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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the University of Kentucky a prestigious center grant to share its expertise and lead national efforts to build diverse academic research environments. This will be accomplished by the oversight of the new Support of Research Excellence (SuRE) R16 grant program designed to foster research capacity building at colleges and universities that serve underrepresented students. Dr. Greg talks with program co-director Brett Spear.

A good mentor motivates you, a great mentor shapes you. That is exactly what Alexis Smith hopes to do with her mentee Linda Omali. Connected through the Center for Graduate and Professional Diversity Initiatives (CGPDI) Start to Finish (STF) Mentoring Program, Smith knows firsthand what a great mentor can do for their mentee. 

Supported by a $5.6 million National Institute of General Medical Sciences U24 grant, the national SuRE Resource Center at UK will help fulfill the NIH’s commitment to expanding the number of academic institutions participating in biomedical and behavioral research.