By Tatyanna Pruitt
Growing up reading "The Hobbit" novels, Emily Dautenhahn never imagined she would get to visit the actual movie set of the trilogy. Her unexpected journey became a reality when she took a leap and decided to study abroad.
By Jenny Wells
Francis Su, a mathematician from Harvey Mudd College, will deliver a talk on how math helps people flourish at the University of Kentucky next week.
By Susan Odom and Jenny Wells
By Stephanie Swarts
The Federalist Society at the UK College of Law is hosting Jason Torchinsky for a discussion of partisan gerrymandering. Torchinsky represents the Republicans in Pennsylvania's gerrymandering case.
Commentary afterward by Prof. Stephen Voss, a specialist in voting behavior and congressional representation with UK's Political Science department, followed by brief Q&A with the audience.
By Allison Cooper
Six students from the University of Kentucky will compete in Emory University’s Global Health Case Competition (GHCC) in Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, March 17. This is the fourth year that UK will compete in Emory’s competition. Students from three teams that participated in UK’s GHCC were selected to form a new team for the competition.
By Jenny Wells
Melissa Pittard, a senior lecturer in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Statistics, has received an award from the American Statistical Association. The Best Speed Session Award, which was given out as part of the 2017 Joint Statistical Meeting Conference, was given to Pittard for her presentation on statistics education. More than 480 presenters participated in the speed sessions.
