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UK Joins National Data Collaborative for COVID-19 Research

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

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COVID-19 Update University of Kentucky Resumption of Research Phased Plan

The UK Resumption of Research Phased Plan was released May 29, 2020. There are four phases of research resumption. To move to from Phase 1 to Phase 2, Principal Investigators (PIs) and/or all faculty who perform research and/or creative work and whom supervise others are required to develop an individualized plan for their research workspace or environment. 

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By the Numbers

$393.0 million

spent to carry out research & development in FY18

$429.2 million

in external grants and contracts awarded in FY20

4,402 jobs

supported by FY18 research & development

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Annual Report Spotlights Research Impact on Kentucky

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The UK Research 2018 Annual Report provides a snapshot of UK’s research: from the opening of the Healthy Kentucky Research Building, to statewide economic impact and national R&D rankings, to innovative federally funded research projects in the six areas that fall under a new program—the Research Priorities Initiative.

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