor, Veterinary Science; Larry Jones, professor, Agricultural Economics; Mary Marchant, professor, Agricultural Economics; Benjy Mikel, professor, Animal Sciences; Eric Scorsone, assistant professor, Agricultural Economics; Tim Woods, associate professor, Agricultural Economics, Youling Xiong, professor, Animal Sciences; Sandra Bastin, associate professor, Family and Consumer Science; and Howard Glauert, professor, Nutrition and Food Science.
      • College of Arts and Sciences: Mark Fillmore, associate professor, Psychology; Peter Giancola, associate professor, Psychology; Pamela Wilcox, associate professor, Sociology; Richard Kryscio, professor, Statistics; Arnold Stromberg, associate professor, Statistics; Grace Jones, professor, Biology; Randal Voss, professor, Biology; Brian Rymond, professor, Biology; Leonidas Bachas, professor, Chemistry; Sylvia Daunert, professor, chemistry; and Mark Lovell, assistant professor, Chemistry.
      • College of Communications and Information Studies: Chike M. Anyaegbunam, assistant professor, Journalism and Telecommunications; Nancy G. Harrington, associate professor, Communication; Derek R. Lane, associate professor, Communication; Philip C. Palmgreen, professor, Communication; Anthony J. Roberto, assistant professor, Communication; Rick S. Zimmerman, professor, Communication; and James Andrews, assistant professor, Library and Information Science.
      • College of Dentistry: Ted Raybould, professor, Oral Health Science; Karen Novak, associate professor, Oral Health Practice; John Novak, professor, Oral Health Practice; Judy Skelton, associate professor, Oral Health Science; Jeff Ebersole, professor, Oral Health Practice; Richard Haug, professor, Oral Health Science; David Hardison, professor, Oral Health Science; Gerald Ferretti, professor, Oral Health Science; and Craig Miller, professor, Oral Health Practice.
      • College of Education: Lars Bjork, associate professor; Patricia Browne-Ferrigno, assistant professor, Administration and Supervision; Ron Atwood, professor; Willis Johnson, professor; Rosetta Sandidge, associate professor, Curriculum and Instruction; Eric Anderman, associate professor; Hank Cole, professor, Educational and Counseling Psychology; Alan DeYoung, professor; Beth Goldstein, associate professor; Tom Guskey, professor; Skip Kifer, professor, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation; Bill Berdine, professor; Malachy Bishop, assistant professor; Ralph Crystal, professor; Sonja Fiest-Price, professor; Ted Hasselbring, professor; Kristine Jollivette, assistant professor, Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling; Jody Clasey, associate professor; and Robert Shapiro, professor, Kinesiology and Health Promotion.
      • College of Engineering: Issam Harik, professor, Civil Engineering; Lindell Ormsbee, professor, Civil Engineering; Nikiforos Stamatiadis, professor, Civil Engineering; Jun Zhang, associate professor, Computer Science; Jerzy Jaromczyk, associate professor, Computer Science; Vince Capece, assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering; Larry Holloway, director, Center for Manufacturing, and professor, Electrical Engineering; Jon Yingling, associate professor, Mining Engineering; Rick Sweigard, professor, Mining Engineering; G.T. Lineberry, professor, Mining Engineering; Joe Sottile, associate professor, Mining Engineering; Andrzej Wala, professor, Mining Engineering; and Daniel Tao, assistant professor, Mining Engineering.
      • College of Medicine (aging): Lee Blonder, professor; Deborah Danner, assistant professor; Jeff Keller, assistant professor; William Markesbery, director, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging; Marta Mendiondo, assistant professor; Luther Creed Pettigrew, professor; Stephen Scheff, professor; Fred Schmitt, professor; David Snowdon, professor; and David Wekstein, professor.
      • College of Medicine (anatomy and neurobiology): Subramaniam Apparsundaram, assistant professor; Guoying Bing, associate professor; Annadora Bruce-Keller, assistant professor; Wayne A. Cass, associate professor; Marilyn Duncan, associate professor; Don Gash, chair and professor; Greg Gerhardt, professor; Kurt Hauser, professor; Lothar Jennes, professor; Jane Joseph, assistant professor; Pamela Knapp, associate professor; Diane Snow, associate professor; Joe Springer, professor; Anders Andersen, associate professor; Marilyn Getchell, professor; Richard Grondin, assistant professor; Indrapal Singh, assistant professor; and Zhiming Zhang, associate professor.
      • College of Medicine (behavioral science): Michael Andrykowski, professor; Anita Fernander, assistant professor; Thomas Garrity, professor; Joseph Gaugler, assistant professor; Yang Jiang, assistant professor; Thomas Kelly, professor; Carl Leukefeld, chair and professor, director, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research; T.K. Logan, associate professor; Craig Rush, professor; Nancy Schoenberg, associate professor; Mitzi Schumacher, professor; Timothy Smith, professor; John Webster, assistant professor; and John Wilson, professor.
      • College of Medicine (biochemistry): Douglas Andres, associate professor; Trevor Creamer, associate professor; Robert Dickson, professor; Rebecca Dutch, assistant professor; Louis Hersh, professor; Carole Moncman, assistant professor; Sabire Ozcan, assistant professor; David Rodgers, associate professor; Kevin Sarge, associate professor; H. Peter Spielmann, associate professor; Salvatore Turco, professor; Charles Waechter, professor; and Haining Zhu, assistant professor.
      • College of Medicine (internal medicine): Reto Asmis, associate professor; Alan Daugherty, professor; Deneys van der Westhuyzen, professor; Nancy Webb, assistant professor; and Gary VanZant, professor.
      • College of Medicine (neurosurgery): Michael Toborek, associate professor.
      • College of Medicine (pharmacology): Rolf Craven, assistant professor; Robert Hadley, associate professor; David Kaetzel, professor; Michael Kilgore, assistant professor; Susan Kraner, assistant professor; Philip Landfield, chair and professor; Michael Piascik, professor; Nada Porter, associate professor; Steven Post, assistant professor; Hollie Swanson, associate professor; Olivier Thibault, assistant professor; Eric Blalock, assistant professor; Kuey-Chu Chen, associate professor; and Nancy Pedigo, assistant professor.
      • College of Medicine (physiology): Scott Diamond, professor; George Steven Estus, associate professor; Ming Cui Gong, assistant professor; Lu-Yuan Lee, professor; Mariana Nikolova-Karakashian, associate professor; David Randall, professor; Jonathan Satin, associate professor; George Smith, associate professor; and Melinda Wilson, assistant professor.
      • College of Medicine (Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center): Edward Hall, director and professor; Patrick Sullivan, assistant professor; James Geddes, associate professor; and Alexander Rabchevsky, assistant professor.
      • College of Pharmacy (pharmaceutical sciences): Bradley Anderson, professor; Paul Bummer, associate professor; Lisa Cassis, director, Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, and professor; Peter Crooks, professor; Patrick DeLuca, professor; Linda Dwoskin, professor; Michael Jay, professor; Kyung Bo Kim, assistant professor; Tonglei Li, assistant professor; Robert Lodder, associate professor; Charles Lofton, assistant professor; Pat McNamara, professor; Russ Mumper, associate professor; Marcos Olivieria, assistant professor; Jim Pauly, associate professor; Jurgen Rohr, professor; Audra Stinchcomb, assistant professor; Daniel Tai, professor; Robert Yokel, professor; and Chang-Guo Zhan, associate professor.
      • College of Pharmacy (pharmacy practice and science): Val Adams, assistant professor; Scott Akers, assistant professor; Ann Amerson, professor; Karen Blumenschein, associate professor; Sheila Botts, assistant professor; Jimmi Hatton, associate professor; Frank Romanelli, assistant professor; Melody Ryan, assistant professor; and Kelly Smith, associate professor.
      • College of Public Health: Robert McKnight, associate professor, Preventive Medicine an Environmental Health, and executive director of the Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention.
      • Graduate School (toxicology): Zhigang Wang, associate professor, and Davy Jones, professor.
61. Faculty Research Activities
     
    • Robert Adams, Electrical and Computer Engineering, $24,000, Stable Formulation for Open-Bodied PEC Scattering in EIGER Code.
    • Robert Adams, Electrical and Computer Engineering, $10,000, NanoSonic Inc., Electromagnetic Characterization of Nano-Engineered Electrically Conductive Transparent Coatings for Polycarbonate.
    • Val Adams, Pharmacy Practice and Science, The use of gelclari in the treatment of pain from chemotherapy induced stomatitis in patients with hematologic malignancies
    • W. Adams,  Anthropology, $58,779, Study and Publication of Archaeological Collections from Qasr Ibrim, Nubia.
    • Amy Alderton, AES/Animal Sciences, $50,109, Quality Attribute Characterization of Beef Long Term Muscles.
    • David Allen, Kentucky Transportation Center, $90,000, Federal: Evaluation of the Pavement Management System and Maintenance Rating Systems.
    • David Allen, Kentucky Transportation Center, $50,000, Federal: Utilization of Pavement Profiling Equipment to Determine As-built Transverse and Longitudinal Profiles of Existing Highways.
    • David Allen,  Kentucky Transportation Center, $100,000, Federal: Developing a Database of Materials, Design, Construction, and Experimental Techniques of Pavements.
    • David Allen, Kentucky Transportation Center, $125,000, Federal: Evaluation and Implementation Issues for the 2002 Pavement Design Guide.
    • David Allen,  Kentucky Transportation Center, $75,000, Federal: Durability Issues of Asphalt Pavements (Polymer Modifiers) .
    • David Allen, Kentucky Transportation Center, $65,000, Federal: Analysis of Permeability of Kentucky Hot Mix Pavements.
    • David Allen, Kentucky Transportation Center, $100,000, Federal: Identification and Determination of Distress Levels and Rehabilitation Cycles.
    • David Allen, Kentucky Transportation Center, $50,000, Federal: Rideability Issues for Asphalt and Concrete Specification Modifications.
    • Larry Allen, Rural Kentucky Healthcare, $358,160, Small Rural Hospital Improvement (SHIP) Grants Program.
    • Larry Allen, Rural Kentucky Health care, $22,000, Kentucky Department for Public Health, Rural Co-op Agreement.
    • Jayakrishna Ambati, Ophthalmology, $59,548, Testing the Effect of EXEL Tie2 Inhibitor in Laser Induced CNV.
    • Jayakrishna Ambati, Opthamology, $331,369, National Eye Institute, Novel Mouse Models of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
    • Brent Ambrose, Center for Real Estate Studies, $22,328, Real Estate Education Proposal.
    • Bradley Anderson, RCTF-Clinical Pharmaceutical Science, $149,950, Eli Lilly and Company, Molecular Mechanisms of Enhancement of Membrane Transport of Macromolecules.
    • Kimberly Anderson, Chemical and Materials Engineering, $24,999, Kentucky NASA EPSCoR: Miniaturized Multicellular-Based Biosensors for Detecting Toxins.
    • Shiva Andrail, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, $84,000, American Heart Association – Ohio Valley Affiliate, Role of O-GicNAc Transferase OGT1 in Beta Cell Function.
    • M. Andrykowski, Behavioral Science, $50,000, Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Fund, Biobehavioral Oncology Research.
    • Michael Andrykowski, Behavioral Science, $117,102, Psychological and Behavioral Impact of Cancer Screening.
    • John Anthony, Chemistry, $113,502, Energy Conversion – ACNP.
    • S. Apparsundaram, Anatomy and Neurobiology, $30,000, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia. Estrogen Regulation of Neuronal Choline, Dopamine, and Norepinephrine Transporters.
    • S. Apparsundaram, Anatomy and Neurobiology, $72,400, National Center for Research Resources, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women's Health (COBRE): Apparsundaram Scope.
    • Henrietta Bada, Pediatrics, $132,947, Developmental Evaluation Services/Infants & Toddlers for the Kentucky Early Intervention System (KEIS).
    • Henrietta Bada, Pediatrics, $410,100, Kentucky Department for Public Health, Infant Intensive Care. 
    • Doris Baker, Clinical Sciences, $181,999, Development of Educational Programs to Meet National Goals.
    • Michael Bardo, Psychology, $959,618, Drug Abuse Prevention: A Lifecourse Perspective IV.
    • Michael Bardo, Psychology, $233,663, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Development of Novel Treatments for Nicotine Addiction Project 3.
    • Michael Barrett, AES/Agronomy, $355,602, Profitable Forage/Livestock Systems for Northeastern Kentucky.
    • Sandra Bastin, CES/Family & Consumer Sciences, $94,228, The Value Added Microprocessor Project.
    • Carolyn Bay, Pediatrics, $188,400, Kentucky Department for Public Health, Genetic Services.
    • Zaida Belendez, Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, $60,000, Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services, Dept. of Medicaid Services KCHIP Migrant Outreach Project.
    • William Berdine, Special Ed. & Rehab Counseling, $994,100, Commonwealth Center for Instructional Technology and Learning.
    • Joseph Berger, Neurology, $57,199, National Center for Research Resources, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women's Health (COBRE): Project #3.
    • Wesley Birge, Biological Sciences, $20,000, Whole Effluent Toxicity Analysis of Discharge Samples Taken from Kentucky Pollution Discharge Elimination Facilities.
    • Kelly Bradley, Ed Policy Studies & Evaluation, $36,452, Assessing Quality- A Macro versus Micro Approach to High School Mathematics Education.
    • Steve Browning, Southeast Cntr for Ag Health & Injury Pr, $16,133, Asthma in Kentucky Farm Children.
    • Annadora Bruce-Keller, RCTF-Anatomy & Neurobiology, $27,267, NRSA/Reed: Brain Inflammation, Estrogen, and the Proteasome.
    • Annadora Bruce-Keller, RCTF-Anatomy and Neurobiology, $72,400, National Center for Research Resources, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women's Health (COBRE).
    • Annadora Bruce-Keller, RCTF-Anatomy and Neurobiology, $306,568, Nationall Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Tat, NADPH Oxidase, and HIV-Dementia.
    • Dennis Bruemmer, Internal Medicine, $65,000, Anti-Inflammatory and Antiproliferative Liver X Receptor Signaling Pathways in Cardiovascular Disease.
    • Paul Bummer, Pharmaceutical Tech, $5,000, Pfizer 2004 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Pharmacy.
    • Terry Bunn, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, $149,069, Kentucky Department for Public Health, Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Project.
    • Franca Cambi, Neurology, $21,870, Expression of the PLP Gene: Studies Ondiagnosi and Treatment of PMD.
    • Susan Cantrell, Education Reform & Research, $30,000, Kentucky Adult Educator Literacy Institute.
    • Susan Cantrell, Education Reform & Research, $196,300, Kentucky Adult Educator Literacy Institute.
    • Susan Cantrell, Curriculum & Instruction, $300,000, Integrating Content Literacy Into Middle and High School Classrooms.
    • Seema Capoor, Ophthalmology, Rebamipide Ophthalmic Suspension in the Treatment of Dry Eye: A Multicenter, Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, 52-Week Study.
    • Tamatha Caudill, Internal Medicine, $3,000, Caudill / Fellowship: The Role of Macrophage Specific AT1a Receptor Deficiency on Atherosclerosis.
    • Mei Chen, Civil Engineering, $75,000, Federal: Develop an Archived Data Management System Prototype.
    • R. Clayton, Kentucky Injury Prevention & Research Center, $453,939, Tobacco Initiation and Cessation Among New Soldiers.
    • Dennis Clouthier, Chemistry, $8,000, Electronic Spectroscopy and Dynamics of the Prototypical Phosphorus Components.
    • Alfred Cohen, Cancer Center, $602,576, KLCRP, Early detection scope.
    • Crystal Collins-Camargo, Social Work, $83,401, Citizens Review Panel.
    • Jocelyn Cooledge, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $101,952, External Evaluation of the Tennessee State Improvement Grant.
    • John Coral, Internal Medicine, $2, Organized program to initiate life-saving treatment in hospitalized patients with heart failure.
    • Robert Correll, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, $18,000, Fellowship: Robert Nathan Correll: Regulation of Cardiac L-Type Calcium Channel Function by REM GTPase.
    • Julia Costich, Kentucky Injury Prevention & Research Center, $1,500, Vision Council of America, Pilot test of vision screening effectiveness survey.  
    • Julia Costich, Kentucky Injury Prevention & Research Center, $311,688, Kentucky Department for Public Health, State Injury Prevention Program.
    • Joseph Crabtree, Kentucky Transportation Center, $50,000, Federal: Evaluate Methods to Limit the Time to Investigate Crash Sites.
    • Joseph Crabtree, Kentucky Transportation Center, $95,000, Federal: Development of a Strategic Plan for Incident Management.
    • Joseph Crabtree, Kentucky Transportation Center, $50,000, Federal: Route Disruption Analysis.
    • Peter Crooks, Pharmaceutical Tech, $119,085, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Development of Novel Treatments for Nicotine Addiction: Science Core.
    • Peter Crooks, Pharmaceutical Tech, $236,339, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Development of Novel Treatments for Nicotine Addiction Project 1.
    • Thomas Curry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, $164,861, National Center for Research Resources, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women's Health (COBRE): Project #1.
    • Deborah Danner, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, $161,353, Kentucky Health Services Cabinet, Dementia Outreach Lexington: Diagnosis/Treatment and Services for African-Americans.
    • Alan Daugherty, Internal Medicine, $112,601, Role of MMPs in AngII Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.
    • Sylvia Daunert , Chemistry, $251,118, Modified Photoproteins as Labels and Molecular Switches in Bioanalysis.
    • Scott Diamond, RCTF-Physiology, $72,400, National Center for Research Resources, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women's Health (COBRE): Diamond Scope.
    • Willem De Villiers, Internal Medicine, $2, An Open Label Extension Study of the Safety and Efficacy of ALX-0600 in Subjects with Crohn's Disease Who Completed the Pilot Study Protocol CL0600-008.
    • Robert Dickson,  Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, $184,125, Characterization of the Sch9 Longevity Pathway in Yeast.
    • Carol  Diedrichs, Library Administration, $81,837, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, Kentucky Virtual Library Digitization Project.
    • Dennis Doherty, Internal Medicine, $2, Effect of Roflumilast on Exacerbation Rate in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
    • Charles Dougherty, AES/Agronomy, $47,295, Department of Agriculture, GABA and analogs: Potential performance-enhancing metabolites of herbage.
    • Linda Dwoskin, Pharmaceutical Tech, $1,120,411, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Development of Novel Treatments for Nicotine Addiction.
    • Linda Dwoskin, Pharmaceutical Tech, $415,328, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Development of Novel Treatments for Nicotine Addiction Project 2.
    • Paul Eakin, Mathematics, $225,000, Prototype Online Formative Assessment System.
    • Corland Eble, Kentucky Geological Survey, $20,000, Workshop to Advise the U.S. Geological Survey National Coal Resource Data System Coal Quality Program.
    • Claudia Ernharth, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $432,079, Kentucky Supported Employment Program.
    • Mark Farman, AES/Plant Pathology, $9,325.
    • Robert Fehr, CES/Biosystems & Ag Eng, $63,066, Cooperative Extension Program for Kentucky’s Building Systems Energy Needs.
    • Gary Ferland, Physics and Astronomy, Numerical Simulations of OUtflows in Quasars: The Microphysics of BAL Winds.
    • Joseph Fink III, Appalachian Center, $10,000, Appalachian Rural System Initiative Phase II Year 4: Scope account for Harold Peach and the ACCLAIM project.
    • Jospeh Fink III, CES/Community & Leadership Devek ARC, $25,000, UK Appalachian IDEAS Network: A Regional, Collegiate, Social Entreprenuership Initiative.
    • R. Fisher, Kentucky Geological Survey, $364,200, Kentucky Natural Resources Environmental Protection Cab.
    • Roger Fleischman, Internal Medicine, Favid-06: Phase III, Randomized, Double Blind Placebo-controlled Trial of Favid and GM-CSF versus Placebo and GM-CSF Following Rituximab in Subjects with Follicular B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
    • Jeremy Flynn, PCS Central Services, $5,400, Double-blind study of the safety of CLopidogrel in combination with aspirin after Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass surgery CLOPCAB Study.
    • Henry Francis, Kentucky Geological Survey, $31,400, Chemical Analysis of Water Samples Taken By Division of Water Programs and Preparation of Nitrogen Isotope Water Samples.
    • Travis Fritsch, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, $72,556, Kentucky Department for Public Health , Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance.
    • Gisela Garcia, Biological Sciences, $73,613, Evaluating Control of HIV Infection by Engineered Virus.
    • Beth Garvy, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, $294,450, Host Response to P. Carinii in Neonatal Mice.
    • Don Gash, Anatomy & Neurobiology, $144,239, Project 3: Restoration of Dopamine Function in Parkinson's Disease.
    • Robert Geneve,  AES/Horticulture, $67,901, Scope A: Rudy Haag Burning Bush as a Non-Invasive Alternative to Current Burning Bush Cultivars for Kentucky Nursery Production.
    • Greg Gerhardt, RCTF-Anatomy & Neurobiology, $866,312, Project 1: Restoration of Dopamine Function in Parkinson's Disease.
    • Greg Gerhardt, RCTF-Anatomy & Neurobiology, $64,637, Core D: Restoration of Dopamine Function in Parkinson's Disease.
    • Greg Gerhardt, RCTF-Anatomy & Neurobiology, $52,966, Core A: Restoration of Dopamine Function in Parkinson's Disease.
    • Greg Gerhardt, RCTF-Anatomy and Neurobiology, $238,504, National Science Foundation, Ceramic-Based Multisite Microelectrode for Electrochemical Recordings.
    • Martie Gillen, Social Work, $1,000, Boston University, Aging: Implications for Social Work Practice.
    • Paul Goodrum, Civil Engineering, $67,500, Federal: Innovative Rapid Construction/Reconstruction Methods.
    • Paul Goodrum, Civil Engineering, $50,000, Federal: Analysis of the Direct and Indirect Costs of Utility and Right-of-Way Conflicts on Construction Roadway Projects.
    • George Graham,  Health Services Management, $270,539, Evaluation of Public Health System Bioterrorism Preparedness.
    • Donald Graves,  CES/Forestry, $971,000, Post--Mining Reforestation Demonstration Project IV.
    • Richard Greenberg, Internal Medicine, $3,500, Educational Video for Teaching and Training on HIV/AIDS.
    • Richard Greenberg, Internal Medicine, 03-BMT-163: A Phase I, Open-Label, Dose-Escalating Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity of Recombinant Botulinum Vaccine A/B in Healthy Adults (rBV A/B-01).
    • James Griffioen, Computer Science, $42,437, KSEF R&D Excellence: Enhancing Network Layer Services.
    • Jennifer Grisham-Brown, Special Ed. & Rehab Counseling, $47,433, Kentucky Service for Children Who are Deaf Blind.
    • Jennifer Grisham-Brown, Special Ed. and Rehab Counseling, $117,922, Kentucky Department of Education, Kentucky Deaf Blind Project Supplement Grant.
    • Chris Groeber,  Social Work, $215,482, Successful Post Secondary Transitions Program.
    • Chris Groeber,  Social Work, $130,000, Comprehensive Family Services.
    • Theodore Grossardt, Kentucky Transportation Center, $38,727, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Public Involvement Plan for I-71 Widening—Federal.
    • Eric Grulke, Chemical and Materials Engineering, $13,156, Innovative Productivity Inc., Aluminum Mesh Galvanic Corrosion Testing and Debris Management.
    • Rodney Guttmann,  Gerontology, $65,000, Development of Novel Calpain Protease Inhibitors Using Phage Peptide Display.
    • Merl Hackbart, Management, $35,000, Federal: Long Term Options and Implications for Enhancing Transportation Finance.
    • Ellen Hahn, Nursing Instruction, $241,790, Smoke-Free Laws and Employee Turnover.
    • Ellen  Hahn, Nursing Instruction, $156,217, Community Partnerships for Tobacco Cessation and Prevention.
    • Steven Haist, Internal Medicine, $172,800, Pre-Doctoral Training in Primary Care.
    • Donn Hancher, Civil Engineering, $60,000, Federal: Impact of Outsourcing KentuckyTC Project Services.
    • Carol Hanley, Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment KDOED, $5,000, KUPEE.
    • Peter Hardy, Mag. Resonance Image Systems Center, $15,070, KSEF R&D Excellence: Evaluating the Severity of Spinal Cord Injury with Manganese-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
    • Issam Harik, Civil Engineering, $21,000, Federal: Earthquake Response Training and Assessment of Future Earthquake Study Needs in Western Kentucky.
    • Issam Harik, Civil Engineering, $100,000, Federal: Seismic Evaluation of the Parkways in Western Kentucky.
    • Issam Harik, Civil Engineering, $40,000, Federal: Implementation of Remote Sensing Technology.
    • Issam Harik, Civil Engineering, $68,500, Federal: Multi-Barge Flotillas Impact Forces on Bridges.  
    • Issam Harik, Civil Engineering, $49,000, Federal: Testing and Calibration of the Bridge Management System.
    • Robert Harmon, AES/Animal Sciences, $25,000, Forage Utilization in Livestock Systems.
    • Ted Hasselbring, Special Ed. & Rehab, $108,916, C.A.R.E.
    • Jeffrey Hastings, Electrical and Computer Engineering, $22,429, Low-Loss Surface-Plasmon Waveguides for Optical Communications.
    • Jane Hayes, RCTF-Computer Science, $134,902, Improving IV&V Using Information Retrieval and Text Mining.
    • Colleen Heflin, Martin School of Public Policy, $34,913, Institute for Research on Poverty, Determinants of Different Forms of Material Hardship in the Women's Employment Survey.
    • David Hildebrand, AES/Agronomy , $34,956, KSEF R&D Excellence:Selective Accumulation of Fatty Acids in Plant Oils.
    • Bruce Hinds, Chemical and Materials Engin., $131,463, Chemical and Biological Sensors – ACNP.
    • Tommy Hopkins, Kentucky Transportation Center, $90,000, Federal: Engineering Properties of the Soft Soil Layer at the Top of Highway Soil Subgrades.
    • Tommy Hopkins, Kentucky Transportation Center, $50,000, Federal: Implementation, Maintenance, and Full Development of the Kentucky Geotechnical Database.
    • Tommy Hopkins, Kentucky Transportation Center, $50,000, Federal: By-Products Resource Manual.
    • Tommy Hopkins, Kentucky Transportation Center, $100,000, Federal: Use of Ultra-Lightweight Geofoam to Reduce Stresses in Highway Culvert Extensions.
    • Theodore Hopwood, Kentucky Transportation Center, $60,000, Federal: Coatings, Sealants and Fillers to Address Bridge Concrete Deterioration and Aesthetics.
    • Theodore Hopwood, Kentucky Transportation Center, $70,000, Federal: Disposal of Bridge Paint Debris.
    • Ardis Hoven, Internal Medicine, $134,851, Kentucky AIDS Educational Training Center.
    • Patricia Howard, Nursing Instruction, CSH Kentucky Medication Algorithm Project - Fidelity Assessments.
    • Dewayne Ingram, AES/Horticulture, $167,824, Scope B: Quicksand.
    • Dewayne Ingram, AES/Horticulture, $1483,126, Scope C: On-Farm Demonstration / Consultation.
    • Dewayne Ingram, AES/Horticulture, $126,000, Scope A: Princeton.
    • Dewayne Ingram, CES/Horticulture, $615,682, New Crop Opportunities Phase V.
    • Lothar Jennes, Anatomy and Neurobiology, $112,958, National Center for Research Resources, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women's Health (COBRE): Project #2.
    • Edward Jennings,  Martin School of Public Policy, $76,407, Policy Analysis for the Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Council.
    • Douglas Johnson,  CES/Entomology, $15,603, Integrating IPM Strategies in On-Farm Wheat in Tennessee and Kentucky.
    • Helen Johnson, Council on Aging, $49,999, Kentucky Department for Public Health, UK Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness for Elderly.
    • Jeffery Jones, Center for Prevention Research , $27,900, Kentucky Department of Education, Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).
    • Jennifer Joyce, Family Practice & Community Medicine, $64,800, Predoctoral Training in Primary Care.
    • Hans Kaak, Psychiatry, $22,800, Kentucky Department for Public Health, UK Early Childhood Mental Health Training.
    • Pradeep Kachroo, AES/Plant Pathology, $120,380, Fatty Acid Signaling Pathway and its Role in Plant Defense.
    • Jamshed Kanga, Pediatrics, $0, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Center Program.
    • Jacqueline Kearns, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $249,400, Kentucky Alternate Portfolio.
    • Jacqueline Kearns, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $212,501, Inclusive Education Initiative.
    • Kathi Kern, History, $9,780, Teaching American History Program.
    • Michael Kilgore,  Molecular & Biomedical Pharmacology, $231,998, Transcriptional Control of Breast Cancer Through PPAR gamma.
    • Michael Kilgore, Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, $72,400, National Center for Research Resources, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women's Health (COBRE): Kilgore Scope.  
    • Harold Kleinert,  Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $21,525, Information Services and Dissemination Project.
    • Harold Kleinert, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $428,463, Administration for Children and Families, University Center for Excellence in Development Disabilities.
    • Harold Kleinert, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $92,000, Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, Preservice Health Training Project.
    • Evelyn Knight,  Health Behavior, Diabetes Surveillance and Evaluation.
    • Evelyn Knight, Health Behavior, $10,000, Evaluation of Abstinence Education Program.
    • Chemyong Ko, Clinical Sciences, $72,400, National Center for Research Resources, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women's Health (COBRE): Ko Scope.
    • Steven Kreis II, Kentucky Transportation Center, $25,000, Federal: Requirements Document for Payout Schedule.
    • Steven Kreis II, Kentucky Transportation Center, $50,000, Federal: Statewide Planning Scenario Synthesis.
    • Richard Kryscio, RCTF-Anatomy & Neurobiology, $56,572, Core C: Restoration of Dopamine Function in Parkinson's Disease.
    • Folami Ladipo, Chemistry, $120,000, Titanium-Mediated Catalytic and Stoichiometric Carbon-Carbon Bond Formations.
    • Philip Landfield,  Molecular & Biomedical Pharmacology, $1,491,954, Calcium Regulation in Brain Aging and Alzheimer's Disease.
    • Jack Leifer, OISTL/Engineering Distance Learning, $4,000, KSGC: Effects of Gravity on Ripple Configuration in Tensioned, Singly-Curved Parabolic Membranes Using Photogrammetry.
    • Carl Leukefeld, Behavioral Science, $3,644,596, Targeted Assessment Program.
    • Guo-Min Li, Pathology and Lab Medicine, $73,650, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Identifying Proteins Involved in DNA Damage Response.
    • Mengtao Li, Dentistry Research and Graduate Studies, $12,010, American Cancer Society, The Role of vIRF in the Development of Kaposi's Sarcoma.
    • John Littleton, Kentucky Tobacco Research & Dev Center, $614,886, Development of Screens For Drugs in Alcohol Dependence.
    • Robert Littrell, Pharmacy Practice and Science, $580,000, Dept for Mental Health Mental Retardation Services, Research and Information Systems Management for the Kentucky Department for Mental Health/Mental Retardation.
    • Greg Luhan, Architecture Instruction, $2,850, Louisville Modernism Critical Regionalism 1950-1980 – Transcript Grant 02.
    • Janet Lumpp, Electrical and Computer Engineering, $253,077, Devices Displays – ACNP.
    • Charles Lutz, Pathology and Lab Medicine, $58,655, Research Supplements for Underrepresented Minorities.
    • Charles Mabry, Pediatrics, $65,901, Adult PKU Project.
    • Chi-Sing Man, Safety, $64,541, Microstructures and Residual Stress in Polycrystalline Materials: Their Nondestructive Characterization and Effects on Mechanical Properties.
    • D. Manivannan, RCTF-Computer Science, $130,000, A Framework for the Design and Implementation of Fault-Tolerant Distributed and Mobile Information Systems. 
    • William Markesbery,  Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, $46,488, ADRC 20 Supplement - Late Onset AG Genetics Initiative (Load).
    • William Markesbery, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, $34,000, University of Washington, NACC Data Consortium.
    • Catherine Martin, Psychiatry, $11,578, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Supplement to Modafinil and Nicotine in Adolescents: Phase I Trial.
    • Kim McBride, Anthropology Museum, $139,300, Kentucky Heritage Council, Kentucky Archaeological Survey.
    • Robert McCool, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, $148,336, Kentucky Department for Public Health, Fire Injury Prevention.
    • Nicholas McLetchie, Biological Science, $6,000, National Science Foundation, Collaborative Research: Linking Abiotic Stress to Gender Specific Fitness in a Desert Bryophyte.  
    • Alphones Meyer,  CES/Agricultural Economics, $67,200, Value-Added Targeted Marketing of Feeder Cattle.
    • Alphonse Meyer, CES/Agricultural Economics, $90,305, Coordination of the Southern Region SARE Professional Development Program.
    • Craig Miller, Oral Health Practice, $125,000, University of Texas, Saliva Analysis with an Array Sensor - Correlates with Human Diseases.
    • Virginia Miller, Design, $5,935, UK Intern at the Kentucky Heritage Council.
    • Susan Modesitt,  Obstetrics & Gynecology, $10,000, In Vivo Histone Deacelylase .Inhibitor Therapy with Suberoyanilide Hydroxamic Acid (SAHA) in Ovarian Cancer.
    • David Mohney, Design, $20,000, Documentation & Analysis fo Neighborhoods for Downtown Master Plan.
    • David Moliterno.  Internal Medicine, A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-group, Placebo-Controlled Study of Pexelizumab in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
    • David Moliterno, Internal Medicine, $2, The Medicines Company, The ACUITY Trial.
    • Roy Moore, School of Journalism, $125,000, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues.
    • Roy Moore, Journalism, $50,000, Ford Foundation, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues (IRJCI).  
    • James Morris, Chemical and Materials Engineering, $81,975, DEPSCoR: Prediction of Texture and Formability of Continuous Cast AA 5000 and 2000 Series Aluminum Alloy Sheets and Their Quality Improvement.
    • Jeffrey Moscow, Pediatrics, $60,000, Comprehensive Diagnosis & Treatment Program Pharmacy Management Services.
    • Jeffrey Moscow, Pediatrics, $349,998, Comprehensive Diagnosis & Treatment Program Factor Adult & Pediatric Hemophilia.
    • Jeffrey Moscow, Pediatrics, Comprehensive Diagnosis & Treatment Program Factor Shipping.
    • Jeffrey Moscow, Pediatrics, $2,000, Comprehensive Hemophilia Program.
    • Jennifer Moylan, Physiology, $10,000, American Cancer Society, Molecular Mechanisms of Muscle Wasting in Cancer Cachexia.
    • Russell Mumper,  Pharmaceutical Science & Tech, $6,468, Development of Mucoadhesive Gels Containing Freeze-Dried Black Rasberries for Chemoprevention of Oral Dysplasia.
    • Lottie Naugle, Center for Entrepreneurship, $328,000, Center for Business Development: Kentucky Business Environmental Assistance Program-Air Quality Memorandum of Understanding.
    • Michael Novak, Dentistry Research & Graduate Studies, $749,294, Effects of Periodontal Therapy on Preterm Birth.
    • Hatim Omar, Pediatrics, $298,427, Kentucky Department for Public Health, Young Parents Program.
    • Lindell Ormsbee,  Kentucky Water Resources Institute, $44,202, Maxey Flats Assistance & Support.
    • Lindell Ormsbee, Kentucky Water Resources Institute, $120,000, Environmental Protection Scholarship Program.
    • Lindell Ormsbee, Kentucky Water Resources Institute, $7, Pathogen and Nutrient Enrichment TMDL for Beargrass Creek Watershed in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
    • Ramakrishnan Pakath, Management, $47,395, KSEF R&D Excellence: Assessing the Evolutionary Behaviour of Alternate Learning Classifier System Architectures in the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma Environment.
    • Steven Passik, Cancer Center-Core Support, SC-24 A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of OraVescent Fentanyl Citrate for the Treatment of Breakthrough Pain in Opioid-Tolerant Cancer Patients.
    • Steven Passik, Cancer Center-Core Support, SC-25 A Multi-Center, Open-Label, Long-Term Study of OraVescent Fentanyl Citrate for the Treatment of Breakthrough Pain in Opioid-Tolerant Cancer Patients.
    • Kevin Pearce, Family Practice & Community Medicine, $333,320, Faculty Development in Primary Care.
    • Donald Perrier, Pharmacy Practice and Science, $957,621, Improving Medication Related Outcomes.
    • William Pfeifle,  Health Services Management, $200,000, UK School of Public Health.
    • Larry Piercy, CES/Biosystems & Ag Eng, $92,000, Cooperative Extension Radon and Indoor Air Quality Education.
    • Jerry Pigman, Kentucky Transportation Center, $45,000, Federal: Evaluation of Auto Incident Recording System.
    • Jerry Pigman, Kentucky Transportation Center, $50,000, Federal: Review of Traffic Provisions in KRS/KAR and Kentucky Drivers Manual. 
    • Jerry Pigman, Kentucky Transportation Center, $60,000, Federal: Evaluation of Work Zone Safety Operations and Issues.
    • Jerry Pigman, Kentucky Transportation Center, $50,000, Federal: Technical Support for Implementation of Access Management Plan.
    • Rina Plattner, Molecular & Biomedical Pharmacology, $50,000, PDGF Signal Transduction: A Role for Abl Family Kinases in Cell Migration.
    • David  Pollack, Program for Archaeological Research, $80,000, Historic Preservation for Kentucky Military Affairs.
    • David  Pollack, Program for Archaeological Research, $20,000, Archaeological Investigation of Site- 3-310.00, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
    • David Pollack, Program for Archaeological Research, $7,000, Phase 1 Archaeological Assessment Natural Bridge State Park, Slade, Kentucky.
    • Susan Pollack, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, $103,000, Kentucky Department for Public Health, Pediatric and Adolescent Injury Prevention Program.
    • David Pollack, Program for Archaeological Research, $80,000, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Historic Preservation for Kentucky Military Affairs.
    • Christopher Pool, Anthropology, $12,000, Santiago Tuxtla Archaeological Project .
    • Timothy Prince, Preventive Medicine (KSPH), $119,727, Kentucky Department for Public Health, UK CSEPP (Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program).  
    • Lee Pu, Plastic Surgery, $7,202, Evaluation of Cryopreserved Human Fat Grafts after Tranplantation.
    • Alexander Rabchevsky, Spinal Cord & Brain Injury Res Ctr, $340,631, Role of the Intraspinal Plasticity in Automatic Dysreflexia.
    • Asit Ray, Chemical and Materials Engineering, $47,421, KSEF R&D Excellence: Application of Light Scattering Techniques to Study Microdroplet Based Processes for Tailored Particles and Thin Films Synthesis.
    • James Rinehart, Administration & Supervision, UK/CEO Superintendent Network.
    • Thomas Robl, Center for Applied Energy Research, $41,465, KSEF R&D Excellence: SuperPozzoianic concrete for Sustainable Construction and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction.
    • Jerry Rose,  Civil Engineering, $189,047, Optimum Design and Installation Practices and Performance Evaluations for Highway-Railway at Grade Crossings--Federal Aid Research Task no. 136.
    • Beth Rous,  Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $53,694, Kentucky Transition Program.
    • Beth Rous, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $375,000, Training Into Practice Project.
    • Carol Ruthven, Kentucky Geological Survey, $15,000, Kentucky Board of Registration for Professional Geologists, Communications Specialist for the Kentucky Board of Registration for Professional Geologists.
    • Kozo Saito, Mechanical Engineering, $49,653, KSEF R&D Excellence: Counter-Flow Flame Synthesis of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.
    • Kozo Saito, Mechanical Engineering, $10,000, Kentucky EPSCoR: Funding to Support Proposing a Kentucky-Based NSF Engineering Research Center in Surface Coatings Research and Applications.
    • Christopher Schardl, AES/Plant Pathology, $560,895, Department of Agriculture, Advanced Genetic Technologies.
    • Mark Schneider, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, $32,328, Kentucky Department for Public Health, UK Chemical Terrorism Preparedness.
    • F. Scutchfield, Health Services Management, $135,000, Kentucky Health Services Cabinet, Kentucky Public Health Leadership Institute (State).
    • William Seales, Computer Science, $6,000, National Science Foundation, REU Supplement: ITR/SY+IM (CISE): Self-Calibrating, Scalable Displays for Digital Library Collections.
    • Juliann Sebastian, Nursing Instruction, $83,255, Health Resources and Services Administration, Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship.
    • Scott Shearer, AES/Biosystems and Ag Engineering, $58,103, Idaho National Energy and Environment, Mechanical Fractionation of Corn and Wheat Plant Residues for Increased Sugar.
    • Scott Shearer, AES/Biosystems & Ag Eng, $14,986, CAN-Based Precision Seed Placement and Tracking of Genetically Modified Grain Crops.
    • Pamela Sigler,  CES/Family & Consumer Sciences, $142,339, Kentucky Food Stamp Nutrition Program.
    • Michael Singleton, Kentucky Department for Public Health, $45,418, Acquired Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Surveillance.
    • Deborah Slaton, Special Education & Rehab Counseling, $27,881, Behavior Web Home Page.
    • Eric Smart, Pediatrics, $149,510, National Center for Research Resources, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women's Health (COBRE): Project # 4.
    • George Smith, RCTF-Physiology, $27,722, Fellowship/Ziemba: Reconstruction of the Nigrostriatal Pathway.
    • Carol Snyder, Associate VP Academic and Student Affairs, $160,800, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, Professional Education Preparation Program.
    • Mary Spalding, Curriculum & Instruction, $8,329, Bluegrass Writing Project – Program Income.
    • Brett Spear, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Gen, $58,920, Generation of Rev1 Antisense Transgenic Mice.
    • Nikiforos Stamatiadis, Kentucky Transportation Center, $449,987, Safety and Operational Impacts of Design Element Trade-Offs.
    • Nikiforos Stamatiadis, Civil Engineering, $20,000, Federal: Effect of Warning Signs on Operating Speeds.
    • Nikiforos Stamatiadis, Civil Engineering, $75,000, Federal: Analysis of Inconsistencies Related to Design Speed, Operating Speed, and Speed Limits.
    • Daniel Stewart, Plastic Surgery, $3,030, Potential Mitigation of Reperfusion Injury in Skeletal Muscle Using Xigris (Activated Protein C).
    • Daret St. Clair, Toxicology, $100,126, National Institute Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney, Training Program in Oxidative Stress and Nutrition.
    • Audra Stinchcomb,  RCTF-Clinical Pharmaceutical Science, $61,498, Naltrexone Prodrugs for Transdermal Delivery (Administrative Supplement).
    • Audra Stinchcomb, RCTF-Clinical Pharmaceutical Science, $720,000, Transdermal Delivery of Cannabinoids for Treatment of Cancer PatientsBonnie Tanner, CES/Family & Consumer Sciences, $53,709, Nutrition Education Program.
    • Susan Straley, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, $294,600, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Surface Proteins in Pneumonic Plague.
    • Jeffrey Stringer, CES/Forestry, $20,000, Kentucky Natural Resources Environmental Protection Cabinet, Forest Land Enhancement Program: Public Awareness, Publicity, and Training.
    • Gunnar Strobel, Internal Medicine, $2, Louisville Study of Alternative Artial Pacing Site for Reduction of Atrial Fibbrillation.
    • Patrick Sullivan, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, $188,599, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Oxidative Stress and the Ketogenic Diet.
    • Keiko Tanaka, AES/Community and Leadership Development, $74,870, National Science Foundation, Rebuilding Trust in Beef: The New Science Based Food Safety Regime in Japan.
    • Alice Thornton, Internal Medicine, $61,482, Ryan White Capacity Building at the Bluegrass Care Clinic.
    • Patrick Trader, Anthropology Museum, $6,729, Kentucky Department of Transportation Interagency Agreement for Environmental Services.
    • Patrick Trader, Anthropology Museum, $9,719, Archaeological Survey and Monitoring for Protection of Rafinesque Bat Hibernacula Mammoth Cave, Kentucky PMIS Number 102192.
    • Steven Traylor, Regulatory Services, $29,792, Medicated Feed Mill & BSE Rule Inspections.
    • Thomas Troland, Physics and Astronomy, $5,463, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank Telescope Student Support Program.
    • Thomas Tucker, Kentucky Community Cancer Prog, $711,223, National Program of Cancer Registries.
    • Thomas Tucker, Kentucky Community Cancer Program, $1,282,403, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Cancer Prevention and Control Program.
    • Alice Turkington,  Geography, $3,600, 2004 Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium 'Weathering and Landscape Evolution.
    • Marion Turner, Pediatrics, $2,500, Purdue Pharma LP, Age Receiving Morphine As Standard Supplemental Pain Medication to Evaluate Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Oxy Pediatric Liquid versus Placebo in Treatment of Pain.
    • Milton Tyree, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $61,792, CBWPT/MJ.
    • Milton Tyree,  Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, $294,517, Community Based Work Transition Program.
    • Timothy Uhl, Rehabilitation Sciences, $4,951, The Effectiveness of Shoulder Slide Versus Traditional Rehabilitation Protocol Following Rotator Cuff Repair, A Randomized Clinical Trial.
    • Anand Vaishnav, Neurology, $2, Prevention Regimen for Effectively Avoiding Second Strokes: A Double-Blind, Active and Placebo-Controlled Study of Aggrenox vs. Clopidogrel + Aspirin, With and Without Micardis.
    • Mary Vore, RCTF-Toxicity Program, $229,798, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Toxicology.
    • Changyou Wang, Mathematics, $72,340, Calculus of Variations in Fully Nonlinear Subelliptic Equations on Carnot Groups, Analysis of Biharmonic Maps and Harmonic Maps.
    • Zhigang Wang, Toxicology, $100,951, National Cancer Institute, Generation of Rev1 Antisense Transgenic Mice.
    • Richard Warner, CES/Biosystems and Ag Engineering, $7,500, Hewlett Packard Inc., HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative – 2004.
    • Richard Warner, AES/Biosystems & Agriculture Engineering, $27,886, Demonstration of a Performance-Based Systems of Storm Water and Erosion Controls in Georgia.
    • Larry Wells, AES/Biosystems and Ag Engineering, $36,651, Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation Inc., KSEF: Developing a System to Reconstruct Severely Disturbed Soil.
    • Gerald Weisenfluh,  Kentucky Geological Survey, $42,459, Analysis of Washability Data for Eastern Kentucky Coals.
    • Raymond Werkmeister, Kentucky Transportation Center, $25,000, Federal: Recycling Practices for Environmental Materials.
    • Raymond Werkmeister, Kentucky Transportation Center, $30,000, Federal: Conceptual Cost Estimating Guide.
    • Raymond Werkmeister, Kentucky Transportation Center, $25,000, Federal: Project Cost Management Tracking System.
    • Thomas Whayne Jr., Internal Medicine, $2, Kos Pharmaceuticals, An Open-Label Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of a Combination of Niacin ER and Simvastatin in Patients with Dyslipidemia.
    • Mark Williams, AES/Horticulture, $76,966, Department of Agriculture, Scope B: New Crop Opportunities Phase V.
    • Melinda Wilson, Physiology, $72,400, National Center for Research Resources, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women's Health (COBRE): Wilson Scope.  
    • Melinda Wilson, Physiology, $88,504, Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Women's Health (COBRE): Wilson Start Up.
    • William Witt,  AES/Agronomy, $25,000, Renovation Systems for Complex Horse Pastures Containing Tall Fescue.
    • Donald Witzke,  Pathology & Lab Medicine, $43,936, Minimally Invasive Surgery Training: An Electronic Book.
    • Peter Wong, Pediatrics, $108,000, Regional Pediatric Services.
    • Timothy Woods, AES/Agriculture Economics, $18,000, Strategies for Developing Agricultural Opportunities in the Greater Lexington Area.
    • Steven Wrightson, Family Practice & Community Medicine, $156,955, Residency Training in Primary Care Medicine.
    • Dong-Sheng Yang,  Chemistry, $135,600, Zero Electron Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Metal Association Complexes.
    • Dong-Sheng Yang,  Chemistry, $80,000, Zero Electron Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Metal Complexes with Aromatic Ligands.
    • Qiang Ye, Mathematics, $134,061, Computing Interior Eigenvalues of Large Matrices by Preconditioned Krylov Subspace Methods.
    • Gary Van Zant, Internal Medicine, $22,038, Age Related Changes in Hematopoietic Stem Cells.
    • Zhiming Zhang, Anatomy & Neurobiology, $170,419, Project 2: Restoration of Dopamine Function in Parkinson's Disease.
    • Zhiming Zhang, Anatomy & Neurobiology, $213,629, Core B: Restoration of Dopamine Function in Parkinson's Disease.
    • Hong-Bo Zhao, Otolaryngology Surgery, $282,775, Functional Analysis of Inner Ear Gap Junctions.
    • Haining Zhu, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, $268,042, Proteomic and Functional Studies of Mitochondria in ALS.

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