The Independent Life podcast featured Vince Venditto who spoke about the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine and the impact of COVID on the disabled community.
COVID-19 TOWN HALL: Join us on March 10 at noon for a town hall discussing the new COVID variants, vaccines, and what that means for clinical care. You may access via the Zoom link or YouTube link. Panelists include Brittany Brissell, Alice Thornton (College of Medicine) and Vince Venditto.
MATCH DAY: We look forward to celebrating ALL of our students (and postdocs!) on March 19. If you are a student who matches with a residency program, have any sort of job lined up after graduation, secured a fellowship, or decided to join a graduate program or become a postdoc, etc. then we’ll be celebrating those matches. Use #RxMatchDay and #UKMatch2021 to follow along in real time. Students can submit their info via this form.
CLINICAL RESEARCH CATALYST (CRC) PILOT PROJECTS: The College is currently seeking applications for new CRC projects. The center seeks to support one new CRC pilot project in FY22 with a maximum budget of $50K (direct costs). The application deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, April 30, 2021. Contact Director of Research Operations, Alla Arnold with questions at alla.arnold@uky.edu.
CELEBRATING THE CHINESE NEW YEAR: The University of Kentucky Confucius Institute invites you to our 2021 Chinese New Year Celebration Livestream! Join us at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, as we go live with an inside look at Spring Festival celebrations in China as well as special messages from UK Leadership. Check out our trailer to get a sneak peek of Friday's event: https://youtu.be/nPU38fm9gFM.
VIRTUAL RESEARCH WORKSHOPS. The Medical Center Library continues to host free virtual research workshops.
VIRTUAL K-12 TUTORING: If you have school-age children, you can now sign them up for a virtual tutoring service with a UK student at no cost to you. To support working parents, Human Resources developed Big Blue Virtual Tutoring in partnership with the College of Education through the Federal Work-Study program. Click here to learn more.
FRAUDULENT UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
There have been a few employees who've had fraudulent unemployment claims filed in their name. Most of these unemployment notices have been mailed to the employee's home address. If you receive any such paperwork, please notify Angela Keene immediately. A scanned copy of the claim will need to be sent to the UK Unemployment Manager, Jeaune Hadl-Butler.
Secondly, the governor has requested that citizens email UIFraud@ky.gov if they receive notice of a claim they did not file. This email will need to come directly from the employee.
Lastly, UK offers a credit and identify theft monitoring service that is free for employees (and dependents) who are on any UK health insurance plan. This service is called AllClear ID. You can sign up for this service now even if you have not received a fraudulent unemployment claim. Please contact Angela Keene if you have any questions.
MARCH: Women’s History Month & National Disability Awareness Month
MARCH 8:Presentation on goals during uncertain times, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Register to attend.
MARCH 9: Working parents presentation on supporting your child during difficult times Noon -1 p.m. Register to attend.
MARCH 10: COVID-19 Town Hall: New Variants, Vaccines, and Clinical Care, Noon -1 p.m. You can access it via the Zoom link or YouTube link.
MARCH 11: Shades of Presents: Queer Womxn of Color Who Paved the Way, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Register to attend.
MARCH 19: We look forward to celebrating ALL our students (and postdocs) on Match Day! If you are a student who matches with a residency program, have any sort of job lined up after graduation, secured a fellowship, or decided to join a graduate program or become a postdoc, etc. then we’ll be celebrating those matches. Use #RxMatchDay and #UKMatch2021 to follow along in real-time. Students can submit their info via this form.
MARCH 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
APRIL 21: One Day for UK UK’s 24-hour celebration is April 21, 2021. If you are interested in becoming a student or employee philanthropy ambassador for One Day, please reach out to kacie.miller@uky.edu.
