Past Events

On the Horizon: 2026 Human Subject Protection Updates

Introduce key updates and share resources that support human research practices across evolving regulatory requirements and emerging challenges. Presenters Sam Bell, B.A., J.D.IRB Director & IRB #1 Emily Matuszak, M.S.Privacy Specialist Associate Matthew Howell, M.F.A.Reliance Specialist  Susan Keefer, M.A.Education Specialist

Strengthening the Workforce: The Business Case for Hiring and Retaining Qualified People with Disabilities Training Innovation Project Learn at Lunch

Presenters: Johnny Collett and Laurie Mays Learning Objectives: Describe the workforce participation gap for people with disabilities and its implications for employers and workforce systems. Summarize the evidence supporting the business case for hiring and retaining qualified employees with disabilities. Identify employer practices, workplace strategies, partnerships, and resources that support the recruitment, hiring, retention, and advancement of qualified employees with disabilities.

ORI Office Hours

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Bike4Alz Team 14 Home Tour Pickleball Tournament

Bike4Alz is a group of Western Kentucky University students who have  teamed up to raise money for Alzheimer’s research to help end Alzheimer's disease! Each summer they ride across the country to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer's Disease research!   Help us welcome the Bike4Alz Team 14 as they ride through Lexington!  They will host a pickleball tournament with a merchandise table. All proceedswill be donated towards Alzheimer's research! Come and support their efforts!

Scholars@UK Training and Open Lab Sessions

Zoom Link Scholars@UK Open Lab and Training Session. Training will be hosted every other month from 3:00 pm-4:00 pm: January 14th March 11th May 13th July 8th September 9th November 11th Learn more about Scholars@UK Training

Webinar: Century Aluminum Sponsored Research Opportunity

CRSO’s Open Office Hours

Research investigators and staff are encouraged to come to the Clinical Research Support Office's (CRSO) weekly office hours with questions about any of the research technologies that are administered and supported by the CRSO. These include: OnCore CTMS  Advarra eSource + EDC Advarra eREG Members of the CRSO’s Research Systems Management and Education (RSME) team will be available to answer questions and provide in-person support.

ADA and Accessible Lodging: 4th Thursday ADA Talks 2026

Monthly 1-hour webinars about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability rights, and access held on the 4th Thursday from January to October.

Setting the Record Straight About Hiring and Retaining Disabled Workers: Debunking Myths. A Training Innovation Project (TIP) Master Class

Objectives: Discuss the progress made in making the American workforce more inclusive and accessible to the disability community. Describe persistent concerns on the part of employers about hiring and accommodating workers with disabilities. Provide empirical evidence that workers with disabilities often prove equal to the task in comparisons with non-disabled workers, suggesting that within the disability community lies a valuable labor resource. Presenter: 

Training Innovation Project (TIP) Communities of Practice

Communities of Practice (COP) are groups of people who come together because they care about improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Members share ideas, solve problems, build skills, and create practical tools that support competitive integrated employment. The COP is meant to grow naturally over time and will eventually be led by its members, giving participants the chance to shape discussions and activities around what matters most to them and their work