Truman Scholarship to Advance A&S Junior’s Refugee and Immigration Policy Studies
By Whitney Hale, Amy Jones-Timoney, and Kody Kiser
See how UK Truman Scholar Hadeel Abdallah learned about her Truman Scholarship from UK President Eli Capilouto.
Poli Sci Major Sweeps Trio of Big Awards
Awards are rolling in for Political Science major Hadeel Abdallah.
First, she won entry into the College of Arts & Science's Trunzo Scholars Program, taking the top ($5,000) award so that she could pursue a nationally recognized internship.
Then, she won the university's VanMeter Award for outstanding volunteer and community service.
UK Society of Physics Students Presents Open Lab Day Friday, April 13
By Kaitlyn Summe
Students from the University of Kentucky's Society of Physics Students (SPS) will host Open Lab Day from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, April 13, in the Chemistry-Physics Building. The event is free and open to all students and faculty wishing to learn more about physics, astronomy and science.
Aaron Mueller Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
We are proud to announce that Aaron Mueller has been chosen to receive a National Science Foundation Grant via the Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Aaron is one of only seven awardees in Linguistics nationwide.
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is a critical program
in the NSF's overall strategy to develop a globally engaged workforce necessary to ensure the nation's leadership in advancing science and engineering
research and innovation.
Distinguished Professor Lecture - Karen Petrone
The Distinguished Professor Award for 2017-2018 was presented to Dr. Karen Petrone from the History Department.
Retired UK Professor and Civil War Historian Celebrates 100th Birthday
Charles P. Roland, alumni professor emeritus at the University of Kentucky, celebrated a major milestone last weekend. On Sunday, the leading scholar turned 100 years old.
College of Arts & Sciences Biology Professor to Deliver NIH’s NIGMS Early Career Investigator Lecture
Jeramiah Smith, an associate professor of biology in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, will deliver the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Early Career Investigator (ECI) lecture next week at the National Institutes of Health.
Classics Students Receive Recognition at National Convention
By Lindsey Piercy
A group of UK College of Arts & Sciences students in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures, are being recognized for outstanding accomplishments on a national level.
Everything is Science: University of Kentucky Hosts City-Wide Science Festival
Science is all around us, from the design of the buildings we drive by on our way to work, to the brewing of our favorite beverages, to the development of pharmaceuticals to help us live longer and healthier lives. But how much do you know about how these everyday commodities actually work?