UK Astronomy Professor Shares Insights on New Webb Space Telescope
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2022) — Less than two months ago, NASA, in coordination with the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, launched the James Webb Space Telescope into its 1.6 million-mile journey away from Earth. The project, nearly 30 years in the making, is designed to see some of the first stars and galaxies that were formed in the universe.
The State of Black History at UK: Race and Sports
This Black History Month, the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies presents a virtual symposium on the history of race and sport. Join three of our professors for their take on Black sports history in the Bluegrass and beyond. This symposium is free and open to the public.
Registration is limited, please register here to atted.
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Dr. Anastasia C. Curwood is Associate Professor of History, Director of the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies, and Director of African American and Africana Studies. She is the author of the forthcoming Shirley Chisholm and Black Feminist Power Politics: A Biography. A lifelong horsewoman, she is a researcher of the history of Black equestrians.
Dr. Marta N. Mack is a Lecturer of Sport Leadership in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. She situates her research at the intersection of the Critical Cultural Studies of Sport and Black Studies, which focuses on the experiences of Black women in sport. She is presently at work on the book Not Black, Not White, but Negro: Queen of the Negro Leagues Disrupts the American Mythology of Racial and Ethnic Belonging. She tweets from @ProfessorTechie and @SportswomenNoir.
Dr. Derrick E. White is Professor of History and Associate Director of African American and Africana Studies. Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, he earned his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University. He is most recently the author of Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Jake Gaither, Florida A&M, and the History of Black College Football (University of North Carolina Press, 2019). He co-hosts “The Black Athlete Podcast” and tweets from @blackstar1906.
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Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality: Diversity in European Cabinets
Amy Liu specializes in issues of ethnic politics, language policies, and international migration, with regional focuses on Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. Her current work studies Chinese communities in Eastern Europe, including Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, and Serbia. Most recently, she has gone into the field to study Chinese migrant communities in Romania with the support of a 2015-2016 J. William Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. Her first book, "Standardizing Diversity: The Political Economy of Language Regimes" (2015), as well as a large body of journal articles, examines the political causes, economic consequences, and social implications of language policies. Dr. Liu is an Associate Professor at University of Texas at Austin.
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International Village showing of "Tokyo Godfathers"
The International Village Living and Learning Program, in collaboration with the Office of Student Organizations and Activities, is hosting an international film series that is open to the public.
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GSC Worsham Theatre
Tokyo Godfathers (2003), dir. by Satoshi Kon
Machine Learning Uncovers Violence During Apartheid, Earns Top Honor for UK Researchers
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 7, 2022) — It takes community and collaboration to define violence, understand the root cause and prevent it from happening in the future.
That’s why the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation provides research grants to leading scholars who are making a significant contribution to highlighting and addressing an issue of violence.