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'Behind the Blue': Addressing Underrepresented Minorities in Research Programs With Mark Prendergast

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 30, 2020) — Coming from a large family in Nebraska, Mark Prendergast grew up with a desire to help others.

Prendergast, the director of the Neuroscience Bachelor of Science degree program in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, has used that desire to find demonstrative ways to increase the number of students of color in the neuroscience field.

Noted Scholar of Mexican History Named Otis A. Singletary Endowed Chair in Humanities

By Richard LeComte

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Francie Chassen-López, professor of history in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky, has been named the Otis A. Singletary Endowed Chair in Humanities.

The professorship is named after Otis A. Singletary, a historian and the eighth president of UK, serving from 1969 to 1987.

Thank You, A&S Faculty and Staff!

This semester, and all of 2020, has been met with unprecedented challenges. The College of Arts & Sciences' faculty and staff have risen to overcome each obstacle and helped our students and each other accomplish what seemed insurmountable - an on-campus/online experience during a pandemic. In this video, students say "thank you" to everyone that helped make this semester a success. 

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